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Wed Mar 27, 2019 10:25 pm
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Installed Cyclops 4.8 Platinum H7 LED Headlight Bulbs made for a R1200GS on my R1200RS...they work great and do not throw any CanBus error codes...Only issue is they do not fit under the stock covers...since they are tucked inside fairing they are somewhat protected from weather...The fairing mount structure near back side of headlights is where I mounted the hardware using cable ties. |
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Zitat von JD im Beitrag #1 Hi JD, this is something I'd be interested in looking at, though obviously would be a bit concerned about not having the bulb covers in place. Do you have any photos of the installation? I wonder if it's worth buying some spare covers and cutting a hole in them.
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Generic dust covers are your answer, 72mm I thought, you'll have to widen the outside of the housing a bit with tape to make it a tight fit.
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Widening the outside
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Velcro double sided tape for your led driver
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What I'd like to know is how much heat is generated and since it is entrapped in the dust cover, what is the potential damage on say a 9 or 10 hour ride.
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Did a 5500km trip last summer, with night driving sessions too, some days were all rain so they were lit all day, driving days of 12h driving, totally no heat can be felt on the covers, at least not with bare hands right after stopping. They are designed to be enclosed and are fan operated so note that the air also circulates in all the headlight covers. Besides that leds operate at a much lower temperature then halogen bulbs. After 10000km there are no issues. |
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Tip 1: don't let the wires come out from the tip of the cover because they'll make an arc and the suspension will hit them at full turn of the steer so let them come out from the side, I have about 0,5cm clearance at full turn. |
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Zitat von Pietah im Beitrag #11 Good to know. Thanks. Kind of makes one wonder why there are fans then ... something else to fail. Maybe a heat sink would be sufficient.
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Zitat von Grumpy Goat im Beitrag #9 I have now done several 400+ mile day rides and have not seen any effects from heat build up with having the led bulbs covered by a rubber dust cap. And I did a recent ride of more than 300 miles at night with about 25% of the time with the high beam on and didn’t have any issues. I have 70mm diameter dust covers with a simple x-cut as a wiring passage. 09C474FD-C683-4BC3-B42B-0C7BC795E87E.jpeg - Bild entfernt (keine Rechte)
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