Changing the rear lights?

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Cathcart · #31 Post by **Cathcart** » Wed Feb 27, 2013 10:09 am

Am I correct in saying that the rear lights are standard 1157? Any clearance issues with led bulbs?

Aladinsaneuk · #32 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Wed Feb 27, 2013 11:43 am

yep and no

Cathcart · #33 Post by **Cathcart** » Wed Feb 27, 2013 1:11 pm

Continue...

Aladinsaneuk · #34 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Wed Feb 27, 2013 2:17 pm

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yes, the bulbs are standard and no, no clearance issues with LED bulb replacements

HowardQ · #35 Post by **HowardQ** » Wed Feb 27, 2013 5:39 pm

If you do go for LED bulbs, make sure you go for the type with some side LEDs as well as rear facing. This type are mainly used for the stop lights and light up the alloy reflector much better with the red LEDs.
Also get bulbs with the most LEDs you can get.
The first lot I bought had no side LEDs and only 8 or so rear facing.
They just lit a ring the size of the bulb, so I got rid.
There are plenty to choose from on Ebay, mine came from Hong Kong, were cheap and came very quickly, not had any problems at all.

Cathcart · #36 Post by **Cathcart** » Wed Feb 27, 2013 5:45 pm

Cheers.

Get what you mean now Dean... Feel like a total prat!

randomsquid · #37 Post by **randomsquid** » Wed Feb 27, 2013 8:00 pm

Cathcart wrote:Feel like a total prat!

Alad will be along shortly.

#38 Post by **Kwackerz** » Thu Feb 28, 2013 12:21 am

Im fitting landrover brakelight lenses to the back of the Mille..

Not relevant to this thread really other to highlight that some ideas come at you from the strangest of places

Aladinsaneuk · #39 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Thu Feb 28, 2013 6:58 am

just waiting on the stool so you can reach the land rovers lights?

blinkey501 · #40 Post by **blinkey501** » Thu Feb 28, 2013 7:01 pm

Kwackerz wrote:Im fitting landrover brakelight lenses to the back of the Mille..

Not relevant to this thread really other to highlight that some ideas come at you from the strangest of places

Mmmm i have some clear land rover lenses somewhere

#41 Post by **Kwackerz** » Thu Feb 28, 2013 8:00 pm

Figured it out.. I take off the existing round light lenses, cut a 'sunglasses frame' shape plate to act as a convertor plate for the slightly different screw hole positions and then screw the glass lenses to that. Will look great when done and definitely not following the crowd..

#42 Post by **mangocrazy** » Thu Feb 28, 2013 10:54 pm

The crowd will be following you at a discrete distance and waiting till you leave the bike unattended.

Then they'll nick your custom lights...

Only kiddin'...

Aladinsaneuk · #43 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Fri Mar 01, 2013 12:03 am

His plan being dependant on a set of steps....

fatboy · #44 Post by **fatboy** » Fri Mar 01, 2013 7:56 pm

Im fitting Mille lights to the back of my Landrover, will let you know how this affects performance

#45 Post by **Kwackerz** » Fri Mar 01, 2013 10:24 pm

Should improve it.. and give it a somewhat industrial look..