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« on: October 03, 2011, 10:45:04 AM » |
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I've searched on this forum and online and can not find info on changing the headlight bulb... Any links or tips?? Thanks. Gordo www.handcolored66.com |
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« Reply #1 on: October 03, 2011, 10:55:41 AM » |
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You will have to remove the headlight from the bucket to gain access to the rear of the light, from there it will be easy to see what to do.
A manual is a good thing to have for this kind of operation.
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« Reply #3 on: October 03, 2011, 11:24:41 AM » |
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be very careful not to touch the new bulb with bare hands. That will make it burn out very quickly (oils from skin) Its easy to change
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« Reply #4 on: October 03, 2011, 11:32:14 AM » |
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I have a spare headlight, so I went down to the garage and took some pictures: Loosen the two screws below (each side) of the headlight and pull the lower part.   Remove the plug for the bulb and release the spring that holds the bulb in place.  Ta-daaa  |
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« Reply #5 on: October 03, 2011, 11:53:49 AM » |
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thanks for the tips!!!
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« Reply #6 on: October 03, 2011, 02:08:54 PM » |
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NAPA sells an off road 100/80W blub. I found it to be much brighter (duh) but isn't so bright that it bothers the cages when on low-beam. Haven't noticed any problems with it pulling too much current or causing enough heat that the lenses to haze over either.
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Damn thing gives me the grins every time I get on it!
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« Reply #7 on: October 03, 2011, 03:28:00 PM » |
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NAPA sells an off road 100/80W blub. I found it to be much brighter (duh) but isn't so bright that it bothers the cages when on low-beam. Haven't noticed any problems with it pulling too much current or causing enough heat that the lenses to haze over either.
you'll find that the OEM plug will eventually start to fail or actually fail due to heat from this bulb. You can replace the factory plug with a ceramic one from NAPA (search for part number provided in a post from Kingbee). Make sure to solder and shrinkwrap the splices and you'll never have to worry about failure of the plug. This plug probably has gone up in price, but I remember it was around $7 a few year back. |
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« Reply #8 on: October 03, 2011, 06:42:15 PM » |
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NAPA sells an off road 100/80W blub. I found it to be much brighter (duh) but isn't so bright that it bothers the cages when on low-beam. Haven't noticed any problems with it pulling too much current or causing enough heat that the lenses to haze over either.
you'll find that the OEM plug will eventually start to fail or actually fail due to heat from this bulb. You can replace the factory plug with a ceramic one from NAPA (search for part number provided in a post from Kingbee). Make sure to solder and shrinkwrap the splices and you'll never have to worry about failure of the plug. This plug probably has gone up in price, but I remember it was around $7 a few year back. Keep an eye on your wiring too. |
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« Reply #9 on: October 03, 2011, 08:54:02 PM » |
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NAPA sells an off road 100/80W blub. I found it to be much brighter (duh) but isn't so bright that it bothers the cages when on low-beam. Haven't noticed any problems with it pulling too much current or causing enough heat that the lenses to haze over either.
you'll find that the OEM plug will eventually start to fail or actually fail due to heat from this bulb. You can replace the factory plug with a ceramic one from NAPA (search for part number provided in a post from Kingbee). Make sure to solder and shrinkwrap the splices and you'll never have to worry about failure of the plug. This plug probably has gone up in price, but I remember it was around $7 a few year back. Keep an eye on your wiring too. I tried a pair of 100/80's in my interstate and they made the reflective highway signs so bright you couldn't even read them. So, I dropped back to 60/55's and it is just like the baby bear's porridge.....just right! A great improvement over the stock 45/45''s. I ride some river levee roads with no illumination save for moon/starlight and the high beams light up the road like searchlights and seems like they reach up 50 feet on the roadside trees also.... |
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« Reply #10 on: October 04, 2011, 09:44:28 AM » |
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NAPA sells an off road 100/80W blub. I found it to be much brighter (duh) but isn't so bright that it bothers the cages when on low-beam. Haven't noticed any problems with it pulling too much current or causing enough heat that the lenses to haze over either.
you'll find that the OEM plug will eventually start to fail or actually fail due to heat from this bulb. You can replace the factory plug with a ceramic one from NAPA (search for part number provided in a post from Kingbee). Make sure to solder and shrinkwrap the splices and you'll never have to worry about failure of the plug. This plug probably has gone up in price, but I remember it was around $7 a few year back. Keep an eye on your wiring too. I tried a pair of 100/80's in my interstate and they made the reflective highway signs so bright you couldn't even read them. So, I dropped back to 60/55's and it is just like the baby bear's porridge.....just right! A great improvement over the stock 45/45''s. I ride some river levee roads with no illumination save for moon/starlight and the high beams light up the road like searchlights and seems like they reach up 50 feet on the roadside trees also.... those high wattage bulbs were only ever recommended for the standards and tourers...you did well by getting the lower wattage ones to avoid damage to your wiring. |
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« Reply #11 on: October 04, 2011, 04:52:11 PM » |
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I tried a 100/80 and had to remove it before it ruined my head light!! It started to "cloud" or "smoke" the reflective part of the headlight! I went back to the OEM rated bulb, but in a "whiter" Sylvania.
So far (6 months), no further clouding or smoking of the reflective part.
By-the-way, I have always used the high beam for 100% of my daylight riding.
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« Reply #12 on: October 05, 2011, 08:11:43 PM » |
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Another danger with using the much higher wattage bulb is the current passing through the start switch. The darn things will often fail with stock wattage, think what an 80/100 would do. And, it will fail at the most inopportune time so if you must go to the higher wattage, be sure to do the mod that takes the load off the start switch/button, along with a ceramic plug on the back and heavier wiring.
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« Reply #13 on: September 06, 2023, 12:59:53 PM » |
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Why are all the pictures usually gone from threads? Thank you!
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« Reply #14 on: September 06, 2023, 01:33:18 PM » |
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Why are all the pictures usually gone from threads? Thank you!
Facebook has a bunch of facilities with 10,000 racked computers in them to store pictures on. Over in the plush well-lit VRCC machine room there's only one cast-off 8080 PC running DOS, so the VRCC can't store our pictures, it is up to us. Picture hosting services come and go... -Mike |
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« Reply #15 on: September 07, 2023, 07:29:15 AM » |
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I played around with many headlight modifications over the last several years. Different types of LED conversions, halogens...the LED unit I highly recommend is one sold by Rivco. I bought it at the 2016 Cleveland IMS (which, thanks to Covid and the economy, is a thing of the past).
The best overall conversion was a swap to a Daymaker. I used Josh's (Darksider) adapter. While wandering the swap meet area at Vintage Motorcycle Days a couple years ago I found a set of black emitter Daymaker spots on a Road King light bar for the princely sum of $40. (The matching black beauty rings retail for almost that.) A quick eBay search while cooling our heels for lunch located a matching OEM headlight, and IIRC it was $90 shipped.
There's a thread I wrote up a couple years back detailing EMI suppression with this type of light. Simply put: They generate enough wideband hash that your CB radio's reception is rendered useless. In the thread, I showed modifications to the headlight which completely eliminated the noise.
Still working on reducing noise at the spots, but for now the bar-mounted On-Off switch eliminates that problem should I need the CB. My dual-band ham rig is unaffected by the radiated noise, as it tapers off in strength as you go higher in frequency.
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