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    • #10012
      Jason
      Participant

      Hi All,

      I’m just about to go down the path of upgrading the standard headlight with LED projectors.

      I have attempted to improve the standard lights with HID 55w units which did improve it somewhat but not to what I would say was acceptable.

      I will try and document to help people and if I get time will put it up her.
      My question is:

      Has anybody attempted this conversion on here themselves or am I trailblazing?

      Thanks

      Jason

    • #10013
      Simon
      Participant

      I have fitted a led unit to my gt250, pretty easy to do, new shell the right size was the hardest bit to find but once I got that job done.

    • #10046
      Jason
      Participant

      I have fitted a led unit to my gt250, pretty easy to do, new shell the right size was the hardest bit to find but once I got that job done.

       

      So did you dismantle the light and replace the projectors or just fit LED globes?

    • #10048
      Simon
      Participant

      The standard headlight is a bit of an odd one, the rim is connected to the headlight so couldn’t fit the led set to it. I purchased a complete she’ll the right size & with a bit of fiddling fits perfectly.

    • #10281
      Jason
      Participant

      So I went ahead and pulled the existing headlight apart.  This was to study the internals of the unit and figure out what was going to fit.

      I ended up ordering a 3 inch and 1.8 inch LED projectors which set me back a little over $100 AUD for the pair.

      Manufactured some brackets and put it all back together.

      I downloaded a light meter and installed it on my phone to measure the light outputs.

      Original was about 200 LUX the new improved version came to a little over 1000 LUX.

      The difference to night riding is out of this world.

       

    • #10283
      ♠️ M77
      Keymaster

      Oooo, care to share some pictures of this1? 😀

    • #10289
      Jason
      Participant

      Oooo, care to share some pictures of this1? 😀

      Absolutely.  I will take some shots of the one I am currently doing.  I am modifying the initial design of brackets on my first light to make them more stable.

      Im thinking if there is enough people interested I could sell these.

      The wiring will be plug and play and will have two low beam and two high beam.

    • #10292
      ♠️ M77
      Keymaster

      Will keep an eye on this thread , you will never know , there is always a niche market for something!

    • #10295
      Jason
      Participant

      So just bolting it all back together and hopefully I will get a chance to ride the new setup in the dark tonight.  Unfortunately it won’t be plug and play and will require a little bit of modifying to the hi/low beam switch.

       

      As soon as I am happy I will post up a little story for those interested.

    • #11444
      Jason
      Participant

      So my upgraded light has been running for about 3 months now.  I will let the pics tell the story.

    • #11458
      ♠️ M77
      Keymaster

      Good heavens! – Are they all Halogen?

      If you make some kind of guide / tutorial, i will share this on UK groups online as the night time in UK is terrible with most little villages out of the city in full pitch black, and animals have free will on the farm roads we would not want to run over!

      In fairness, i threw in the best regulators and stators i can get, some osram nightbreaker bulbs & call it a night!  (no pun intended)

    • #11459
      Jason
      Participant

      Good heavens! – Are they all Halogen? If you make some kind of guide / tutorial, i will share this on UK groups online as the night time in UK is terrible with most little villages out of the city in full pitch black, and animals have free will on the farm roads we would not want to run over! In fairness, i threw in the best regulators and stators i can get, some osram nightbreaker bulbs & call it a night! (no pun intended)

       

      So I have ripped out the guts of the housing and manufactured brackets to mount LED projector lenses.  I would not recommend this upgrade without upgrading the rectifier.

       

      I have measured the Lux of a standard headlight being of a little over 200.  The Lux of my upgraded unit is a little over 1000.

      I am now manufacturing these Units here in Australia and offer an exchange service for $300 AUD.    Im happy to help people overseas with this upgrade if they want to contact me.

      • #13648
        Richard
        Participant

        Hi Jason. Are you still doing the headlight upgrade? I’m in Tassie

         

        I can’t ride at night ATM.

         

        Richard

      • #19183
        DeanR
        Participant

        Hi Jason, are you still selling these upgrades? I’m very interested, in Brisbane.

        Cheers

      • #22045
        Aiden
        Participant

        Hey mate, still making these? Didn’t realise how crap the stock headlight is until I rode home from nightshift the other week

    • #11460
      Dave
      Participant

      Hi there,

      I upgraded my GPX250 lights some time ago with a plug and play H4 led bulb.

      I agree it’s chalk and cheese.

      However being in Australia be careful as no led lights are ADR (Australian Design Rules) compliant. And you do risk being defected for them.

       

      On saying that awesome job. Love it.

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