Unless I'm missing something they don't give the wattage though?

The bulb wattage just tells you the power consumption of the bulb rather than power output. A standard filament bulb is only around 5% efficient, whereas a halogen bulb is around 7.5-10% efficient (these figures are rough). As a result the halogen bulbs give you twice as much light for a given amount of electrical energy.

I tried the Philips X-treme out yesterday, have to say i can't see thats theres much difference...


What were the bulbs you took out?

Mine were Osram 64210.


Nick.

hi i've gone through trying different bulbs and found only a slight improvement ,i settled on ring allweathers they give a yellowy/blue tint to the light as peatbog says the main is just not up to the job,no fore ground and not enough spread.the usual design style over function

aux lights imho are the way to go,i'd love a set of TT lamps but not at that price, i opted for a set of ring micro cruise lamps. fabricated a bracket,wired in via fuse and relay to work off the mains.instant success,really impressed,personally if you ride at night on A-b roads it's a must!

i will try and post a few pics later bye

you able to post a picture of how you've mounted these?

these ones ?

hi sorry it's taken so long to get back with photos. the bracket is basically a straight rod with tangs/plates welded on.i have to remove it to paint it,when i do i will measure and photo it,anyone with access to tools grinder/welder will have no bother reproducing for yourselves.when i finish the pannier brackets i will paint the lot at the same time.
i got the lamps from a local supplier, halfrauds do them as well,it was really peatbogs[i think]idea to use these lamps, he has photos elsewhere on this site
a looking forward to the lakes stoic,bye

hi just adding a few more photos it's not really about how well the daffodils that me and the kids planted are doing but the effectiveness of the lamps

i hope the photos come out in order,the bikes on side stand ticking over,first on dip plenty of fore ground little distance,next main more distance no foreground then main inc auxiallary no arguement i think.

i have them fitted about 3 weeks now and no battery problems,i never seem to have the heated grips off either what do you recon?

Now I really like that! Just what I need , I will pinch the idea if that's OK. I do have all of my own MIG gear etc so making up some brackets will be a breeze. Thanks for the info and excellent pics.:hello2:

That looks a great improvement! :thumbsup:
I found that main beam was like looking through a letterbox at fifty paces!

What have you fixed the brackets to?

Barry.