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Title: new front headlight question? Post by sbaugz on 04/09/11 at 16:23:21 I have the dreaded ls650 headlight crack. Actually cracks- like 10 or so. I have been looking around, trying to figure out a new headlight that's around the same size. My question is, can anyone recommend one for me? Something that's easy to mount and will conceal the turn signal and headlight wiring inside the bucket like the OEM one. I see a bunch out there on ebay and stuff but it doesn't look like any of them allow you to conceal those wires inside. |
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Title: Re: new front headlight question? Post by Driller on 04/09/11 at 16:27:35 Funny, I asked a sales guy at a nearby dealer whether that "squirrels nest" behind the bucket was the way things are supposed to be and he said "yep". Didn't know that you could tuck all that in the shell. |
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Title: Re: new front headlight question? Post by Serowbot on 04/09/11 at 16:28:54 There's a dreaded headlight crack?... Oh crap!,.. I haven't been dreading that one... Now I am... :-?... Kin ya' find a used one?... :-/... |
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Title: Re: new front headlight question? Post by verslagen1 on 04/09/11 at 17:30:22 There are alternates out there... http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1287371365 And bottom mount HD can be made to work. |
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Title: Re: new front headlight question? Post by sbaugz on 04/09/11 at 18:53:04 6177607D65707D66120 wrote:
Can't seem find a used one. There is one on ebay for like $95 shipped- well a brand new one is around that price anyways. Not sure about the "dreaded"- I guess I was making that up. But I have read multiple posts here about cracking of the cheap plastic. |
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Title: Re: new front headlight question? Post by Howitzer on 04/09/11 at 23:27:40 776473726D6066646F30010 wrote:
Which wattage HID did you get? The site states that 55W bulbs are not recommended for smaller housings. Did anyone find problems using a 55W in our headlight cases? An HID light is next on my upgrades list. |
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Title: Re: new front headlight question? Post by verslagen1 on 04/09/11 at 23:52:29 I got the 35w and the light is quite impressive. Becareful with the aiming. Although hard to find the dmv handbook will give instructions on how to aim and may vary from state to state. |
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Title: Re: new front headlight question? Post by MotoBuddha on 04/10/11 at 04:40:05 Epoxy the cracks on the inside. If the cracks are still visible on the outside and you don't need the bucket to be chrome, roughen it a bit with sandpaper, fill the cracks with body filler, sand, prime and paint. |
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Title: Re: new front headlight question? Post by Joe F on 04/10/11 at 19:07:16 You could replace it with a Marauder headlight off ebay. They come up occasionally at reasonable prices. They are larger than the LS650 headlight and the come with the same mounting holes and beam angle. I put one on mine and really like the larger size. |
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Title: Re: new front headlight question? Post by sbaugz on 04/11/11 at 04:15:05 an update on my headlight. So i removed it to inspect it and noticed that the chrome was bubbling in the back. I used a razor blade and cut a little slit in one of the bubbles. I then proceeded to peel the chrome completely off the entire headlight housing in about three pieces. So not only is the plastic cheap and it cracks, but the chrome coating is cheap as well. Well, at least now I can paint it without having to worry about it sticking to the chrome. |
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Title: Re: new front headlight question? Post by justin_o_guy2 on 04/11/11 at 06:15:46 As much crap as I have that needs work, I am SOO happy that this isnt one of the problems I need to solve.. |
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