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Scooters - 125 to 300 => Downtown 300 => Topic started by: feebleknievel on August 29, 2013, 01:35:46 AM

Title: LED ....REAR TAIL AND BRAKE LIGHTS..
Post by: feebleknievel on August 29, 2013, 01:35:46 AM

what size bulbs should i get for the rear tail light and or brake and what about blinkers i want to step up to a higher wattage for my low beams i know on my old burgman 400 i have to make everything digital to keep fuses from blowing any help is always appreciated  thank you

Title: Re: LED ....REAR TAIL AND BRAKE LIGHTS..WOW ALL THESE 300 OWNERS N NONE KNOWS
Post by: de dee on August 29, 2013, 10:35:17 PM

  I installed # 1157 bulb for the tail light,  LED of coarse,.  turn signals I did not bother with them so I dont know the led numbers

Title: Re: LED ....REAR TAIL AND BRAKE LIGHTS..WOW ALL THESE 300 OWNERS N NONE KNOWS
Post by: wheels on August 30, 2013, 12:32:38 AM

The turn signals are smaller bulbs, I spread open the socket to accept 1157's.

RTFM the service manual.

Title: Re: LED ....REAR TAIL AND BRAKE LIGHTS..WOW ALL THESE 300 OWNERS N NONE KNOWS
Post by: SaltyDog on August 30, 2013, 02:36:46 AM

If you'd used the search function on this website, you'd see that in fact at least 2 people DO know:
http://www.kymcoforum.com/index.php?topic=3527.5 (http://www.kymcoforum.com/index.php?topic=3527.5)  (See posts by Whispers and Brent in that thread)

I've not changed the bulbs on the Downtown, but I did on the Super8, and along the way discovered that the brightness of those LEDS can vary considerably amongst vendors.  Although a bit more expensive, I'd suggest buying from the superbrightleds.com website, especially for the tail/brake light.

Also, you'll have to likely pick up a different flasher unit since you're going from 2 LEDs + 2 bulb to 4 LEDs for the turn signals.  SuperbrightLEDs has those as well (and for a decent price actually), but you'll lose the click-click sound that the Kymco flasher has built in:
http://www.superbrightleds.com/moreinfo/car-install-supplies/lf1-s-flat-universal-motorcycle-electronic-flasher/787/842/ (http://www.superbrightleds.com/moreinfo/car-install-supplies/lf1-s-flat-universal-motorcycle-electronic-flasher/787/842/)

Title: Re: LED ....REAR TAIL AND BRAKE LIGHTS..WOW ALL THESE 300 OWNERS N NONE KNOWS
Post by: moparkid on August 30, 2013, 03:36:53 AM

I see you read the not so best seller "How To Insult People and Not Win Friends"......     ::)

Title: Re: LED ....REAR TAIL AND BRAKE LIGHTS..WOW ALL THESE 300 OWNERS N NONE KNOWS
Post by: ophelia on August 30, 2013, 04:03:11 AM

Maybe taunting or irking your fellow riders with "wow all these 300 owners n none knows" isn't the best way to ask for advice. You generally get back what you give out. I think it's quite reasonable you would have gotten an nicer reply if you omitted the snarky bit.

Maybe you had a bad day. But I suggest you try to be nice. These are the same people you will be dealing with for help and advice tomorrow and the day after so long as you continue to visit KymcoForum.com.

Cheers. :)

Title: Re: LED ....REAR TAIL AND BRAKE LIGHTS..WOW ALL THESE 300 OWNERS N NONE KNOWS
Post by: Vivo on August 30, 2013, 05:43:50 AM

Yeah, lots of 300 owners and no one knows? You're one of them, right?  Why can't you just remove those lights and see what size are they and share them to those who don't know? geez...

Title: Re: LED ....REAR TAIL AND BRAKE LIGHTS..WOW ALL THESE 300 OWNERS N NONE KNOWS
Post by: mnpugdog on August 30, 2013, 03:21:37 PM

I have full LED's all the way around and didn't have to crack anything open to do it. I did get them from SuperbrightLED's

Title: Re: LED ....REAR TAIL AND BRAKE LIGHTS..WOW ALL THESE 300 OWNERS N NONE KNOWS
Post by: feebleknievel on August 30, 2013, 05:23:26 PM

thanks thats what i want to do is LED all the way around  just want to make sure i get the right head lamps n tail lights n blinkers n such