Parking Lamp Bulb Installation | H7 Connector Upgrade

[Grumpy Goat]

As Darrell mentioned the brighter bulbs have a shorter life.
I had always guessed the shorter bulb life was caused by more heat.

It is. More light output, more heat, quicker burnout. Nothing comes for free.

[Olgry1]

Wayne, sometime you should pull that dust cover off the low bean when you get home from a longer ride and see how hot the plastic around the connector feels. And then on another similar temp day when it is dry out leave the dust cover off and do the same thing checking if you can tell the temp difference. If cooler it could indicate there is a heat build up in the enclosed area with the dust cover on.

Good idea. I hope I remember. I am off for the rest of the week so there is a chance of a ride somewhere, depending on the weather. I tell you - places like Helen have spoiled going for rides in these parts for me. Hot, often humid and flat / boring. Makes day tripping not that good.

I agree about being spoiled.....unless I am on a trip I do not ride that much around home anymore. If you want boring come to Illinois

[Lee]

Same here, we rarely ride at home.
The bikes are for trips.