Hella FF50 Driving Lights

[dixonduke]

http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/rodi_1937_62463027

I installed a pair of these after a very long debate on upgrading to HID headlights. I know that the cheapest thing on a BMW is the rider, but less than 1 hundred dollars spent versus my other plan which would have cost close to 8 hundred for HID.

I am pleasently surprised and very impressed with the light that they put out. These are 55w halogen, and I have read where people swap the bulb with a 100w. I can't imagine how bright that would be, as these are very, very, very bright already.

I ordered them from Autobarn.com (http://www.autobarn.net/helauxlam.html), but they are available from many different retailers, brick and mortar and on the net alike.

Here is my finished install, my next task is to slave them to my High Beam with the relay supplied in the box.

http://r1200gsa.smugmug.com/photos/137967765-L.jpg

http://r1200gsa.smugmug.com/photos/137967819-L.jpg

I recommend these lights to all looking for a compact, inexpensive, high quaility auxillary driving light.

Thanks,

[TexBiker]

I love the FF50's. There's a retailer on Ebay that sells them for ~$30 shipped and I've ordered several sets over the last couple of years. I just installed a set on my R1100GS and I'm trying to find a way to put a pair on my F650 as well.

Best bargain in aux lighting I've ever found.

[dixonduke]

I love the FF50's. There's a retailer on Ebay that sells them for ~$30 shipped and I've ordered several sets over the last couple of years. I just installed a set on my R1100GS and I'm trying to find a way to put a pair on my F650 as well.

Best bargain in aux lighting I've ever found.

I had read about him in my searches but I could not find any adds on ebay in the last month or so as cheap as Autobarn. I just did another search (http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?sofocus=bs&sbrftog=1&from=R10&satitle=hella+ff50&sacat=-1%26catref%3DC6&sargn=-1%26saslc%3D2&sadis=200&fpos=ZIP%2FPostal&ftrt=1&ftrv=1&saprclo=&saprchi=&fsop=1%26fsoo%3D1&coaction=compare&copagenum=1&coentrypage=search&fgtp=)to confirm I did not spend 40 bucks for no reason, and the same lights are listed from 128 with free shipping to 85 dollars + shipping. Autobarn was 79 I think.

[sherob]

I had a set of PIAA 1100x's and the FF50's... for the money, you can't beat the Hella's for aux lighting! :clap:

[CycleCat]

I put a set on my Quota a couple years ago and have been quite happy with them ever since. I even managed to wire them so I can choose to have them always on (HI or LO beam) or to go on and off with the high beam.

http://cyclecat.smugmug.com/photos/7650122-M.jpg

[Tourmeister]

:tab I have a set sitting in a box in my garage, never even installed. I sold the GS shortly after I got them and they were not part of the deal. They won't fit nicely on the KLR and it really lacks the power for running much in the way of effective auxiliary lighting. I had the FF100's on the GS. They put out great light but were not real durable in terms of their construction. The FF50's seem better in that regard. It still kills me that BMW sells an "adventure" bike with such pathetic stock lighting :roll: Everyone knows adventure riding inevitably includes unplanned night riding in places where you need every bit of lighting you can power! No excuse on their part...

[CycleCat]

T-man,
I've considered getting another set for my truck. Any interest in selling yours? How much?

[Tourmeister]

Pay the shipping and they are yours.

[Beach]

Pay the shipping and they are yours.
That's a great deal. I have a set of the FF50 along with a set of Hella Optilux driving lights mounted behind teh grill of my truck.
I have another set of the Hella FF's (the retangular ones) still in the box and I am wondering about mounting them on the DR650. Anybody know if the DR can handle the extra draw?
http://www.dodgetalk.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=111350&stc=1&thumb=1

[CycleCat]

Pay the shipping and they are yours.

PM on the way! :rider: ;-)