[Magnum]

Hey folks, .....Looking to see if it's worth converting my 1700 Voyager headlight from an OEM to a LED conversion?? I'd like to swap over to LED, but dont want to spend the $$ for a lamp that is not gonna be as bright or brighter than a new PIAA H4 replacement bulb. any thoughts or comments on folks who did this lately? I have a 2011 Vulcan voyager.

Thanks,
Keith Staudt
"Magnum"

 

[Calico]

I'm replacing all my lights to LED they are so much brighter. I want to be seen as much as possible.

 

[Magnum]

Hey Calico,

What name brand LED will you be using? Need some info if you are able to share?

Keith
"Magnum"

 

[Calico]

Oh! Umm I just bought them from eBay. They were cute, hubby put them on. Sorry don't know the technical stuff.

 

[Bubba in TX]

You talking about headlight or driving light? I am assuming running light as that is H4.

Changing out the headlight is not for the faint of heart. And not very easy.

I converted the headlight on my Venture to a HD headlight that had the old 3 bars inside the light look. I had to basically remake the entire headlight nacelle and frame. A very good thing the fairing hid everything because it was not pretty. You would have to do the same thing on the Voyager. It is not just swapping out the halogen bulb out with a LED one. I have not seen a non projection LED headlight that can actually work for a headlight replacement yet.

I have been thinking about doing it again with the Voyager with the new HD LED system. I have seen them as low as 800 bucks.

You will have to throw everything that is headlight related in the Voyager fairing away and build the frame and everything from scratch. But I will try using a HD headlight can from a non fairing HD that the LED headlight will fit and all of that will be hidden inside the fairing.

Now... I have also put super bright LED running lights in it. They are very bright to oncoming traffic with the light bluish tint the LEDs make, but do not do much for you to see down the road. Because the light coming off the LED assembly is not focused forward like the halagen light bulb is. But that is what I want. In daylight you can see the LED running lights before you see the stock headlight even with it on bright.

Look in this thread. I have pics of the LED lights I got. DO NOT get the ones I tried at first. Scroll down and see the ones I have in it now....

http://www.vulcanforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=154122

 

[twowheeladdict]

In my opinion, LEDs are better for others seeing you than they are at lighting up the road ahead. The exception are the high dollar LED running lights I have on other bikes. Now, HID Lights sure do turn the night into day.

 

[Bubba in TX]

In my opinion, LEDs are better for others seeing you than they are at lighting up the road ahead.

Yep...........

Now HID's are a whole nother animal........ But with those you get what you pay for. Cheap on those really means cheap in longevity..... not to mention far less plug and play than LED for running lights..... I have seen a lot of car headlight HID conversion kits fail in less than a year after install.... Where I moved from in central Nevada everyone had them on everything so they could see 25 miles down that long desert road.... both my daughters had them on their cars which I installed. But I never put any on my cars.... I personally do not like them.... I would rather pay 5 bucks for a new halogen bulb.

 

[Napom]

The LED Headlight and spotlights I have on my Voyager really light up the road . . . Kury Phase 6's - modification required . . .