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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: Suzuki Marauder Headlight Swap Reply #30 - 03/28/16 at 18:52:24 The one thing that keeps me away from the Silverstars is the life expectancy. Since a motorcycle always has the light on day and night, I expect to have to replace the light bulb even more often than a car. I'm too lazy for that! I usually go for the longest lasting bulbs.
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DesertRat Serious Thumper Offline I love rat bikes! Posts: 1569 Arizona	Re: Suzuki Marauder Headlight Swap Reply #31 - 04/10/16 at 13:10:58 *UPDATE - the Hella E-code/DOT lens swap is NOT gonna work ... the Marauder lens trim is welded and tabbed differently. Cannot get the lens assembly outta the ring ...
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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 17799 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: Suzuki Marauder Headlight Swap Reply #32 - 04/11/16 at 04:18:21 OK.....sorry about sending you down a wrong path. A lot of the 7" light buckets use the common 7" reflector assembly.
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DesertRat Serious Thumper Offline I love rat bikes! Posts: 1569 Arizona	Re: Suzuki Marauder Headlight Swap Reply #33 - 04/11/16 at 05:31:42 all is well Dave ... It was worth a try, I'm not out anything ...
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DesertRat Serious Thumper Offline I love rat bikes! Posts: 1569 Arizona	Re: Suzuki Marauder Headlight Swap Reply #34 - 04/23/16 at 17:05:07 ~ UPDATE ~ the HELLA bulbs are CRAPTASTIC ... low beam burnt out already, I run HI BEAM only, day and night, went to a low beam one night after being flashed and it was burnt ... pulled it and the filament is burnt ... sent back for refund ... my review and advice: DO NOT BUY
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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: Suzuki Marauder Headlight Swap Reply #35 - 04/24/16 at 08:17:44 Wow! And Hella used to be a decent brand too!
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DesertRat Serious Thumper Offline I love rat bikes! Posts: 1569 Arizona	Re: Suzuki Marauder Headlight Swap Reply #36 - 04/24/16 at 08:28:20 Kris ... GREED wins in the corporate oligarchy ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planned_obsolescence
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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: Suzuki Marauder Headlight Swap Reply #37 - 04/24/16 at 08:33:56 The offroad guys swear by Hella lights.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28754 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Suzuki Marauder Headlight Swap Reply #38 - 04/24/16 at 08:59:05 OK, what you got are the 9003 standard bulbs, in standard Hella does have a H4 version. I don't know this for a fact, but I would suspect that a H4 bulb would be more vibration resistant.
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Re: Suzuki Marauder Headlight Swap
Reply #39 - 04/24/16 at 09:09:05

verslagen1 wrote on 04/24/16 at 08:59:05:

OK, what you got are the 9003 standard bulbs, in standard Hella does have a H4 version.
I don't know this for a fact, but I would suspect that a H4 bulb would be more vibration resistant.

umm ... ALL vehicles have vibrations ... if an automotive standard bulb cannot withstand vibrations then WTF good are they?

I had this bulb installed less than 12 days, only 8 of those were in actual use on the bike, and NONE of them were with the low beam in use at all ... so yeah, WTF HELLA ???

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Reply #40 - 04/24/16 at 09:51:41

vibrations in a car are completely different than a m/c.
a car is more massive and the vibration is mainly from the road.
whereas a m/c well at least ours vibrates upon every revolution.
but failure after a week is from a different cause... mfg or shipping.

I'm only saying a 9003 is the wrong bulb and will have a shorter life then an H4.

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Reply #41 - 04/24/16 at 09:57:34

I got it Verslagen ... I know M/C's have different vibe patterns vs automobiles/trucks, but HELLA is known for it's "OFFROAD" ruggedness ...

my theory:
these are factory 2nd's, cast-offs, and failed QC bulbs they're dumping on the market to recoup manuf costs at the expense of the consumer ... most of which have no ba!!s to return and will just buy another bulb or switch brands ...

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Reply #42 - 04/24/16 at 11:21:11

one bad bulb don't make a product bad.

could be it was dropped in transit, a one time event.

my company makes a high pressure ss hose.
tested and qualified to a/c vibration requirements.
It gets shipped to UK, installed on a subassy, then shipped to the US.
It gets killed in shipping because they don't provide any protection against vibration. It's so bad the wire braid wears grooves in the outside of the hose. They added strain reliefs and all it does is change where it fails. the solution... ship loose in a separate box.

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Reply #43 - 04/25/16 at 04:25:28

I agree....although it is not nice to be the one who receives a "bad" example - it does not condemn the whole lot of them.

I have been using the Silverstar bulbs, and although they are not motorcycle bulbs - they hold up OK in the Motorcycle. They last about a year in my car (12,000 miles), I have not burned one out in a motorcycle yet - but I would expect them to last about the same in a bike...maybe a bit less as there is more vibration. If you watch you can get a 2 pack on sale....and you keep the second one as a spare.

If you want the "rough service" or motorcycle specific bulbs, you can get them here. (Avoid bulbs with tinted coatings, as that blocks light and reduces the output....blue tinted bulbs are a fashion statement and don't improve the light output).

This company seems to like the Phillips Extreme Power bulb, and it currently is on sale for $ 36.99 for a 2 pack.

http://store.candlepower.com/h4hb29003bulbs.html

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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: Suzuki Marauder Headlight Swap Reply #44 - 04/28/16 at 17:15:09 http://store.candlepower.com/rose12v60h4h.html How 'bout 2 for $28! 4720HD $16.50, 2/$28.00
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