LED headlight PLEASE HELP!

[Jpiepes]

New tot his forum and have a quick question for anyone that knows anything about Electrical. I just purchased an LED Headlight of or me 2012 FZ8. It is a H4 LED Fanless HeadlightConversion Kit with Compact Heat Sink. The bulb runs at 18.6 Watts and I understand that the stock headlight bulb runs at 55 Watts. So my question is, will I need a resistor for this headlight to work? I hear all the time that resistors get hot enough to burn plastics and wires so im worried about running into that. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

[Mikz86ta]

No resistor needed. That only applies to LED signals to stop fast flash of error code on Canbus systems. The current load on those circuits (flashers) are so low, it sees it as a blown bulb.
Our bikes are not Canbus, so no headlamp error will show.

The bulbs need to be verified for correct PIN locations. In my experience, some HID and LED kits are not correct. Use a multimeter or voltmeter to test which is Ground, Low Beam 12v and High Beam 12v. From there compare to the input of your new bulb.

Hope this helps