Do this bulb pull a lot watts, I'm looking for a light that bright but low on watts for a motorcycle.. my stock bulb pulls a lot of watts at idle.
213730
the wattage that the bulb is listed at is the wattage drain your electrical system will feel, just like a house lightbulb, Wattage is not a true measure of light output it is a measure of power used. Lumens are a listing of light output. this is a 60/55 watt bulb that is the wattage it will draw
213731
Unfortunately I cannot answer the wattage question, but I can tell you that we burned through 2 sets of these in less than a year. The output is amazing and clear however due to this temperature it appears that they will need to be replaced often.
213732
the wattage that the bulb is listed at is the wattage drain your electrical system will feel, just like a house lightbulb, Wattage is not a true measure of light output it is a measure of power used. Lumens are a listing of light output.
1649701
It works great in mine - here's a tip though.....for some reason my bulb would turn itself off every few hours when it was dark out, perhaps being triggered by some reflection of its own light. I put some pieces of masking tape over the light sensor to make it less sensitive and that fixed it, now it's on all night long but still off during the day.
861749
It's a standard 9004 automotive Bulb.It put out a bit more light but not much more.One bulb died in about 3 weeks.I'd suggest something with a longer life especially in a vibrating Harley.
1001282
I bought some eBay led headlights that were rated at 150w. The results were not good. Put an HID kit in there instead and it was easily 3 times bbrighter , however the spread is horrible but I have yet to try to aim the headlights. I think that a stock halogen bulb with high output might give you the best balance. Best of luck. I don't regret the hids though, serious upgrade
1342698
Though I didn't actually measure the watts draw I would estimate they draw considerable less power than a normal bulb and puts out plenty of light and also very little heat. Led,s use so little power anyway, it's just a matter of just finding one that is a decent price while performing about as well as a standard incandescent bulb. Color, light output, price, and heat output, would be the most important things to look for.
2160796
If you have a socket for 1157 duel intensity bulb then yes make sure your socket is not a 1156 which is for single intensity; make sure you order the correct bulb for your application... I use these bulbs on motorcycle trailer and they work great, be advised that some of thse bulbs will not fit the front turn signals on some HD's because of the outside diamenter of the bulb at the housing hope this helps....
882535
I believe that has to be a misprint. A 100 watt bulb would be too bright as well as too hot. I have a 13 watt fluorescent bulb in mine that is equivalent to the light output of a 60 watt incandescent bulb. If you chose to go with an incandescent bulb. I would not go higher that 40 watts.
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while this particular part does not specify max wattages, similar parts specify 45w per socket ... as led bulbs are likely to be far below this i don't see any problems (i'm sure the manufacturer is simply trying to be clear that this part is NOT intended for high-wattage incandescent bulbs - and as these parts have been available forever - and as fairly bright LED bulbs are a recent development, the ad text probably has never been updated)
1342149
I have 60w bulbs in mine. They do give off a lot of heat, but didn't feel 40w would give us the light we needed in the area we have.
373101
Hi Scott. I don't know from experience yet, but I'm in the same boat as you. I live in Ohio & have this bulb in my unheated garage. I read at least one review somewhere that said low temperature is not a problem & basically I'm hoping that review was correct. Btw, I'm very happy with this bulb so far despite the high price. I considered putting in fluorescent lighting but don't need to now with how much light this puts out. Good luck! Jerry
2057227
thanks for the replies but im getting contradicting answers..main reason i want to know if its possible to use a higher wattage bulb or even hid
359831
I haven't had them installed long enough to comment on life span. My after-market daytime running lights utilize the high beam filament so it's on all the time, no premature failures yet. I do use the high beams as much as possible at night but with traffic everywhere they don't get many hours in a month on high. My Ultras have lasted for 60K and I have both of them in the zXe box as spares. High/Low? Yes, 60 watts high, 55 watts low.
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I have one and no need for watts these things are bright for their size! Not to mention tough. I had it on my car when I went into the back of a truck at 50mph and the only thing that survived was my light bar and me. The thing still works like new!
689884
rlionheart is correct, for safety reasons they ask that you not use stronger bulbs, but I do as well, since a 45 w does not provide much light. But be more cautious of the surroundings when setting up and always check your lamp socket for heat damage before use.
1506980
I found some bulbs on eBay that are a little brighter, but your options for just plug ins are limited. If you want HID, you have to modify them quite a bit. I found brighter plug ins on eBay, but they weren't much better
2101711
That is 100 watts per socket. But since 100 incandescent are extinct, I've been using 60's and it looks very nice. Now they're going extinct too. I hate CFLs. Poisonous Mercury in them.
623993
It is an interesting question When I just installed the light was very weak, at that time I compared it with a 15 watt incandescent. However, few months after, it has become brighter -maybe as a result of longer and sunnier days-; I would say today it compares to a 35 watt (yes, in between 25 and 40).