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Old 05-08-2012, 09:13 PM   #1
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Headlamp/ lazer!

Bought a new 100w bulb from ebay. Very bright with a hint of blue to the light, nice i thought... only thing is after a short time the headlamp glass gets so hot you cannot touch it. And the lens is not glass, its plastic. Now i'm guessing its a heat resistant unit, but to what point? Dont want to find the headlamp melted onto the mudguard after a longer ride! I haven't noticed how hot the original bulb got to, but i'm sure i've never burnt myself before! Anyone had a similar experience?
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Old 05-08-2012, 10:07 PM   #2
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Will probably melt the plastic in time.
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Old 05-08-2012, 10:25 PM   #3
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Virtually twice the power so would be hotter, still handy come the colder weather.
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Old 05-08-2012, 11:13 PM   #4
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I could sell you glass unit, left over from my monster
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Old 06-08-2012, 09:45 AM   #5
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The connector block, wiring and switch gear would be my biggest concern

I've seen these overheat, melt and short out under load before now.. that 100W bulb will be pulling a lot more amps
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Old 06-08-2012, 01:30 PM   #6
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I don't have personal experience, but I've heard lots of reports of high power replacement headlamp bulbs melting plastic lenses.
The std unit on my monster has a glass lens but was pretty feeble, so I took the cautious approach and replaced my bulb with a Philips X-treme, which is claimed to give 80% more light (latest design claims 100% more).
While it wasn't 80% better, it was nevertheless a worthwhile improvement, and being rated at the same power its unlikely to run much hotter (if any) than the std bulb.
A quick, cheap, simple improvement with no strings attached as far as I'm aware.
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Old 06-08-2012, 02:02 PM   #7
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Arent bulbs>55watts illegal for road use?
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Old 06-08-2012, 04:17 PM   #8
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Phillips Xtreme are very very good , i tried a HID kit but it was worse so all my bike have phillips xtreme in now
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Old 06-08-2012, 04:34 PM   #9
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Phillips Xtreme are very very good , i tried a HID kit but it was worse so all my bike have phillips xtreme in now
Do they run any hotter? I would love to upgrade my mt03 light with them?
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Old 07-08-2012, 01:04 AM   #10
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Do they run any hotter? I would love to upgrade my mt03 light with them?
Can't say for absolute certain, but not as far as I'm aware.
They're the same, 60/55watt rating as the std bulb.
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Old 07-08-2012, 01:54 AM   #11
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Not hotter in my experience but a better design not halogen , uses XENON gives about 30% more brighter whiter light
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Old 07-08-2012, 08:27 AM   #12
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+1 to philips extreme. Noticable difference.
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Old 07-08-2012, 08:39 AM   #13
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I can recommend the PIAA Xtreme White Plus too, huge improvement on the originals. If I ever get round to doing the H4 bulb conversion on the new bike they'll be my first choice again Sounds like they're basically the equivalent of the Phillips ones
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Old 01-09-2012, 11:01 PM   #14
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I don't have personal experience, but I've heard lots of reports of high power replacement headlamp bulbs melting plastic lenses.
The std unit on my monster has a glass lens but was pretty feeble, so I took the cautious approach and replaced my bulb with a Philips X-treme, which is claimed to give 80% more light (latest design claims 100% more).
While it wasn't 80% better, it was nevertheless a worthwhile improvement, and being rated at the same power its unlikely to run much hotter (if any) than the std bulb.
A quick, cheap, simple improvement with no strings attached as far as I'm aware.
Thanks, Just orders the Philips one you mentiond
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