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Cool!

I was wondering how it was going for others that wanted to swap.

I've had a few more night rides with the yellow lamp and have to say I'm pleased and see no problem for night time travel.
Matter of fact I like the color quite a bit at night.

Just put mine in too. Looks like plenty of yellow comes through.

I'm happy with the one yellow bulb in the low beam socket.

It's good to hear it works ok at night too.

yep thats what i did just a low beam for now to see how it will work, sorry to ask again who knows what is the model of that tiny parking bulb in there?

The manual says W5W / 12v / 5 w for the parking lamp, hope that helps.


That makes sense with only using low beam, seems like a logical compromise. I only tried yellow in high with low white, wasn't yellow enough for me.

Glad you folks are happy with the optional look.

We change headlight bulbs for two reasons, to be seen better and to see better. The yelow bulbs are better for them to see you but are they better for you to better see the road?? Or is the bright white bulb better for that?

Well, I believe that most would agree the yellow light helps you be seen better, as for seeing the road, I don't believe it's any less of illumination, just a different color. Reflective signs and road markings reflect yellow.
I feel just as safe while traveling at high speeds on the freeway and back roads at night with seeing far enough down the road to be safe with the yellow lights. That part didn't change for me when I swapped lamps.
It's still too subjective as our eyes are all different, I have 20/10 eyesight with good night vision. Just had an eye test last month and started with the companies copyright under the bottom row at the bottom of the test.


The good thing is this mod is pretty cheap and easily reversed if you don't feel the same as I. Give it a try.

Lost Rider wrote:The manual says W5W / 12v / 5 w for the parking lamp, hope that helps.


That makes sense with only using low beam, seems like a logical compromise. I only tried yellow in high with low white, wasn't yellow enough for me.

Glad you folks are happy with the optional look.

yes it does, thinking of this
http://www.amazon.com/Halo-Automotive-S ... 936&sr=1-2

Where's Don E? There's quite a school of thought to say that yellow is actually better for night vision than white (and yellow-ish white is better that blue-ish white). Don used to be a dab hand at posting those articles and links .. couldn't find them in a search.

It is amusing to see yellow coming back after blue-white got to be soooo fashionable.

Caroanbill wrote: It is amusing to see yellow coming back after blue-white got to be soooo fashionable.

That was my thought also. Well you guys in the far South are going into your winter season while us up here are heading toward our riding season so hash it out and let us know in September.

nylife wrote:...... sorry to ask again who knows what is the model of that tiny parking bulb in there?

I think this is the bulb you're looking for to go "all yellow" -->
http://www.piaa.com/automotive-bulbs/mini-wedge.html

Yellow headlight update.
So i decided to update the little wedge bulb as well and here are the results

and both on together


happy with result and being more visible, next step is BMW supplemental brake light

Looks great. I'll post a photo of my Swedish yellow cover when it arrives!

nylife, the link you posted is for a 12v 5w bulb. do you have the link for the driving lights? thanks

For the little wedge light - visit any big-box auto parts store. Commonly used for sidemarker lights (a bit more orange then yellow, but close enough for government work..) About $0.49/each.

abambach wrote:nylife, the link you posted is for a 12v 5w bulb. do you have the link for the driving lights? thanks

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0064F ... 00_details

I always thought that yellow light was made for the use in fog. If you add yellow fog lights to your car you can see the difference right a way.

I was talking with a police friend about yellow lights and he came up with this out of the notebook he carries:

39:3-50.Color of lights,.
39:3-50. All lamps and reflectors, which display a light visible from directly in front of a vehicle as authorized by this subtitle, shall exhibit lights substantially white, yellow or amber in color.

(a) The color of light emitted or reflected by exterior lamps or reflectors on a vehicle shall be as follows, except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) of this section:

White when the lamp is a headlamp, or spot lamp, or illuminates a license plate or a destination sign; or is located on the outside limit of a side car or other attachment on a motor cycle;
Substantially white or amber when the lamp is a side-cowl or fender lamp, running-board or other courtesy lamp, front parking lamp, back-up lamp, auxiliary driving lamp; or a turn signal on or facing the front;

It went on to explain where amber and red lamps are allowed. He said he most likely wouldn't issue a ticket for just a yellow headlight but if he did a stop for speeding or something else and the driver had an attitude he might throw in a violation for lights just as an extra bonus.

BTW: This is New Jersey Motor Vehicle Code Title 39 the basis for all NJ motor vrehicle laws. Your state may be different.