H4 Headlamp Bulb with Shims How-To

[crazykz]

Hi All,

Ok, I know it's not brain surgery but I wrote it up anyway. A lot of people do it with the fairing on the bike so I thought I would show some detailed pictures of what it looks like in there.

http://www.hard-core-ware.com/howtos/index.php?page=headlamp

Curt

[Kennedy]

Good write up Curt.

[ssls6]

Hi All,

Ok, I know it's not brain surgery but I wrote it up anyway. A lot of people do it with the fairing on the bike so I thought I would show some detailed pictures of what it looks like in there.

http://www.hard-core-ware.com/howtos/index.php?page=headlamp

Curt

Awesome job. Thanks.

[Mellow]

Very nice... the shims must be slightly smaller than the first ones that came out because mine fit easily over the base of the bulb. In fact, I think it was NewsMag that stated he took the two smaller forward facing tabs and bent them against the shims to help hold it while sliding it in place.

I know if I'm not careful, the MY shims will come free and I'll have to start the process over.

[NewsMag]

Mine were very loose indeed, and though I procured them through CST instead of STA, I believe they come from the same source.

But you can indeed see from Curt's photo here (http://www.hard-core-ware.com/howtos/headlamp/images/fullsize/IMG_0690_fs.jpg) (right side) that the forward-facing small tabs could be folded outboard to hold the shim on.

Cheap and easy - the perfect farkle!

[alan]

I bought my shims from California Sport Touring and they did not provide any instructions on how to use the shims. I did find that Mark at Motorcycle.Calsci.com had some nice instructions on how to use the shims. I have not yet tried to install my new bulbs so I appreciate your help with these additional instructions.

[crazykz]

Leo had asked me to clarify removing the rubber boot so I added another picture at the beggining along with an explanation about how the boot can be removed.

I'll attach the picture here as a reference. There tabs on the boot at 12:00 and 6:00. They can be used to remove the boot by pulling then straight out from the headlamp assembly. All this is on the page too.

Curt