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[Stahlgewittern]

H I bloody Ds

Stop mincing about fit a HID £50 a pair delivered from UK-Show-plates, ebay.
Fit one to your bike flog one to a mate. 15mins fitting time, simples.

 

[tomboy07]

got a link on the 50 quid hids mate?

Bert

 

[Scotriders]

Well had them look at the headlight while they were fleecing me £300 for a first year/6,000 mile service and the answer was...........


They suggested I maybe touched the second bulb while fitting and that the third bulb which exploded was the wrong wattage At 8pm I had little choice but to buy an H7 bulb from a filling station.

So we'll see how long the new bulb lasts.

 

[sven]

At 8pm I had little choice but to buy an H7 bulb from a filling station.

Ahem

If you can't get hold of a replacement immediately (I don't like riding without dip beam due to SMIDSY's), swap it for your high beam buld as they're both H7's

 

[walrus]

Its far less fiddlier just to remove the lamp itself and change the bulb, only 2 bolts.

So I did it that way - 2 bolts easy - but how the f**k do you disconnect the the wire to the little parking lamp thingy. (1200GS 09) -

 

[harry]

So I did it that way - 2 bolts easy - but how the f**k do you disconnect the the wire to the little parking lamp thingy. (1200GS 09) -

The lamp pulls out!

 

[claw]

The lamp pulls out!

When i changed mine to an LED bulb it was easier to have it ON to line it up with its socket in the headlamp unit. Its a bit of a tight squeeze to change it.

Its also a good way to check that the bulb is in correctly, if its in the wrong way round it wont work.

 

[walrus]

The lamp pulls out!

Thank you

 

[Deleted account Cooperman]

Changed it. What a PITA

 

[Deleted account Cooperman]

If you can't get hold of a replacement immediately (I don't like riding without dip beam due to SMIDSY's), swap it for your high beam buld as they're both H7's

Cheers Sven

Forgot to pack the spare

 

[davegs]

Its far less fiddlier just to remove the lamp itself and change the bulb, only 2 bolts.

The best way to go makes life simple takes minutes.

 

[davegs]

It's a GS, not designed for riding on anything other than sunny Sundays in Surrey.

Your getting in a muddle it IS a gs and NOT a bloody Harley!

 

[iandavid]

The best way to go makes life simple takes minutes.

does that method still keep the headlight alignment?

 

[davegs]

Head lights

Yes, that is taken care of in the same unit just locates on a peg in the centre of the base of the fixed headlight holder. Piece of cake very easy to do and no hassell getting it back, the pilot just pushes in a hole in the head light assembly mine always comes out when removing the assembly just pushes back in. As this assembly also includes the instruments and they can be removed after taking out the plug in lead and removing the three clip holding it in. All easy to do.
Dave GS