Dropped the GSA and broke a spotlight

[DavidJames]

During a little 'light' green laning last night I took a fall on my GSA and despite going down fairly heavily the only damage was one of the OEM spotlights. The design seems pretty daft to me and not something I had considered before last night, but they are definitly very easy to break if you drop the bike. So today I started to consider my options to perhaps replace them with something else, but then had a look at a parts diagram and the only bit that was broken was the front supporting ring. A quick call to Bahnstormer and they will have it ready for me tomorrow morning for just 14 quid

So, the BMW spotlights are too easy to break and a bad design, but, cheap and easy to repair

If anyone else has the same issue the part number is as follows:

63127653586 = supporting ring

Cheers

 

[Shep]

Cheers

Thats interesting, its was only available as a complete unit last time I asked. £70 odd

BTW tape and cable ties worked well

Shep

 

[DavidJames]

I found this parts diagram on a US website and had no trouble ordering the part I needed.

No Part Number Description Qty Each
01 63127709430 additional headlight BUY 2 $103.00
02 63127653586 supporting ring BUY 2 $24.94
03 63217160784 longlife bulb (H11 55W) BUY 2 $48.52
04 63177707431 bracket, additional headlight BUY 1 $167.88
06 61127714229 wiring harness, fog lamp NA 1
07 61367709257 relay, make contact BUY 1 $10.46
08 61136917402 fuse mini, brown (7,5A) BUY 2 $0.75
09 61317702067 lower section of switch housing, left BUY 1 $14.80
10 61317702063 upper section of switch housing, left BUY 1 $13.38
11 61317694815 fog lamp switch BUY 1 $91.85
12 61136918644 cable strap with bracket (L=200MM) BUY 2 $0.87
13 61131367599 cable strap (L=200MM/B=3,6MM) BUY 1 $0.50
14 63127694805 c-clip nut (D=6MM) BUY 2 $3.13
15 07129905826 hex nut (M6) BUY 2 $2.20
16 63127699141 fillister head screw (M6X40) BUY 2 $4.81
17 46637659459 fillister head screw (M6X16) BUY 3 $1.87

 

[Hatchet]

I found this parts diagram on a US website and had no trouble ordering the part I needed.

Hi

do you have a link to the site?

Thanks


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[EURTRAF]

Hi

This is one site
http://www.maxbmwmotorcycles.com/fiche/fiche.asp

Steve

 

[DavidJames]

Hi

do you have a link to the site?

Thanks


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Hi

This is one site
http://www.maxbmwmotorcycles.com/fiche/fiche.asp

Steve

Thanks Steve - That is the one I used.

 

[Hatchet]

Thanks for the link guys. The site seems to be down now, ill try again later.

Ive had one of my spots cable tied for the last few months after it broke in the same place

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[Happyhenry]

Cheers

Thats interesting, its was only available as a complete unit last time I asked. £70 odd

BTW tape and cable ties worked well

Shep

Ditto.

I've still got the last one in bits, so if £14 is all it takes then I'll have a spare!

 

[GibGSA]

Thanks for that David, I've copied the list. Handy to keep.

Rgds
GibGSA

 

[Fanum]

These things are just much too delicate.....if we get a customer bike with any fitted on any of our off-road trips we tend to remove them (with their permission and help obviously ) before we set out from Marrakech.

We've even seen them break on both sides in a lay-down......the weight of the upper side one snapped it off even though it didn't hit anything

Useful to know the bits are available separately though

 

[DavidJames]

These things are just much too delicate.....if we get a customer bike with any fitted on any of our off-road trips we tend to remove them (with their permission and help obviously ) before we set out from Marrakech.

We've even seen them break on both sides in a lay-down......the weight of the upper side one snapped it off even though it didn't hit anything

Useful to know the bits are available separately though

Totally agree - I had already thought that I will remove them next time I take the bike in the mud, and it is useful to know that they can be repaired or removed using the standard tool kit supplied with the bike.

 

[Gizmo]

Kearys Cork

Thanks for the link guys. The site seems to be down now, ill try again later.

Ive had one of my spots cable tied for the last few months after it broke in the same place

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Just bought one this week in Kearys Cork, cost €21. Took about a week to get it from the UK. I'm sure any BMer dealer in Dublin can get it just as quick.

 

[BiG DoM]

Yes this is a piece of shite BMW design - I took mine off first thing I got the bike in '06. Replaced them with my hella FF50's off the old 1150 mounted further inboard and will refit the OEM's like new when I sell. I honestly cannot believe that even on the new Adv GS's they still have this stupid setup - all they actually need to do is move them inboard about 10-15mm! i...s enough room??