LED Auxiliary Lights - Page 98

[!]WildBlue · 07-27-2011, 11:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wishin4woods

*Bump for a big Sale on the 24 watt Off-Road Flood Lights

*

http://stores.intuitwebsites.com/hst...off/Detail.bok

*Due to pricing and quantity these lights will not be a warrantied item. We guarantee that they will be delivered in proper working order*

Hesitation factor = high.

Daboo · 07-28-2011, 10:34 AM

About a month ago, I ordered a pair of the Model 30 lights. I received them promptly. (Thank you sanjoh!) I still needed to work out a method to mount them as I own a 2008 Suzuki Burgman 400. It has a lot of great things about it, but isn't designed like a BMW F800GS with lots of places to simply clamp a mounting bracket to. So I kluged together a bracket that attaches to the front fairing plastic and spreads the load out to four bolts, instead of just one. Hopefully, it'll work and not crack.

Light output has been perfect for what I need. I ride a 60 mile daily commute in Seattle with a stretch on I-5 from Shoreline to Mt. Lake Terrace that is not lit. In the winter with the rain coming down and the sun long gone, that road surface just sucks up any available light. I wanted a driving light that would be usable in traffic (not blinding anyone), and would extend just past the low beam light pattern.

This works. The light pattern is tight enough that both spot lights stay within my lane with little spread outside that location. They are bright enough to be clearly seen on the road, and much brighter where they hit than the H4 low-beam lights. I don't seem to be bothering any other drivers because I've asked, and they said the lights were fine...but they hated HID lights.

So these seem to be a winner.

Chris

Zapkat · 07-28-2011, 12:34 PM

I got a set of the 10 watt lights back in February, and have just ordered a set of these for my son's bike! Good stuff!

Daboo · 07-29-2011, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by [!]WildBlue

*Due to pricing and quantity these lights will not be a warrantied item. We guarantee that they will be delivered in proper working order*

Hesitation factor = high.

You could always pay the full price for one of the other lights and get a warranty...

Chris

syspig · 07-31-2011, 02:57 PM

One of my two fixed 24W floods died - very little usage, less than 500 miles, no offroad.

Been a while since I've looked through this thread...more failures than I'd like to see, even discounting the HID related issues.

luckychucky · 07-31-2011, 03:43 PM

What are us 6v suppose to do for aux lighting? Any pics? Or solutions?

[!]WildBlue · 08-01-2011, 07:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daboo

You could always pay the full price for one of the other lights and get a warranty...

Chris

Quote:

Originally Posted by syspig

One of my two fixed 24W floods died - very little usage, less than 500 miles, no offroad.

Been a while since I've looked through this thread...more failures than I'd like to see, even discounting the HID related issues.

This.

I still dont understand why a price reduction requires the removal of the warranty, beyond the fact of the documented failures. Im not trying to start a crap fest here, just trying to understand, perhaps this is why I work for a company versus running my own.

cccbarkbuster · 08-07-2011, 08:33 AM

Mid August whats the word on the thicker mounts?

Unstable Rider · 08-07-2011, 08:36 AM

Me too, love my lights, need-want the heavier mounts please...

sanjoh · 08-08-2011, 09:09 AM

Prototypes have passed the Buell torture testing. No motor mounts were harmed in the process

Brackets are being made, looks like late August at this point.

gonzo2k · 08-08-2011, 10:22 AM

How about a description or photo of the prototype... and projected cost for the mounts, John.
This IS your fan base.. throw us a bone... July has come and gone.

opposedcyljunkie · 08-08-2011, 11:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by [!]WildBlue

I still dont understand why a price reduction requires the removal of the warranty, beyond the fact of the documented failures.

Neither do I run my own business but there is a cost to providing a warranty. That cost is like an insurance premium. Probably anything you buy which offers warranty already had that cost factored in (which you paid for) just in case there is a claim.

NeelsK · 08-08-2011, 12:35 PM

So I started plowing through the thread but soon got lost. I have a question (or several, probably):

I have a R1200GS Adv and would like to get the model 44 lights. However, I don't like the key fob dimmer and would prefer some handlebar controls to do that for me. Is there anything available like that? I saw the 30s on a bike that has a switch for Off/On(probably 50%)/100% with high beam, or something like that.

Any suggestions?

sanjoh · 08-08-2011, 01:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gonzo2k

How about a description or photo of the prototype... and projected cost for the mounts, John.
This IS your fan base.. throw us a bone... July has come and gone.

Same design twice the thickness of stainless steel. Pricing is still TBD but should be $10-20 per pc.

Standard mount at top, heavy duty mount below

Standard mount on left, heavy duty mount on right

vonmucks · 08-08-2011, 01:31 PM

Looking to add a pair to my R12GS.

