9 volt led light mod

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diceman2004

diceman2004

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i thought i would share this with yaz all ( heres how i modded my light )

i had an chrome 12 volt tractor utility light kicking around and i stuck it on my Hawthorne , cause it looked real good with the new springer front end . ( problem , its a 12 volt incandesent car bulb )

so heres what i did

1-the bulb
2-the connectors on the bulb ( thin metal , molded onto the glass )
3-after filing thru the connectors and using sand paper to smooth out the holes edges
 

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diceman2004

diceman2004

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its not the brightest ( with only 2 LED,s ) but it does the trick .

the problem with LED,s is that they project about 90 percent of their light directly forward , due to a built in lense in the LED itself .

to put a bigger array of LED,s into that lense would require cutting a bigger round hole thru the glass ( a dremmel with sandpaper drums would do it ( but i don,t have a dremmel )

i did aim the light in my garage , and it gives enough light to see by

i,m pretty happy with the way it came out
 
corgi1

corgi1

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Just thinking,,,,If a small mirror were placed in front of the led would it reflect against the silver inside of the headlite and back out for more dispersion of lite ,,Dental mirror,spot mirror
 
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fm2200

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That's really a great idea using an old light with the led bulbs. The larger headlight is a good idea because some drivers think that your on a small motorcycle. The look is really retro to me, very cool looking even when it's not on it looks good. Well done.
 
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