Headlight bulb alternatives

[JustEnough]

I ordered one of these to give it a try. Now I will have to wait a month for it to be shipped from China:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Car-H7-3528-102-SMD-LED-Head-Light-Headlight-Bulb-Lamp-500-Lumens-12V-ESY1-/111195743950?ssPageName=ADME:L:OC:US:3160

What I could not figure out is how much 500 LUMENS is compared to what a 45W incandescent puts out; or a halogen.

http://www.napaonline.com/Catalog/CatalogItemDetail.aspx/Headlight-Bulb-ATV/_/R-BK_7307349_0291664274

http://www.amazon.com/HELLA-HLA-H83135241-12V-Halogen-Bulb/dp/B000H0KNSM/ref=sr_1_1?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1387903297&sr=1-1&keywords=45w+halogen+headlamp

[kb0nly]

Any progress on this? I noticed your post a while back was wondering if you got the bulb yet.

500 Lumens isn't a lot sadly. A 50w halogen is something like 3600 lumens is what i read a while back.

[JustEnough]

Got the bulb two weeks after I ordered it. It was nicely packaged in a static bag inside a padded envelope. It seems to be bright enough, but I need to test the original bulb further. I just realized that my battery charger may have been set to 2A slow charge which may have dropped the voltage to the original bulb when I tested it.

I should have ordered the similar bulb with the H4 base to prevent having to make a mount for it. The H4 has three spade contacts at the bottom, which is different than the original bulb which has two "button" contacts. I ordered the H4 bulb and a pair of H4 sockets with wires to see if they will fit in the original white plastic base that "screws" into the back of the original headlight.

I am having fun with this because the bulbs and sockets are so cheap at less than $3 each.

I may give this a try:

http://www.amazon.com/Eiko-Halogen-Bulb-H4-P43T/dp/B002OPBJT0/ref=sr_1_10?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1389545508&sr=1-10&keywords=H4+45w+halogen

http://www.ebay.com/itm/H4-P43T-12V-45W-45W-CLEAR-NACHMAN-01-165-05/111250179182?_trksid=p2045573.m2042&_trkparms=aid%3D111000%26algo%3DREC.CURRENT%26ao%3 D1%26asc%3D20000%26meid%3D4068553309261700940%26pi d%3D100033%26prg%3D8920%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D4%26sd%3D 180932858751%26

[kb0nly]

I'm still trying to find an LED substitute for the 200ES headlight bulb, its different then the 250ES bulb. More of a plain flat disc with the prongs then the kind of cupped one that the 250ES uses. I haven't worked at it too hard yet with the weather and being busy. LOL