However the main motive of the lights is for fogs/heavy rain.

Should i get a pair of spot/flood or flood/flood?

Or i shld skip this and go for a pair of touratech/hella HID foglights?

:)

07-31-2011, 03:43 PM	#1461
luckychucky Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2011 Location: SE Missouri Oddometer: 326	6v LED on an 82 XL500R What are us 6v suppose to do for aux lighting? Any pics? Or solutions?

08-07-2011, 08:33 AM	#1463
cccbarkbuster Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2009 Location: Ill. Oddometer: 214	meavy duty mounts Mid August whats the word on the thicker mounts? __________________ The older I get the faster I was surviving over 40yrs adventures on 2 wheels 08 Kawasaki klx450r 08 Buell Uly XB12xt 78 BMW R100rs (sold 3/13/11) 04 KTM200exc 09 Kawasaki Versys(daughters)

08-07-2011, 08:36 AM	#1464
Unstable Rider World Wide Inmate Joined: Jul 2010 Location: 10,000 Lakes Oddometer: 2,117	Me too, love my lights, need-want the heavier mounts please... __________________ ´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸ ><((((((º> `·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸ ><((((º> ´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸ ><((((((º> Everything happens for a reason. "Still seeking the reason"

08-08-2011, 09:09 AM	#1465
sanjoh ^OP Purveyor of Light Joined: Feb 2007 Location: Sandbox, FL Oddometer: 3,667	Prototypes have passed the Buell torture testing. No motor mounts were harmed in the process Brackets are being made, looks like late August at this point. __________________ Model 60 LED 3600 lumens . . LED thread in Vendors Dualsport Fairing w LED...Dirt Ninja Build...TAT 08...

08-08-2011, 10:22 AM	#1466
gonzo2k Adliberator Joined: May 2007 Location: Belford NJ Oddometer: 286	How about a description or photo of the prototype... and projected cost for the mounts, John. This IS your fan base.. throw us a bone... July has come and gone. __________________ RIP Alex... thanks for the avatar! Smugmug referral code: b39gXpEl6klcs

07-28-2011, 10:34 AM	#1457
Daboo Adventurer Joined: Jun 2011 Location: Seattle Oddometer: 24	About a month ago, I ordered a pair of the Model 30 lights. I received them promptly. (Thank you sanjoh!) I still needed to work out a method to mount them as I own a 2008 Suzuki Burgman 400. It has a lot of great things about it, but isn't designed like a BMW F800GS with lots of places to simply clamp a mounting bracket to. So I kluged together a bracket that attaches to the front fairing plastic and spreads the load out to four bolts, instead of just one. Hopefully, it'll work and not crack. Light output has been perfect for what I need. I ride a 60 mile daily commute in Seattle with a stretch on I-5 from Shoreline to Mt. Lake Terrace that is not lit. In the winter with the rain coming down and the sun long gone, that road surface just sucks up any available light. I wanted a driving light that would be usable in traffic (not blinding anyone), and would extend just past the low beam light pattern. This works. The light pattern is tight enough that both spot lights stay within my lane with little spread outside that location. They are bright enough to be clearly seen on the road, and much brighter where they hit than the H4 low-beam lights. I don't seem to be bothering any other drivers because I've asked, and they said the lights were fine...but they hated HID lights. So these seem to be a winner. Chris

07-28-2011, 12:34 PM	#1458
Zapkat Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2010 Location: Oakville, ON Oddometer: 242	I got a set of the 10 watt lights back in February, and have just ordered a set of these for my son's bike! Good stuff!

07-31-2011, 02:57 PM	#1460
syspig Dog Scratcher Joined: Jun 2009 Location: Olympic Peninsula, WA Oddometer: 97	One of my two fixed 24W floods died - very little usage, less than 500 miles, no offroad. Been a while since I've looked through this thread...more failures than I'd like to see, even discounting the HID related issues.

08-08-2011, 12:35 PM	#1468
NeelsK Adventurer Joined: Jun 2011 Location: South Africa Oddometer: 25	So I started plowing through the thread but soon got lost. I have a question (or several, probably): I have a R1200GS Adv and would like to get the model 44 lights. However, I don't like the key fob dimmer and would prefer some handlebar controls to do that for me. Is there anything available like that? I saw the 30s on a bike that has a switch for Off/On(probably 50%)/100% with high beam, or something like that. Any suggestions?

08-08-2011, 01:31 PM	#1470
vonmucks Touring, middle name Joined: Mar 2008 Oddometer: 21	Looking to add a pair to my R12GS. However the main motive of the lights is for fogs/heavy rain. Should i get a pair of spot/flood or flood/flood? Or i shld skip this and go for a pair of touratech/hella HID foglights? :)

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