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KTM 990 Adv R Headlight bulb

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#1 ·
My low beam bulb died a sudden death this morning. I had to ride on high beam to work this morning and don't think I was too popular:)

Can anyone suggest which bulb I should get to replace it. Manual says its a H7 12V 55w bulb.

I am happy with the brightness of the OEM bulb but its always worth considering any better options that may be available.
 
#7 ·
Just my opinion but think your wasting your time with bulbs, they help, a bit, but the route cause is that Ktm's reflector is pretty shit, swapping bulbs is just polishing a turd.
 
#10 ·
Philips have got a fan free h7 led lamp called a lumiled. I've had a hid lamp in for last 36 months and the excess heat which is way more than std halogen has fried the reflector (within headlamp casing)!!! Just scraped through MOT but will need replacing before next winter!

I'm looking at alternatives and just spoken to Gabriel at Zenoverland. He stocks the cyclops led, which is great for 1190/1290 but not so for 990. Apparently a few of his customers have installed the Phillips Lumiled lamp units and they're happy with them. Anyone on here tried them?

I dont want to put heavy duty burners in that will damage the headlamp case as KTM want a whopping ÂŁ150 for that replacement unit... I'm slowly learning from my mistakes!!

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