$20 vs $200 Helmet Lights 

Thank you so much XM394! I love to hear your appreciation for my work. 🙏

Awesome stuff, Mezentrabelsi! Thanks for your support. Will ship that out ASAP.

Thanks Kev Bomb!

You can order it from www.lightmodehelmets.com. We ship to Philippines. Just add the kit you want to your cart, enter your address, and choose a shipping option.

Thanks for ordering Bianca!

Hey yeah, I looked into it a while back, but you could still see the point of each light source and making each source addressable (so that it can animate) is not readily available. Addressable COB LEDs are only addressable in like 10 cm segments. The tech I developed is plenty bright and not too power-hungry so I think it is a good balance. I may look into COB again for future projects though. Thanks for commenting!

@@LightModeHelmets No problem, curious to if you have any photos from cob prototype or tries you did on how it looks if ya could send photos or something curious either way love your work and your products

We don't design them for specific helmets. Rather, we designed our kits to fit all types of helmets. As long as there is surface area for the Night Shift LED strips to stick to, then you can attach them to your helmet. You can test fit before you buy by printing out the PDF template and cutting out the LED strip shapes: lightmodehelmets.com/templates

I mean, it's always possible to make things cheaper, but what are you willing to sacrifice for it?

@@LightModeHelmets Maybe, ....

Thanks for your feedback! Will definitely consider this in a future update.

@@braxtonfox6705 thanks for the feedback. I'd argue people who buy cheap lights are more likely to mount them to a cheap helmet 😂.

Oh, sorry, no it expired like 2 weeks ago. I forgot to remove it from the description. Thanks for the reminder.

There is no expiry date on the LEDs. It should outlast the 5 yr shelf life of the helmet if taken care of.

It looks like you have a fair understanding of conformal coating, but not so good of business, specifically the economy of scale. For example, if a company manufactures 5 thousand units a year, their cost per unit (which includes R&D, and more) will be much higher than if they manufacture 5 million units per year. The price to the customer must reflect this. Apple sold over 90 million iPhones in 2020. If they could only sell 9 thousand, you'd be paying for one phone more than for a new Tesla.

@@daswimmer4004 Actually, I do understand the "economy of scale" quite well...as well as macroeconomics & microeconomics. If a business is purposely limiting production, then, of course, manufacturing cost will be high, thus the retail price will be high. But, if a business elected to increase production, so as to lower the per-unit cost, that, in turn, WILL allow the retail price to be lower. Here's the real 'problem'. Not many small businesses are willing to "take the chance" in ramping up production, to help lower the per-unit manufacturing cost, to help lower the retail price. There are two realistic ways a small business can make this happen. The first is by getting additional investors, be it through private finding, or through more traditional VC means. The second...the one most small business owners are scared of actually trying...is to take a "leap of faith", and front additional cash from their own funds, to do what's described above. Send to me, he wants to 'limit' production, which allows him to keep prices high...but, if he increased production, allowing him to lower prices, it's virtually guaranteed that sales would greatly increase. The 'trick' is (using the age-old supply vs demand chart) to determine how many units could realistically be sold at each price-point, what the per-unit manufacturing cost needs to drop to in order to achieve a reasonable profit, and how many units need to be produced to get manufacturing costs low enough to turn that profit. Another figure needing to be "tossed into the ring" is profit percentage...and, this is where I believe the real 'problem' is. Sometimes, you get businesses that purposely want a very high profit percentage. These people care more about "high profits" than they do about units sold. I'm not taking about get-rich-quick schemes...and talking about people with a profit-driven mindset. They don't tend to realize that, by purposely setting a high price, to increase profit margin, that are actually limiting their overall profit possibilities, because that are limiting their customer base through the high pricing they've set. I could easily give several examples of small businesses that, essentially, 'killed' themselves because of this...businesses that lasted several years, turning a very high profit, and appearing to be 'successful'...but, because of the overly-inflated prices, they not only gained far fewer customers than they anticipated, but they also lost customer they had initially gained. A perfect example of a very large, and very well-known, company is experiencing this right now - Disney Parks. Ever since they drastically increased ticket prices after opening the Star Wars areas, they started losing customers. That tried to counter this by increasing prices further, while simultaneously limiting daily attendance...and, this has resulted in further customer & financial losses. Paramount Parks tried the same thing quote a few years ago...and, in the end, they 'lost'. The point is, this could be an absolutely outstanding product, and one of high quality (I'm not saying it 'is', only that it 'could' be)...except that I've also read quite a few comments from people who've been disappointed in the product for varying reasons (most importantly, that the adhesive starts peeling after only a few months)...but, pricing it as high as it is, it will probably never reach it's true market potential.

Nope, you can have just one light strip connected if you prefer. Thanks for watching!

@@LightModeHelmets Nice! Thanks for bringing tron to our lives in the 2020's I'd stick it on a hoverboard if I had one. Gonna talk to a friend about some blinky glowy things for this ride event. Cheers

Gotta remind them once in a while 😅. Thanks for watching ❤️

@@saullizarraga5135 You can install the LightMode Night Shift on a modualt helmet. We have install examples on modular helmets on our website. Check it out: lightmodehelmets.com/pages/installs#Modular

😅 Sorry! I'll try to upload here more often. I post more often on Instagram and Tiktok if you wanna follow me there. Links in the description ✌️

Nailed it 👌

I mean comparing the cheap version vs the expensive version is a feature of a free market to compare something made cheaply vs something expensive whether or not the cheap one serves your needs just as well as the expensive one. I bought a $20 one off Amazon lasted about a month and half the lighting broke. It did have a way to mount it on the helmet. But after hearing the $200 one has a year long warranty and has more better features I'm going to save up and buy the better version.

@@jeffersonmetzen9866 sorry to hear about your bad experience with the cheap one. And thanks in advance for your support. Really appreciate it!

Nailed it 👌