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Hi fellas,

On my 2016 RS I have always run a low beam headlight HID. This went out recently and I decided to try to go LED instead. I took it to the dealer to do the minor surgery of removing the HID kit (ballasts etc.) and also because they had LED bulbs which they use. I figure if the dealer uses it, then it should work with CANBUS and also accommodate the rear covers for the bulb. Well, fitting it wasn't a problem, but CANBUS was. The low beam LED would work, but it would send an error to the system, which indicated that the low beam was out. This would cause the high beam to always be on, resulting in both headlights on. Pretty unacceptable so I had to go with a normal H7 bulb for the low beam and went with a LED high beam. Also not optimal as when the high beam is triggered, the bulb is on, but gives an error light that it is out. Any ideas on a work around? Would really like to run a LED low beam and keep the high beam LED without errors.


Cheers,

Bill

Stick with a decent HID kit.

I’ve had no problems with mine in almost 5 years.

And the illumination is brilliant

I’m still waiting for a CANBUS LED bulb for the headlamps. A company that makes them for the turn signals claims they’re coming out with one, but nothing so far.

This is slightly off topic but I'm not satisfied LED upgrade are as attractive as they seem. Setting the CANBUS interface problem aside, LED are essentially flat plane emitters, not a point source like the H7. The reflector assemble has been design to form a beam pattern down the road that puts the light on the road and edges, based on this point source. The flat plane emitters, either single or multiple , really need a lens in front of them to form the require beam pattern, even if the LED emitter is installed toward the back, ie toward the reflector, it is not a point source the resulting beam spread is far for the intended design.

The US has some rules on this, I understand that Europe has more rigid rules. The purpose of these rule is not to blind oncoming traffic, and meet minimum standard for light on the road.

I've tried a LED replacement on an older GS Not the RS and the beam pattern was a big splash of light on my garage wall, much to wider/uncontrolled vertically ( bad for on coming drivers) and not so good on the sides, simply a disaster.


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Zitat von Vtbob im Beitrag #5

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This is slightly off topic but I'm not satisfied LED upgrade are as attractive as they seem. Setting the CANBUS interface problem aside, LED are essentially flat plane emitters, not a point source like the H7....

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As soon as they make on in Lupin blue, Wessie!

Zitat von Boxerboy55 im Beitrag #3

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Stick with a decent HID kit.

I’ve had no problems with mine in almost 5 years.

And the illumination is brilliant

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I installed a set of these on my 2018. They are the second set I've bought, the last ones I installed on my last bike. They don't do much to improve lighting up the road as that's a lens issue, but they do make you significantly more visible to oncoming traffic in the city which was what I was after. No CANBUS controller was needed, although I did have to purchase a set of 70mm rubber seals for the back as I did not want to carve up the OEM dust caps.

LED Bulb: https://ledeagle.ca/collections/diamondv...headlight-bulbs

Rubber dust cap: https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B075SB7...0?ie=UTF8&psc=1

And because my OCD simply would not let it go I purchased these bulbs for the daytime running lights, so the colors would not look weird. They are CANBUS friendly, but are polar dependent, so if you install and they don't turn on flip them 180 degrees.

Werbung: https://www.ebay.ca/itm/T10-W5W-Led-Ligh...872.m2749.l2649

No error lights and all is good 6 months later.

A few pics of the difference with OEM

"I’m still waiting for a CANBUS LED bulb for the headlamps. A company that makes them for the turn signals claims they’re coming out with one, but nothing so far."
Per a recommendation from one of our forum members on https://www.rswasserboxer.com/ I installed these LED replacement headlight bulbs. No Canbus issues. No excess leads either. Everything fits behind a 70mm cover. Here's the description of the lights. Picked mine up from Amazon

TECHMAX Mini H7 LED Headlight Bulbs,60W 10000Lm 4700Lux 6500K Cool White Extremely Bright 30mm Heatsink Base CREE Chips Conversion Kit(of 2)

"I've tried a LED replacement on an older GS Not the RS and the beam pattern was a big splash of light on my garage wall, much to wider/uncontrolled vertically ( bad for on coming drivers) and not so good on the sides, simply a disaster."
The LED replacements I recently installed had a similar low beam characteristic. Had to adjust down a bit. The high beam reflector, on the other hand, still keeps a tight pattern.

My clean work, after one year without any problems:

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Zitat von Daveontheedge im Beitrag #9

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I installed a set of these on my 2018. They are the second set I've bought, the last ones I installed on my last bike. They don't do much to improve lighting up the road as that's a lens issue, but they do make you significantly more visible to oncoming traffic in the city which was what I was after. No CANBUS controller was needed, although I did have to purchase a set of 70mm rubber seals for the back as I did not want to carve up the OEM dust caps.

LED Bulb: https://ledeagle.ca/collections/diamondv...headlight-bulbs

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Wenn Sie hier auf Links zu eBay klicken und einen Kauf tätigen, kann dies dazu führen, dass diese Website eine Provision erhält.

Zitat von Daveontheedge im Beitrag #9

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https://www.ebay.ca/itm/T10-W5W-Led-Light-Car-Side-Lamp-Canbus-6SMD-5630-Reading-Bulbs-194-168-White/174137156210?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

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