Quote from: Stig on July 27, 2018, 10:37:01 AM
Hello Jon, any chance you can post a DIY on the LEDs you've installed on your LIKE200i?
Bulbs you used? etc.
Or, if not, some photos of them lit up?
Lots of folks have talked about adding LEDs to the LIKE.
Stig
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Stig,
So I don't have a DIY on the LED upgrade, but your break fluid photos are a good start for the headlight, I used a plastic/nylon spakle tool instead of the pizza wheel. Pretty self explanatory once you get the dash off, it's really just a wire clip to hold the lamp in the reflector body in place with a couple of screws but be careful not to drop a washer into the body of the scooter as I did, I had to cobble something up to make it work as a result. I used a "CREE XPH-50" with a H7 base (three prong) as the replacement. Big improvement!
As for the running lights in the fairing, they can be accessed through the glove box and are somewhat frustrating to install as you almost have to dislocate your wrist to install them, it took a lot of trial and patience for me to accomplish. The Lamps used are a T10 base and the brand I purchased was "Yorkim", no trouble yet and added bonus, the same lamp can be used for the license plate light replacement.
For the tail light, top box and rear directionals I would suggest other readers to check out your DIY on your top box install, as that is where I learned how to do it and it's very thorough. Everything back there is behind that plastic panel in the wheel well.
As far as kit, I used "JDM ASTAR Extremely Bright PX Chipset 1157 LED Lamp Brilliant Red" for the tail light and it has a very good differentiation between break and running light (very important in an urban environment) and much brighter when breaking.
And finely for the top box I used "Wiipro Universal LED Light Strip Tail Brake Stop Turn Signal 32LED 8" Flexible led light for motorcycle" super fine wires (break out the soldering iron) and very cheap, but it's fairly bright and I have be happy with it so far.
Just a note, not so much for the standard lamp replacements, but for the additional top box LED strip. I would suggest investing in a multi-meter so you can check where your voltage is in regard to application ie. break, running, directional. It is not hard to screw it up as everything is tight and probably for most of you, your laying on the ground with a soldering iron above your face. They can be had pretty cheap, but as an electrician I would suggest spending at least $35-$50 if you can afford it, also speaking of soldering, I use a butane soldering iron, I've had it mine for 20 years, fits in the palm of your hand, good heat control, pretty cheap and no wire; so it can make your life at least a little easier in a fairly uncomfortable position.
Hope that helps, and thanks for all the help you have shared.
Jon
