I keep getting water inside my headlight shell. Has anyone else had this issue? I have blown (broken) two bulbs in the last year due to moisture on the hot glass. Plan to replace it but it will be a PITA.
Follow up from my headlight leak. I went ahead and replaced the headlight assembly, seems like it was about $390 delivered. Works fine except it will not allow adapter shims to be inserted for modified H4 bulbs like the old one did. The spring locks have a raised nub that prevents this. I just cut the lower tabs off the H4s and installed that way.I keep getting water inside my headlight shell. Has anyone else had this issue? I have blown (broken) two bulbs in the last year due to moisture on the hot glass. Plan to replace it but it will be a PITA.
That's all you do for the 1300. The shims aren't needed.I just cut the lower tabs off the H4s and installed that way.
FYI, that's not the standard bulb. Honda put 45/45W bulbs in at the factory..... Funny, I have never used anytrhing but standard H4 Oshram 60/55W bulbs. ...
Thank you, exactly. If they were standard from the factory, there would be no need to cut the tabs. My point is that I never used what I would consider to be high wattage halogen bulbs in my ST yet still, there was damage to the very expensive headlight assembly.Maybe he means a standard H4 as in not a 100/70 H4. If he bought the bike used with an H4 already in it then the confusing makes sense.
It was replaced not only for the leakage and needing to be re-sealed but also due to blistering of the reflective material, as previously stated.Thanks for passing on the apparent cause of the leak. I'm not sure what the adhesive is, but replacing the whole unit just because it needs to be re-sealed seems a little extreme!
Btw, ST1300 headlamp units are not "sealed", they are definitely vented, but in such a way as to prevent water ingress.
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