Girly Headlight Bulb Replacement

[eatalotapeaches]

Hi All   Thought I would throw in a little mod I did the last time I changed bulbs. I was tired of trying to adjust headlights with the plastic off so I removed the 2 adjusting screws from each light assembly and silver soldered a 7 inch section of a heavy duty drain snake flex from home depot onto the bolts and a 1/4" screwdriver bit onto the other end. A trip to the hardware store got me new quick nuts? (the push on washers you have to break to remove the bolts from the light assemblies). Now to adjust the lights when I load all the touring junk on back I just have to take a screwdriver to the ends of the cables that are just under the triple clamp. I put clear plastic tube over the flex so nothing would chafe. Works great and ends the adjusting hassle.   OLY

This sounds like a great idea.  Got any pics?  I'm not seeing it in my head just yet.

[Sin_Tiger]

silver soldered a 7 inch section of a heavy duty drain snake flex from home depot onto the bolts and a 1/4" screwdriver bit onto the other end.

I think I saw a note about that mod on the Yahoo lists, guess it was you. Sensible mod, any pics?

[Nimrod11]

Do all Girlies have both H4 bulbs? Mine has one side that is high beam only. The other is both high and low beam. I think this varies, or not?

Any recommendations on bulbs?

[Mustang]

Do all Girlies have both H4 bulbs? Mine has one side that is high beam only. The other is both high and low beam. I think this varies, or not?

Any recommendations on bulbs?

USA models have both low beams on and both high beams come on when switched to high beam

other markets have one low beam depends on what country the bike was first imported to

[Nimrod11]

Mustang,

I think my bike is a lot like the ones sent to Germany - one clue is that the service manual is in German  :)

I know one light is low and high beam and the other is high only. When in low beam, only one side is on.

You can see it here

[Nimrod11]

So, anyone know what bulbs I need?

[Timbox2]

So, anyone know what bulbs I need?

The standard bulb is a regular H4 Lucas 472.

[Nimrod11]

Both bulbs?

[HockleyBoy]

Both are H4's

[moose]

I have an H4 55/60 (dual filament) in the dip side and the full beam side has an H4 single filament (spelling)

[KuzzinKenny]

I have an H4 55/60 (dual filament) in the dip side and the full beam side has an H4 single filament (spelling)

you either have a standard bike with no relay upgrade or yer bulb is duff  :roll:

http://www.tigertriple.com/forum/viewto ... ght=relays (http://tigertriple.com/forum/index.php/topic,7768&highlight=relays)

fitting an extra relay gives ya both low and high beams !!

KK

[KuzzinKenny]

So, anyone know what bulbs I need?

as said above !! they`re both H4 !! while yer in there why not get xenon bulbs !! a bit more $$££ but worth it for the extra light for the same wattage !!

http://www.osram.com/osram_com/Professi ... index.html (http://www.osram.com/osram_com/Professionals/Automotive_Lighting/Products/Headlights/NIGHT_BREAKER/index.html)

there are other makes of this type of bulb !!

KK

[moose]

you either have a standard bike with no relay upgrade or yer bulb is duff

I have no relay upgrade, the reason being is the mainbeam side lens has no pattern to dip the light to the left.  They are both different lenses, one with pattern (main and dip) and one without pattern Main only.

[Nimrod11]

while yer in there why not get xenon bulbs !! a bit more $$££ but worth it for the extra light for the same wattage !!

Thanks for the info and tips, KK.

I did plan to go for a xenon but am still unsure what is what. It seems to me there are "xenon like" bulbs out there, costing something like $10 to $20, but other, usually with a reactor or ballast, go for as much as $500!

Are the simple bulb replacements, no wiring involved, an effective solution? When you say "more $$$$", how much do you mean?

[jphish]

Havent had the Tiger long enough to comment about their H-4 bulbs. But -  my experience with the Uly H7s is: the MORE $... the LESS life. Sylvania Ultras or Silverstars give me about 3-5k mi @ $50 a set. The cheaper standard bulbs last 2-3x as long and are half the price. I dont ride at night much - too many animals & crazy people trying to kill ya. So 25% more light from the Ultras doesnt matter much in my case. j