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OE Indicator Bulb and/or LED relacement..?

kiwiape

kiwiape

Husqvarna
AA Class
has anyone found an LED replacement for the OE indicator bulbs or a part number and source for the OE bulb..?

#OSRAM5009SLOVAKAIA12VRY10W (E1) 2HZ (not sure if this is 100% correct)
 

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kiwiape said:
has anyone found an LED replacement for the OE indicator bulbs or a part number and source for the OE bulb..?

#OSRAM5009SLOVAKAIA12VRY10W (E1) 2HZ (not sure if this is 100% correct)
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LED replacement.......

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2x-Bau15s...840910?hash=item282153f00e:g:418AAOSw4shX4fTR

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PY21W-Amb...043619?hash=item3ac28bc763:g:~0sAAOSwPCVX~1pM

Regular replacement.....

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-x-OSRAM...818174?hash=item41b368197e:g:~4AAAOSwJcZWeCUG

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10X-OSRAM...719188?hash=item5d641f1d14:g:tv8AAOSwYmZXH3Ue

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2x-OSRAM-...807735?hash=item4af558a6f7:g:g0IAAOSwbdpWZ9D1

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1X-AMBER-...hash=item2573eb40d1:m:m6N-u83HdWC6_QKaCagEcxw

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12V-10W-R...hash=item33c0c2bbd2:m:mSuUlu0dhmEOycMHgXX-rMA
 
Thanks Mark_H. Have you tried the LED's listed..? I doubt either will fit because the metal body and lens have to be the same diameter (like OE), both LEDS are stepped and overall very long....
 
kiwiape said:
Thanks Mark_H. Have you tried the LED's listed..? I doubt either will fit because the metal body and lens have to be the same diameter (like OE), both LEDS are stepped and overall very long....
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I have not tried any replacement LED lamps in the signal lights on my Strada, but yes it looks like you are correct.
What I do know is that if you fit LEDs you must consider the lower wattage/resistance creates issues with the flasher relay and they will need some form of ballast resistance in place to keep things operating normally.

I fitted a Tail Tidy to my Nuda and it came with tiny LED signal lights. I tried them without the ballast resistance and although they worked because the front signal lights were unchanged, the flasher did operate somewhat faster. I changed things and fitted the ballasts and all is good.

Two weeks ago after a long bumpy fast ride on broken roads I got home to find that the left rear signal light on my Strada had fallen to pieces and the rubber arm was broken. Fortunately I still had the original Nuda rear signal lights which are a similar design but a lot smaller. I fitted the Nuda lights to the Strada and once again all is good.

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Hopefully it won't happen again because I am running out of OEM spares. I have some cheapo LED lights I got for another project, if the Strada continues to break lights I will consider fitting them as they are actually cheaper than new lamps., but once again they will need the ballast resistances put in line.
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Cheers.
 
Thanks Mark_H. When you look at how the OE fit, I very much dount the LED listed will fit. The Lens cannot exceed the metal case diameter and they look to long as well.
 
Mark_H said:
I have not tried any replacement LED lamps in the signal lights on my Strada, but yes it looks like you are correct.
What I do know is that if you fit LEDs you must consider the lower wattage/resistance creates issues with the flasher relay and they will need some form of ballast resistance in place to keep things operating normally
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I am surprised the ballast was needed as the dash provides the flash function rather than an external flasher unit, very odd as ballast would not normally be needed with electronic flash systems, there is a setting in the dash firmware for whether incandescent or LED globes are fitted but whether that can be changed via diagnostics is unknown. On earlier models it was easy to swap out the flasher unit but not so with the Terra/Strada unfortunately

Re LED globes in general, many of those available on EBay do not perform well, I have looked at more than a few now, the biasing of the LED's is very poor and many are not as bright as a conventional globe, a Ducati I was following the other day was so dim you could hardly see the indicators in bright sunlight so it is buyer beware
 
WayneC said:
I am surprised the ballast was needed as the dash provides the flash function rather than an external flasher unit, very odd as ballast would not normally be needed with electronic flash systems, there is a setting in the dash firmware for whether incandescent or LED globes are fitted but whether that can be changed via diagnostics is unknown. On earlier models it was easy to swap out the flasher unit but not so with the Terra/Strada unfortunately

Re LED globes in general, many of those available on EBay do not perform well, I have looked at more than a few now, the biasing of the LED's is very poor and many are not as bright as a conventional globe, a Ducati I was following the other day was so dim you could hardly see the indicators in bright sunlight so it is buyer beware
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I had a poor contact on one OE bulb (on the left rear) and the that side blinked really fast, while the right side blinked normally, clearly the lack of current draw affected it.....after I fixed the conatct it cycles normally again.
 
kiwiape said:
I had a poor contact on one OE bulb (on the left rear) and the that side blinked really fast, while the right side blinked normally, clearly the lack of current draw affected it.....after I fixed the conatct it cycles normally again.
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I was thinking about it a little more and some country regulations required the faster flash rate as an indication to a driver of a faulty globe. It has been 10 years since I last read any regulatory specifications but none of the true electronic after market motorcycle flasher units I have seen have the faster flash rate on low current feature
 
Mark_H said:
...Hopefully it won't happen again because I am running out of OEM spares. I have some cheapo LED lights I got for another project, if the Strada continues to break lights I will consider fitting them as they are actually cheaper than new lamps., but once again they will need the ballast resistances put in line.
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Cheers.
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I have those cheapo LEDs ($2.25 USD delivered). Fairly bright- but nothing noteworthy. Put RTV silicone in the open ends where the wire comes through; water ingress will carry dust into the lens.

They're very flexible but not very robust... if you crank down on the nut, you'll pull the stud out surprisingly easy.
 
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