SuzukiSavage.com - Headlight replacement

Jimmer Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 497 NewportPa. Gender:	Headlight replacement 01/02/12 at 12:26:25 What head lamp can be substituted for the stock savage light. Re-doing my bike and I want to put a larger diameter front light on it. I think I read somewhere that the light from the intruder is a exact fit, just larger.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Online Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Headlight replacement Reply #1 - 01/02/12 at 12:41:03 yeah intruder or marauder. never done one so don't know if same mounting.
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Jimmer Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 497 NewportPa. Gender:	Re: Headlight replacement Reply #2 - 01/02/12 at 14:54:12 Thanks verslagen 1
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Demin Serious Thumper Offline We need more chlorine in the gene pool Posts: 2435 Warren,Ohio Gender:	Re: Headlight replacement Reply #3 - 01/02/12 at 15:03:08 Or you can drill a 3/8ths hole through the bottom tree and mount any aftermarket Harley headlight.That's what I did on my '86.If you look under the bottom tree,the way the aluminum is.It's recessed right where you need to drill.It centers it between the original holes.My mounting block on the headlight covered the original holes.
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Re: Headlight replacement
Reply #4 - 01/19/12 at 06:31:35

I just put an aftermarket HD headlight on mine and only had to drill a couple holes in the mounting bracket. It's only a partial success because I also installed an HID kit but something was amiss and part of the wiring for that kit melted down. I reverted to the prior setup with the new bucket/lens. I'm still assessing the HID fiasco. I really like the idea of having more light with less power draw.

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nodnarbing YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 38 Jacksonville, Fl Gender:	Re: Headlight replacement Reply #5 - 01/19/12 at 18:43:34 that headlight looks killer!
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Savage_Rob Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Mechanically Inclined Amateur Posts: 6972 Texas (Dallas area) Gender:	Re: Headlight replacement Reply #6 - 01/19/12 at 20:11:16 Thanks. It's definitely sturdier. This one is chrome-plated steel. I believe it's 7” diameter.
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nodnarbing YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 38 Jacksonville, Fl Gender:	Re: Headlight replacement Reply #7 - 01/20/12 at 09:34:20 yea, I bet it is. the savage I just bought has the headlight starting to separate from itself, so that gives me a great idea
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Savage_Rob Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Mechanically Inclined Amateur Posts: 6972 Texas (Dallas area) Gender:	Re: Headlight replacement Reply #8 - 01/23/12 at 15:54:16 Yeah, when I started with the HID kit I noticed the stock plastic bucket was starting to crack in several places and decided to find something different. This is how it looks without the the windshield. I've always liked the look best without the screen but it is sometimes useful.
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feelinjunky Full Member Offline No Comment Posts: 238 NJ	Re: Headlight replacement Reply #9 - 01/23/12 at 23:50:49 Hmm, I'll have to consider. I have a 55 watt HID bulb in the stock housing. Is there enough room in this enclosure to include the ballast, or do you have to mount it externally, like I had to with the stock housing?
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Re: Headlight replacement
Reply #10 - 01/24/12 at 06:49:13

feelinjunky wrote on 01/23/12 at 23:50:49:

Hmm, I'll have to consider. I have a 55 watt HID bulb in the stock housing. Is there enough room in this enclosure to include the ballast, or do you have to mount it externally, like I had to with the stock housing?

There is room, though you'd have to create some sort of mounting surface/bracket inside as it's all curved. My plan was to use some liquid steel or JB Weld and create a flat surface to mount the ballast.

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