So my light stopped working after I've had it repaired and the wiring sorted and the front headlight has literally melted and the connector. Is this common and is it an expensive repair.
Never heard of that before. I wonder if some twit put a higher wattage bulb in it. Should be a simple repair, depending on whether the headlight itself is damaged, as there are only three wires going into the connector, dip earth and main.
Yes 100 watts uses nearly twice as much power for 10% more light and bags more heat. The accepted definition of a xenon is a HID xenon and it would only be 35 watt if it was and have a separate igniter box outside the headlight unit. It will be just a 100 watt version of a halogen light when it should be a 55 watt.
@Bob T is spot on. You can get Xenons at 55W but I've never seen anything higher as at 55W they are eye searing I'd check both Hi & Lo and replace them with the standard 55W item. I'm not 100% but I think there are bulbs that can burn brighter at the same wattage, if you need more light, the downside is usually price and bublb life. I'm not going to comment on the "modification" but if I'm unsure about something I am considering I always talk to my dealer or come on here first. John
Yeah unfortunately i bought the bike like this and these were the bulbs already in it. Not something i thought to check.
Hello there. My 848 had done the same. Did you find out what coursed it?. And if so how did you fix the problem.
The connector on my dip beam melted on my 1098 It had a standard bulb in I just bought some new connectors from e Bay and rewired it.
exactly - more "Internet Folklore" higher up the thread. All we can do is check for light corrosion on connector from time to time. If owners were to grab the main regulator or alternator connector on most of our bikes, while run for a while, many would be alarmed to find out how "warm" they get (similar problem).
