Cover for LED Headlight Conversion?

[MidLife]

There are no covers on the back of the LED bulbs on my ST1300, which doesn't seem like a good idea for riding in the rain?

Is there a good solution for sealing this area, like the rubber covers on the back of the OEM bulbs?

On the other hand, not sure how the LED cooling fans would work if the back of the headlight assy is sealed!

 

[David Fyffe]

Minimal water in this area when raining.
I have used LED bulbs for the last 5-6 years with no problem. LED pushes thru the rubber boot, fan sticks out the back.

 

[Larry Fine]

If the bulb/fan and the flange are separable, do so and mount just the flange, then install the rubber, then insert the bulb/fan.

 

[MidLife]

Minimal water in this area when raining.
I have used LED bulbs for the last 5-6 years with no problem. LED pushes thru the rubber boot, fan sticks out the back.

Are you using the OEM boot?

We often have inches of water on the road when caught in a downpour here in Houston. With water sometimes splashing up between the dashboad and handlebars, which worries me with these openings.

Also walls of water splashing down when passed by trucks. Cannot always pull over right away.

 

[ST Gui]

My LEDs separated so I was able to use the OEM rubber seals without modification to them. One half was on either side of the boot. But then I don't ride in the rain.

 

[Obo]

I was able to use the OEM boots with my LED's (the now out-of-date-but-cutting-edge-at-the-time F2's) and the fan slightly protruded.

 

[MidLife]

My LEDs separated so I was able to use the OEM rubber seals without modification to them. One half was on either side of the boot. But then I don't ride in the rain.

I'll check if it is possible here. But the aim and coverage is so good I hate to mess it up.......

 

[docw1]

I switched to these (https://www.amazon.com/Termitor-H4-...8-3-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&th=1) which have an internal fan and can still use the rubber boot. A little difficult to fasten the bail wire due to a thicker flange

 

[ST Gui]

A little difficult to fasten the bail wire due to a thicker flange

You ain't lyin'. I have a different brand and fastening the bail wire was the only difficult part of the job. And it was difficult.

 

[MidLife]

You ain't lyin'. I have a different brand and fastening the bail wire was the only difficult part of the job. And it was difficult.

This is why I am not looking forwards to tinker with something I didn't install myself and is working very well......

But not liking this open headlight assy.

 

[SMSW]

As said, the rubber boots will fit on the LED lamps. I'd guess that a PO did not fit them when he installed the lamps.

 

[ibike2havefun]

I did the F2 LED conversion several years ago. Here are a few photos from that install. Other varieties of bulb may be different than what was, at that time, the state-of-the-art LED solution for the ST1300.