Had a look at the spotlight unit at lunch time, there is power going to it so it's not the wiring.One of my electronic engineers is gonna take the board out by unsoldering it tomorrow and give it a once over. I'm hoping it's just a dry joint or something simple.If it's fooked i'll have to buy another set and replace it, plus then have a spare.I've found them to be invaluable out on the road, night or day, so really want it sorted asap.
Could be a bad batch - both sets of mine still going strong over a year later. Even if they did only last a year each time, I'd happily pay £15 a year for the benefits. £200 -£300 variable output LED spots might last you longer................
https://www.clearwaterlights.com/products/darla-1 I had these on my BMW and had them removed before I sold it. I'm going to fit them onto the Fazer when I work out how to fix them to the engine bars. They're incredible and were still working perfectly after 3 years but they're not very cheap.
Quote from: vinnyb on 22 November 2017, 09:30:29 pmhttps://www.clearwaterlights.com/products/darla-1 I had these on my BMW and had them removed before I sold it. I'm going to fit them onto the Fazer when I work out how to fix them to the engine bars. They're incredible and were still working perfectly after 3 years but they're not very cheap.Feck me.........that's 20 - or so pairs (or 20 yrs) compared to the ones we use.......but like I always say, you pays yer money etc,
The CBF failed just like my 1st CBF so outed it.
Sorry to bring back up this thread, but how have you found the longevity of these lights?I had some fitted for just over a year now, same as tommyardin and slappy, much lower down mounted on top of the standard Yammy low engine crash bars. In that time, I've had no end of hassle with the bolt that goes through the supplied mounts and threads on the the alu body of the lights giving up leaving me with spinning lights that just fling to side to light up hedge row... Tried lock tight and all sorts, but ultimately the threads on the light bodies are shite. Swapped with longer bolts now with a nut on inside - bit of faff to tighten up, but held much better. I've also had hassle with water ingress into the lenses, with moisture on the inside taking ages to dry out. Have to pop them open to clean and dry them out. I have to agree to think they do help with filtering, especially through winter and dusk/dark conditions. Definitely get the impression of more people noticing me, though these things are always hard to confirm, it could just be my perception. Now I'm in two minds as to bin them, try bypassing switch and hooking relay to side lights instead, or splashing out on new, better ones.