Anyone else on 6v with dim lights?!

[mrsm]

I thought of getting some of these. My old man has them on his pushbike and they could light up Harrods ;D

cgi.ebay.co.uk/SMART-RECHARGEABLE-TWIN-CYCLE-HEAD-LIGHT-8379_W0QQitemZ160069558758QQihZ006QQcategoryZ22689QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Not sure if I'm being as dim as me scoot or if it's actually a good idea... what do you guys think? Cheers

[jackthekipper]

they don't look bad to me,just converted my old GL to 12 volt with conversion kit,wish i had'nt bothered,loads of probs,maybe better with something like that. go for it

[64gl]

hi ,

i recently converted to 12v lights , best thing i've done ! took me ages cos i had to learn allsorts , but well worth it and believe me when you live in the sticks , lights are a must especially for all the feckin blind car drivers who cant see past their bonnets !

just make sure you get your kit from a good dealer with instructions .

[barndoor]

hiya ,

my sprint 150 has been restored and upped to 12v, problem i'm having is the tail light keeps blowing which then effectively renders the brake light useless.......any ideas?

[mrsm]

Ooh yes, see here vespa.proboards31.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=1175850811

My old man is a dood and somehow figured out that the wrong wattage bulb makes the lights go crazy and we blew more brake light bulbs that I've had hot dinners (and that's a lot!)

HTH, Mrs M

[mrsm]

Oh except I'm still on 6v so maybe not that helpful afterall

[alanw]

[quotemy sprint 150 has been restored and upped to 12v, problem i'm having is the tail light keeps blowing which then effectively renders the brake light useless.......any ideas?][/quote]

Try LED bulbs they have no filaments to blow so electric surges are no problems
Also a mate fitted them to a 6 volt system and they seemed to work ok even tho they are rated at 12 volts