Thought I'd share my experience of LED headlights and getting them to be error free.
Due to a kind donation of a set of H7 LED headlights by highflyingbirds this had been made possible.
Parts used as follows:
Twenty20 H7 LED 6000k Headlights: https://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/twenty20-compact-led-headlight-bulbs-H7-pair.html
Philips LED CANbus Adapter: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Philips-18952-°C2-Canbus-LED-Adaptor-Set/dp/B07C5PN1LH/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?keywords=philips+canbus&qid=1567447713&s=gateway&sprefix=philips+canbus&sr=8-2
Once installed, they give a bright white with no traces of blue. No CANbus errors, unfortunately if the ignition is switched on they do flash on and off briefly which is a little annoying as the resistor is supposed to prevent this.
In short, once you have the LEDs and the resistor you will find that it's a really right fit behind the dustcover on the headlight, this causes a gap in the side of the dust cover.
To get around this I marked the contact point between the headlight and the dust cover and then drilled a hole using a drill bit used for drilling large holes in wood, as you can see from the pictures it's not the nearest job but atleast it's not going to be seen.
Once there's a hole in each there's room for the headlight cover to fit and allow for any wires to come through the back of it.
The resistors are a black square unit, these have been tucked under the wings and cable tied in, location should allow enough airflow to cool them. (See images).
I haven't yet figured out how I'm going to seal the holes in the back of the dust covers. One idea is to simply fill them with some sealent but that's going to cause an issue when it comes to removing the covers. Open to suggestions!
Hope someone finds this useful.
Due to a kind donation of a set of H7 LED headlights by highflyingbirds this had been made possible.
Parts used as follows:
Twenty20 H7 LED 6000k Headlights: https://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/twenty20-compact-led-headlight-bulbs-H7-pair.html
Philips LED CANbus Adapter: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Philips-18952-°C2-Canbus-LED-Adaptor-Set/dp/B07C5PN1LH/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?keywords=philips+canbus&qid=1567447713&s=gateway&sprefix=philips+canbus&sr=8-2
Once installed, they give a bright white with no traces of blue. No CANbus errors, unfortunately if the ignition is switched on they do flash on and off briefly which is a little annoying as the resistor is supposed to prevent this.
In short, once you have the LEDs and the resistor you will find that it's a really right fit behind the dustcover on the headlight, this causes a gap in the side of the dust cover.
To get around this I marked the contact point between the headlight and the dust cover and then drilled a hole using a drill bit used for drilling large holes in wood, as you can see from the pictures it's not the nearest job but atleast it's not going to be seen.
Once there's a hole in each there's room for the headlight cover to fit and allow for any wires to come through the back of it.
The resistors are a black square unit, these have been tucked under the wings and cable tied in, location should allow enough airflow to cool them. (See images).
I haven't yet figured out how I'm going to seal the holes in the back of the dust covers. One idea is to simply fill them with some sealent but that's going to cause an issue when it comes to removing the covers. Open to suggestions!
Hope someone finds this useful.
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