Look good. Any idea on the bulb to replace the 2 small running lights to LED?
Look good. Any idea on the bulb to replace the 2 small running lights to LED?
Look good. Any idea on the bulb to replace the 2 small running lights to LED?
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:Any idea on the bulb to replace the 2 small running lights to LED?
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:I just did all LEDs up front.
I like those. Can you provide a link to the vendor?
I bought these from Amazon and used the remainder of the bag in my RV. One of the bike bulbs is already out, but I don't want to pull the fairing lowers to troubleshoot it. Two of the bulbs in the RV are flickering in a most annoying way and I've played with the connections there without managing to stop the flickering for more than a couple of minutes. It's only in one of the three fixtures I installed the bulbs in and seems to be related to the fixture, not the bulbs. There was no issue with the old incandescent bulbs. Sigh...
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.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.
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.Well it is dark and tried them out. Fantastic!!! with one little exception. The right hand bulb seems to be pointed too far left and therefore the right side of the road edge and ditch are dark. I will read about any adjustments I can do to fix this problem. Very bright lights though!
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.RH beam is not rotated from horizontal.
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:The reason behind H4/9003 specification is that every H4/9003 bulb supposedly is plug and play in the appropriate reflector.
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.How do you gain access to the rear turn signal bulbs on the ST1300?
From below. Drop the fender extension & you should see everything you need.How do you gain access to the rear turn signal bulbs on the ST1300?