9 volt led light mod

[diceman2004]

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

 

[diceman2004]

4-then i drilled the housing for the switch
5-2 superbright white LED bulbs mounted on perfboard to match the hole in the glass bulb
6-fitting the new bulbs into the glass lens

 

[diceman2004]

7-the assembled light
8-the light turned off
9-the light turned on

 

[diceman2004]

10-light on bike turned off
11-light on bike turned on

 

[diceman2004]

there ya have it

thats how i turned a 12volt glass incandesent tractor light into a cool 9volt LED light for my bike

 

[azbill]

nice job !!!
cool little how-to

 

[corgi1]

Looks sharp ,does it shine very far for nite riding?

 

[diceman2004]

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]

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

 

[fm2200]

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.

 

[DVBikes]

waht led did u use

 

[diceman2004]

i used 2 clear ( 3volt superbright LED,s )