Vintage bike light

This is my first post and to set out my stall, I know nothing about building or modifying LED lights this sounds like an intro at an AA meeting? However, I restore vintage bikes which normally come with very nice, bullet shaped dynamo powered lights. I'd like to convert the light housing to accommodate an LED vintage bike light an external "modern" battery pack. Or even possibly a self-contained unit for a small rear red light.

We can ship all over the world. Details here. For mounting on the front fork Not recommended Please attach to places other than the front fork. Vintage light product features. Many people think of KiLEY's light as a silver body machined from aluminum with an elegant luster. This vintage light is just one of them. It is finished in a design that harmonizes old and new while designing to remember some nostalgia.

Vintage bike light

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The best way for us to help you, start with good detailed pictures of the lights, but not just outside, take them apart, and show us internals, vintage bike light. When we see that we'll have ideas on how you can mod it.

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Vintage bike light

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Hi rmwesley, i did it: I restore my vintage bike and now it has 2 two lighting systems: the first lighting system is the original one, with original dynamo and headlights, but I changed the incandescent lamps with led lamps. What bike? Of course, most vintage lights decades ago are battery operated, but what about the lights you are using now? For mounting on the front fork Not recommended Please attach to places other than the front fork. Source: Sheldon Brown. Only one standard stay is attached to the rear. Replacement is possible for malfunctions. The continuous lighting time is about 11 hours at the front and about 86 hours at the rear. These can be obtained in either a bulb designed for a single voltage 4. Many thanks in advance for your time.

If you own an old school retro vintage bike or a fixie bike, you should surely get yourself a matching pair of retro bike lights.

Vintage doesn't necessarily equate to valuable or unique. I haven't got anything in at the moment, so expect a short delay until I get my hands on something suitable. It will make a lot more light from the original incandescent lamp, but don't expect excellent lighting. Examples either: 1. Hence the reason for wanting to make them and the bike more usable, whilst still keeping the aesthetic. Tax included. Argo Argo October 14, , pm 5. Or even possibly a self-contained unit for a small rear red light. Argo Argo October 14, , pm 9. Many thanks for the reply, however they are the type of bikes which you need to pedal yourself. Externally they will typically look similar to this: Source: Sheldon Brown. Are there any good books or links anyone can recommend as a starting point please. Due to the customer's own negligence. Installing a dish, a heatsink, a driver and a switch in that old headlight is a complex and expensive operation, so the easiest and most convenient thing if you want to use the dynamo is to buy a modern vintage style LED headlight for the your dynamo, like this, but even in this case don't expect a lot of light.