LED Motorcycle Headlight

Step 10 Optional Addition

If you add a capacitor to the circuit where appropriate, you can produce a fade affect when the headlight is switched from the "running light" to the "high beam".

And that's it for this Instructable!
LEDs allow you to make extremely long-lasting, highly efficient, vibration-proof, unique, and inexpensive headlights. The same process applies to making turn signals and brake lights.
However those won't require as high of an output level and most available drop-in replacements will work fine. But should you want something unique for those too, there's always the option to make your own.

Comments

[ganpool]

Good

[CHAMPt]

Have always wanted to do this, and this filled in pretty much all the gaps I had to figure out a good plan of action. Good explaination and write-up!

[-Syrus-]

Thanks a bunch!

Great piece of engineering, simple but effective.