Look good. Any idea on the bulb to replace the 2 small running lights to LED?Installed my today (yesterday actually as I look at the clock). I should have taken a pic when just the first one was in. It made the 55/60W H4 look like a kerosene lamp. I don't ride much at night but I'll check the aim though it looks good out of the box.
Yes those are #194s. I swapped the clear position lights for yellow incandescent 194s. They look more yellow to the eye than the camera and compare to amber bulbs.cdnemsguy said:
Those pics are AWESOME! I wish I had seen the pic of the position light socket. It would have helped me understand how to remove it. And while talking to my buddies I managed to pop the clear bulb out into the lens pocket an instant after freeing the socket from the fairing. It then fell out of that pocket and down into the headlight area. That actually made it easier to retrieve.JayBear said:
They do have local shops in Huntington Beach, CA but with a baby at home I didn't have time to go there.
Thanks. I had similar issues so I made it a point to document the process by taking tons of photos along the way! I plan to make a step by step tutorial (with photos) to help others in the future. I will post in a new thread.
If you haven't tried it before you start moving reflector aim you might point the bike up against a wall to make sure the RH beam is not rotated from horizontal. Think of the 'hot spot' of the beam as a fuzzy rectangle rather than a circle. If the beam pattern is tilted too far clockwise it puts a lot of light down close to the bike rather than up and out to illuminate the road edge. The bulb is easily rotated in the reflector by hand with the idea to line up both light patterns to horizontal. At night against a wall about 50 feet away the pattern is very visible. These bulbs aren't as precise in pattern as OEM halogen 9003s and benefit from some finessing. I had to fine tune the patterns with both bikes I fitted with G6s, the twin bulb 1300 and single bulb NC700X.
Yes i tried that last night just before it started to rain, but will give that another shot. I installed the RH bulb first and while rotating it in ti lock, felt strange and is able to rotate will little force. I am unsure if I smoothed off the dimples on the light base or ? It didnt look like it but obviously I did. Anyways I will mess with it in the shop and then again tonight.
I think the issue comes down to quality control of the fabrication and mass production of a bulb. I think spidey may have mentioned slightly tweaking the final product though I don't recall if it was just rotating the bulb.dduelin said:
Remove the seat. Look at the location of the turn signal lens and then look inside the rear cowl area behind the lens. You can see the sockets. Twist ACW and pull. IIRC these are a little tough to turn but not as bad as the taillights. Some silicone grease for the O-rings might be a good idea.
From below. Drop the fender extension & you should see everything you need.