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JT,
Good review - thanks. Is a seperate ballast required, or is this simply a remove and replace of the OEM bulbs? I'll be interested to see the life expectancy! I went to the super bright halogen bulbs on my daughter's car and they burned out in months, so I've been reluctant to do so with my Spyder, since replacement is such a chore . . .
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Originally Posted by Hayfield
JT,
Good review - thanks. Is a separate ballast required, or is this simply a remove and replace of the OEM bulbs? I'll be interested to see the life expectancy! I went to the super bright halogen bulbs on my daughter's car and they burned out in months, so I've been reluctant to do so with my Spyder, since replacement is such a chore . . .
There is a small black box in line in the new connector. You can see it in the pic of the lamps in the box. Its smaller than the lamp itself, nothing like the ballasts that come with the HIDs. They were small enough to fit inside the lamp housing and still put the covers back on. These really are plug n play.
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With the braided Heat Sink encased in the headlight housing does the housing/cover get warm?
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The LEDs use less power than the halogens they replaced so the net change is LESS heat inside the housing. The heatsink is to disperse that heat away from the LED junction itself.
After the lamps being on for about an hour, the housings and rear caps were still cool to the touch.
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Originally Posted by jcthorne
Now the pics everyone actually wants to see. The great results.
This pic shows Louise bike with the LED lamps on the left and my bike with the HID lamps on the right. The slight color difference between the two head lamp types is really there. My HIDs are now slightly warmer color temp than Louise's LEDs. Notice how her headlamps are nearly the same color as the LED daytime running lamps and fender tips. Mine are not a perfect match.
And here is two shots of the beam pattern at night. In these photos, the LED lamps are on the RIGHT and the HIDs are on the left. In real world observation, the LED light is just slightly more spread out than the HID and the HID seems just slightly brighter. The LED is MUCH brighter and whiter than the old halogens.
I have to say, these new lamps make a GREAT upgrade to the Spyder. They were easy to install and required NO cutting, drilling or wiring modifications to the Spyder to install. Nanny did not notice a thing. I will follow up in a few months with a longevity report but they are running cool and bright.
In summery, if you want to upgrade your Spyder RT to LED lamps, you need the Xenon Depot 9005 lamps for the head lamps and the H11 kit for the fogs.
Thanks Steve for the opportunity to try these!
Enjoy everyone.
Where did you get your LED bar lights from?
Thanks
Reg
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GOOD Review...
Can these be installed in both headlights and fog lights on a 2014 RTS without removing the frunk??
Is the wiring "plug & play" or is there splicing and cutting required??
Approximate costs for the purchase of the light sets??
Headlights are something I've been wanting to upgrade and I've been watching and hoping for something in the LED market...In fact, I just talked to another VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE member about doing a headlight upgrade...
THANK YOU again for the GREAT post and the pictures...larryd
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Thanks for the post jcthorne.
I just checked the site and see not only are they covered by a two year warranty but there's currently a 15% off coupon code posted on the site, which ends today.
Just another crappy day in Paradise....Aloha!
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Originally Posted by Biggdogg22
Where did you get your LED bar lights from?
Thanks
Reg
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Originally Posted by larryd
GOOD Review...
Can these be installed in both headlights and fog lights on a 2014 RTS without removing the frunk??
Is the wiring "plug & play" or is there splicing and cutting required??
Approximate costs for the purchase of the light sets??
Headlights are something I've been wanting to upgrade and I've been watching and hoping for something in the LED market...In fact, I just talked to another VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE member about doing a headlight upgrade...
THANK YOU again for the GREAT post and the pictures...larryd
Yes, you can install both head lights and fog lights WITHOUT removal of the frunk. The fogs are easy, reachable from above the A-arms. The headlights requires removal of the trim around the headlights and the headlamps themselves to access the rear of the lamp assembly.
The wiring is actually plug n play. No cutting, splicing or revising connectors. No changes to the bike itself at all other than cutting one tywrap inside the lamp housing holding the factory wiring.
XenonDepot currently lists these lamps at $134.99 each set and they publish coupons and offers on this forum from time to time.
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Great review.
Thank You !
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You have to remove the trunk on a 14 to replace the fog lights.
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Originally Posted by stevedfive
You have to remove the trunk on a 14 to replace the fog lights.
Why? I looked and can plainly see the rear cover of the fog light bulb. Will the rear cover for the bulb not come off with the trunk in place on the 14? Sure looks like it will. You do not need to remove the fog light housing itself, just the small black plastic rear cover.
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Do you have pictures of the low beam pattern? Highbeam is easy. Low beam is much harder to get right.
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I tried, the left side has something over the cover. I asked here on the site and the responses were I had to remove the frunk. It has something to do with the front radiator.
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I believe if you pull the pins an inspection panel off (I think there is a bolt there IIRC) you can pull the top of the Fog light panel out enough to easily get to the bulbs on a 2014. I know you can on a 2013.
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Originally Posted by billybovine
Do you have pictures of the low beam pattern? Highbeam is easy. Low beam is much harder to get right.
I will try and take a photo with the low beams tonight. Thought I had that photo. I did observe the pattern but must have missed taking the shot.
The high and low will look the same with a hard cut off line from the shutter mechanism removing the top part of the beam pattern Nothing else changes. On the Spyder the low beams are a shutter in front of the lamp to cut off the upper portion of the beam pattern, the lamp does not move nor change source.
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I wish he would come out with sets for my '11RS,I would love to change the headlights and add foglights to it.
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Originally Posted by tobor9
I wish he would come out with sets for my '11RS,I would love to change the headlights and add foglights to it.
XenonDepot has the LED replacements for most of the standard type lamps. I cannot help you with the lamp type on that bike though. Perhaps someone else can post the lamp numbers for the 11RS.
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I think the headlamps are H7, but not sure and I don't know what is used for fog lights as I don't have them.
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Distance of light beam
How about a side by side comparison on how they light up say a tree trunk 100 feet away.
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Thanks JT!Great info & review.
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