Modern Vespa

One thing that has been bugging me about the Liberty is the fact the color temperature (yellow) of the headlight bulb didn't match the white LED running lights. Instead of replacing the bulb with a cooler temp halogen, I decided to try a "plug n play" LED bulb:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B092SHMWQZ?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2_dt_b_product_details

The install was fairly easily, with the only struggle being trying to get the plastic black lockring behind the bulb back into place. The ring around the base of the LED bulb housing is slightly larger than the stock bulb, so you have to use a bit of muscle, cursing and luck to get it locked in. Once in, you hope you don't have to deal with again for years since the bulb is rated for "30,000 hours". Not 100% sure that this means, but I have previously worked with LEDs which claimed "50,000 hours", which meant the amount of operational time where the light output would degrade by 20%.

I'm very happy that the color of the headlight now matches the color of the running lights - I'll have to wait for my next evening ride to see how the output/spread/pattern compares to the stock halogens.[/img]

Hi Is your led bulb still working ok? I have a 2023 Liberty and would like to upgrade the bulb to LED. It looks like Amazon no longer has the one you have. Any recommendations on another one?

Same here, looking for a replacement.

I haven't found anything but this and did not get it
https://www.scooterwest.com/led-h4-headlight-kit-for-vespa-gt-gts-super-300-sprint-150-primavera-150.html

There is "bright", and then there's "focused".
I ride at night, every ride.
I need focused.
O.S.

If anyone is still looking for a great LED replacement bulb I recommend Lucas Lighting's MX-H4. You can buy one at their website lucas-lighting.com.

Do you have a photo of it installed? Was it easy to install?

I saw someone else's and it was super bright so I got one for myself and i'm installing it this weekend. I saw an installation video on youtube and it doesn't look hard just annoying. But it took less than ten minutes so fingers crossed.

Your night riding impression with your new light?

O.S.

I'm going LED on my Gilera DNA soon once ive finished fine tuning it.
Will prob get some cheap ones from Amazon with good reviews and see how that goes, keep old spare and replace with more upmarket LEDs if they do go bad early.
Looking online the plug n play LEDs are actually not bad. I think the MOT thing and the beam spread issues puts people off.
I took note of the filament's position within the original bulb, the beam spread is to do with mainly how far forward or back this is, and some have 3 LED diodes in a line either side others have like 6 diodes staggered.
The more closer you can get the light source to where the original halogen filament was positioned within the headlight assy the better which can involve a little trial and error with different LED bulbs as they all seem to vary in size, shape and LED diodes placement and a small change in position of the light source has a massive effect on how the reflective interior of the headlight spreads the light.