Replacement bulb 449?

Richie, can you post the ebay URl for the bulb?

I have the Cyclops buld and then 2 ADV Monster Model 60's with a dimmer installed ( http://stores.advmonster.com/model-60-led-off-road-flood-light/ and http://stores.advmonster.com/waterproof-wireless-led-dimmer-with-high-beam-bypass/ ), easy to bolt to the triple clamps:

Are you certain about the H4 Xenons melting the OEM headlamp cover? I've bought a 55W H4 a few hours ago. I have them in my Nissan Patrol and thought the light on my bike would be brilliant.

45 watts is the absolute limit for the plastic housing. You can buy a 35watt HID on Amazon for $22 and it will surpass the light output of an H4.

http://www.amazon.com/2013newestsel...F8&qid=1409942619&sr=8-21&keywords=hid h4 kit

Okay, maybe I'm getting lost in the jargon? Is a HID a Xenon bulb? I bought a 55W Xenon to replace the stock Halogen in my 449.

The replacement bulb is actually a HS1. On the outside, both H4 and HS1 are identical, except that HS1 is 35 watts and H4 can be anything from 35 to 130 watts.

You may use an H4 bulb as long as it remains close to 35 watts. The 55W H4 Xenon bulb you purchased will eventually melt your plastic housing. I have misplaced my 449 melted headlight image, but it pretty much looked like the one below.

Thanks for the heads up...so irritating when I pay for the wrong item. I hope they'll replace it for me tomorrow!! Bugger!!

I use that 22 dollar HID unit.

Hey Tinken,

Any thoughts on the HID unit versus the LED H4 like from Cyclops?

Ordered a PIAA as a spare for the 310. Never know when my headlight will go.

I like the Cyclops led, but I believe the HID is brighter.

Thanks Tinken
...definitely cheaper. i wonder how hot they in comparison to each other
I have the Cyclops H4 LED on my Terra, it has the little fan on the back of the bulb.
Not sure i'm going to keep it, bring it's not street legal.
May go back to a upgraded halogen over the stocker

Welcome. Yea, I don't think there is a huge difference light wise, HID runs cool. The problem is the oem reflector. A good 8 inch reflector is superior, but is ugly. I think anything is better than stock.

for sure

Today I went to swap out the 55w Xenon H4 for a 35w equivalent and discovered the store don't stock the 35w. Reason being, they said, is because in their Xenons and the 55w bulb emits almost the identical heat to their 35w bulbs. The store owner is so certain of his facts that he convinced me that the plastic lens on my 449 will not melt! I still don't know if he saw me coming and made up the story to BS me, or if his Xenon's are for real something special. I will plug it in tomorrow to see how hot it gets. The store owner is cock-sure that as long as the bulb does not touch the plastic lens, it will not melt. ... I get that sinking feeling that I've been swindled!

Haha. I have seen people drill cooling holes in their housings in order to use 45 watt bulbs. On the bright side, if it does melt the housing, you can go get an 8" HID. You should have one anyway if you are going to be doing any serious night riding/racing.

"On the bright side..." Hahahahaha

What housing would I replace the OEM one with? I haven't heard of an 8' HID.

My race bike is a 2005 KTM 525 and for night races, I use an 8" HID. Let me see if I can find a picture. Of course racing is a whole lot different from riding and dual sporting. I think I am going to add a couple of squadrons on top of the 8", but they are really hard to beat.



http://www.bajadesigns.com/ProductDetail?ItemNumber=610011

Also I did some write ups about lights and their reflector amplification here: http://www.cafehusky.com/threads/led-headlights.38304/#post-368720 if you are interested.

Here's another option: http://www.trailtech.net/lighting Motosportz is the Trailtech dealer here.