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Message started by Wolfman on 10/03/10 at 01:30:08

Title: Silly Question
Post by Wolfman on 10/03/10 at 01:30:08

Got to wondering if anyone had ever got them some small headlights, say 4 inch or so, and made a lightbar? Rig it up to run brights on bright and lows on low with the standard headlight?
If so what headlights did you use?

Title: Re: Silly Question
Post by Oldfeller on 10/03/10 at 02:08:03

Folks have done it, go check search to find the threads.

Main thing is they had to get small wattage draw bulbs for the light bar lights, had to swap out bulbs to get the total draw for main headlight and light bar lights (running together) to get below what the alternator and rectifier total output can reliably supply.

They had enough lights running out in front to suck the total electrical system down to zero before they got home.

:-?

Ooopsie ....

Title: Re: Silly Question
Post by Paladin. on 10/03/10 at 04:03:58

http://www.jirehcycles.com/
http://paladin.savageriders.com/images/Headlights.jpg

I have never tried, have not bought these, but they DO have 4.5" or even only just 3.5" diameter headlights available.

Our headlight is a stock H4 60/55 watt light, same as the above. A pair of 3.5" headlights on a lightbar plus the headlight would be 180 watts -- 13-15 amps.

Title: Re: Silly Question
Post by Serowbot on 10/03/10 at 09:43:38

Really not silly enough,... I'm disappointed... :-?...

Title: Re: Silly Question
Post by babyhog on 10/03/10 at 20:28:04

This thread was a little different, GrateFulDead was working on fog lights, but I posted a link to an ebay auction for some custom light bars that you might be interested in... not sure about the fit, but there are some drawings and measurements and may give you some ideas...

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1285131051

Title: Re: Silly Question
Post by Lupo on 10/04/10 at 00:34:31

Check out J&P Cycles. They have almost anything out there and the prices are as good as you going to get. My bike, which I happen to love more then my first girlfriend, was mostly J&P catalog parts.
Lupo

Title: Re: Silly Question
Post by Wolfman on 10/04/10 at 02:14:34

Yeah i know the wattage is a problem to be worked on. But just running a lightbar on low or high raises the ugly head of sucking the electrical system dry unless you finagle the bulbs a bit.
Id seen some speak of runing a double headlight but that just dont look right on an s40 to me. Electrical draw there is a problem as well.
It just bugs me with the 'tunnel' of light you get off the single headlamp, especialy now with large 4 legged critters moveing of an evening and after dark.
Thought someone might know of some LED type headlights that might work.

Off hand what is the total output on a 2007 s40 and what if anything have you got left over from a stock configuration?

Silly enough for you serowbot? :P ;D