New LED high beam Bulbs
I bought some C6 H7 LED bulbs from AliExpress. I also found that the securing clip was in the way of the heat sink. Fortunately, the C6 design has a fluted heat sink. This link shows them. https://www.lchled.com/product/c6-led-h7/ I used a small pair of needle nose pliers to break off two sections of the heat sink that were in the way of the clip. If the centre point (top) of the bulb was section 3, then remove the next but one in each direction, i.e. 1 and 5. That allowed the LED unit (bulb) to push all the way into the mounting disc.
I haven't seen what the effect on the beam pattern is, but it was completely diffused before, only useful for detecting reflectors on marker posts. It's summer at the moment so there's not much darkness until very late, so it may be a while before I am driving in the dark. I hope that having the LED the correct distance into the housing will improve the beam. I think there are better bulbs out there, but the position of the clip makes selection more difficult.
Pete
I haven't seen what the effect on the beam pattern is, but it was completely diffused before, only useful for detecting reflectors on marker posts. It's summer at the moment so there's not much darkness until very late, so it may be a while before I am driving in the dark. I hope that having the LED the correct distance into the housing will improve the beam. I think there are better bulbs out there, but the position of the clip makes selection more difficult.
Pete
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