LED light panel & rear indicators

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LED light panel & rear indicators

Postby Paul » Sat Nov 11, 2006 3:57 pm

Folks,

I have just fitted an LED tail light panel and idicators on my F800S, from Nippy Normans. The same panels also fit the R1200GS and the indicators can be used on the R1200S.

The indicator panels also incorporate a brake light strip, for added visibility whilst braking.

Here is the rear of my bike before fitting the new lights:

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Here's the LED tail light panel:

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And here it all is fitted, with a new clear tail light lense:

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Ignition on:

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brakes on:

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Turning right:

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... whilst braking:

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Whadaya think?

Cheers,

Paul 8)
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Postby POB » Sat Nov 11, 2006 8:52 pm

Like the indicators, but TBH I reckon the stop / tail light looked better red! Am about to get the LED panel myself for reliability and brightness, but I'll keep the stock lens (I have a red bike).

Not sure about £50 for a PAIR of indicators though - were they the "red baron" version? I might have to stretch to a set, that's how awesome they look. Thanks for the write-up!

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Postby throttlemeister » Sun Nov 12, 2006 1:33 am

I have them on my 11S too, and love em. They are very bright, much brighter than stock, and I love the on/off character of LED's as opposed to the fade in/out of bulbs. Much more visible.

Kept the red taillight lens though, as I feel it looks better on my yellow tail, but the indicators are clear.

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Postby sproggy » Sun Nov 12, 2006 6:02 pm

I reckon the same - clear indicators are good but I'm sticking with the red tail light (phoenix grey bike) as I think it looks better. Everything else is clear, but somehow I think the bike needs the red lens for contrast or something :?

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Postby madman » Tue Nov 14, 2006 3:42 pm

I have just posted the pictures of our 1100S rear lights on my blog. The extra brake lights in the indicators show up the same through my white lenses and Judes amber lenses.
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Re: LED light panel & rear indicators

Postby julian » Tue Nov 14, 2006 7:17 pm

Paul wrote:Image

Whadaya think? Cheers, Paul 8)


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Postby Paul » Wed Nov 15, 2006 6:29 am

Julian,

Just my poor photographic skills :oops:

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Postby Adski » Wed Nov 15, 2006 9:46 pm

I'd like some LED indicators but don't like the idea of then having it fit a resistor to get them flashing properly.
I've just got a 25 LED stop/tail light - looks just like standard and is as bright as normal bulb.
I've also got a 6x white LED pilot light, which looks rather good.

It's partly cosmetic, partly for reliability and partly to save a few joules of energy for those heated grips should I feel the need to use them.

EDIT - Cost £15.05 including VAT and delivery from http://www.ultraleds.co.uk and was delivered next day. :)
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Postby throttlemeister » Wed Nov 15, 2006 11:44 pm

The tail/signal conversions as seen in this thread and available through Nippy Normans, are plug and play. No need to add resistors or anything, as all is integrated on the little board.

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Re: LED light panel & rear indicators

Postby thepast123 » Mon May 29, 2017 4:11 pm

Paul wrote:Folks,

I have just fitted an LED tail light panel and idicators on my F800S, from Nippy Normans. The same panels also fit the R1200GS and the indicators can be used on the R1200S.

The indicator panels also incorporate a brake light strip, for added visibility whilst braking.

Here is the rear of my bike before fitting the new lights:

Image

Here's the led light panel:

Image

And here it all is fitted, with a new clear tail light lense:

Image

Ignition on:

Image

brakes on:

Image

Turning right:

Image

... whilst braking:

Image

Whadaya think?

Cheers,

Paul 8)


Hello,
Thanks for the post.
I have to know from where have you bought that LED tail light panel??
Because It's really good to see. And I also want to buy that.
Thanks

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Re: LED light panel & rear indicators

Postby Paul » Mon May 29, 2017 7:16 pm

Hi,

As you can see from the date of the original post, that was 11 years ago. I bought them from a site called Nippy Normans but after a quick check on there they don't stock them any more. Given how long the R1100S has been out of production, you might struggle to find a source for these now. I don't recall who manufactured them, but might be worth checking with places like Wunderlich.

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