New mods to my 91 VFR

I just couldn't leave my new to me VFR stock. Added a few touches to it. First thing I did was delete that horrid rear fender. Quick dermal to it and it looks so much better I think. Next I installed some Brake LED bulbs with a LED brake flasher. I also added a LED Headlight kit. I have never used a LED kit for the headlights before. I generally frown on PnP kits as I'm huge into retrofitting but after seeing some others installed. These work amazing. They are much brighter then stock and the glare people refer to is almost non existant because of the way the LEDs are designed. I am very impressed. Finally I just installed some Clear smoked Front and rear signal lights. Now I need to figure out something to do with my rear brake/tail light. Any suggestions?








Low Beams


High Beams

 

Bright idea !! Read up on how to aim the headlights correctly.

 

They are aimed. spent 45 mins reaiming them. Im working on making a clear lens so I can retrofit some Corolla Bi-LED Projectors.

 

I woulda paid you meanigful money for an "un-cut" rear fender. Sounds dirty, :loco: The lenses look nice.

 

those headlight leds will burn out. Not enough heat control. I switched back to halogens after roasting three kits. I had that same set you bought in the cage and the glare was unbearable. The only ones I found to work decently were the ones with the rocker reflectors. Notice how there's no cutoff line in the pics you provided like with the halogens. oncoming drivers are going to hate you.

You're better off investing in some decent aux driving lights

 

I'll becha almost no one ever checks the headlight aim on their bikes..............and few know how they should be aimed !!

 

I just adjust them until they blind all the stupid car drivers (kidding) ound: I use the garage door thing and test it out in the everglades doing a buck-twenty-five, this way you can gauge how far you can see :crazy: High beams always work better at night in most situations, my latest bike (93) seems to do well with low beams at night, still has the original bulbs. Cheers

 

unfortunately those domed style LEDs he installed are garbage. They crap light everywhere. hi beams are going to be almost non existant since the way they are designed means both LEDs on the bulb will be on. There will be a bright flood bubble right up front which is not what you want when trying to contrast with objects further down the road. Notice in the pics how the halogens have a nice defined cutoff, while the leds are spilling light everywhere. That's glare. A ton of light out the front of your bike isn't going to do any good if it isn't focused and usable.

 

Yeh they are crap. I used to hate working on cobbled together stuff that had the black balast boxes zip tied to the frames/fairings, total junk. Personally, I would use the licence plate wire to energize something, but am not a fan of hacking into the wires. Have eliminated connecors with solder joint connections and such, like using the battery terminals. As far as doing those head lights, you could be setting yourself up to be eaten by an alligator if they decided to chit the bed in the middle of the everglads :loco: :lol:

 

Guys.. I am a very avid retrofitter. I know a thing or 2 about headlights and LEDs and Light scatter/Glare and such. pictures on garage wall are about 10 feet away inside. I know how to aim them and there is no "Spot" light directly in front of the bike after being aimed. High beams are crazy and throw light much farther down the road then the OEM halogens. Anyone in the headlight business knows, Pictures do not do it Justice when it comes to output shots. Also these are not "crap" as you have all put it. Im not saying there is zero glare either. But to be seen on the road better during the day, and better night time visibility I can accept the fact there is some glare. no where near HIDs or even non aimed halogens. Its not the best option, but its a huge improvement over stock while maintaining respect to other drivers on the road. Im a neat freak and any and all wires are tucked nicely away clean as a whistle where you cannot even see them. If they burn out they burn out just like anything else. Simple job to replace a bulb. Ive already modified the headsink and fans for better cooling. Being in the business of Projectors, HIDs, LEDs I have stocked so I am not to worried.

 

"They" already told you they were crap. They are always right about crap.

 

I don't doubt your install. However, the stock reflectors were designed by engineers around the specific location of a halogen element, not domed LED bulbs made in china. I had those exact same H4 retrofit kits in the car. To even get them remotely not annoying to oncoming drivers I had to put about 20 turns on the housing adjusters. The reflectors were pointed so far down it looked stupid, and there was still a high line out the cars peripheral. The only LED kit I found that will match the halogens cutoff most closely is the ones with a recessed non-domed LED surrounded by rocker reflectors.

For "highs" I've installed rigid industries dually spots. They see WAY farther down the road then dropping in those retrofit kits.

 

I don't use the PnP retrofit kits. We use Acura TL Projectors or Corolla LED Projectors etc. I understand where your coming from though.