LED tail light, bought from
Nippy Normans inclusive white lens for BP 75 / US$ 152 / Euro 108. I chose the normal version, not the so called the 'Design' version as shown on the animated picture from above. The difference is in the pattern how the leds are lit up. On the normal version they don't light up in decorative stripe-design.
The kit includes a circuit board wit pigtail plug
and a white lens. The lens of course looks nice on the bike:
Installation is a 5 Minutes affair, simply done by removing the original lens cover, plugging the pigtail in, and securing the circuit board with a screw:
Interesting - pinkish light instead of the expected intensive LED red:
This of course also does not get better with the clear lens:
... which is why I reverted to the red lens:
Much better, even in daylight:
Conclusion:
Installation is simple. The plug fit to the lamps socket is pretty loose. I had to use some tape for getting this sitting firm, and the light firing up. Without the tape the light would not work, and an error message is displayed. The LEDs have a rather pinkish red that looks Hello Kitty style with the clear lens. The light output is almost invisible under bright sun light! The light output is vastly improved with the original red lens.
As a replacement rear light unit with no more burning out bulb, this unit works with the Canbus system. The light panel alone costs BP 55. But don't expect any visibility improvement over the stock tail light.
