Melted Stock Headlight Lense

[Justintoxicated]

Well I was getting my shee ready for dumont I pulled off the eyeball light covers and to my suprose the lense had Melted and there is a huge buble on the stock lense poking outwards..

 

Guess someone, maybe me, but someone had clicked the switch on while riding

 

How much does it cost to replace the lense?

 

Also how the heck do I pull the bulb out of the light?

[sredish]

Well I was getting my shee ready for dumont I pulled off the eyeball light covers and to my suprose the lense had Melted and there is a huge buble on the stock lense poking outwards..

 

Guess someone, maybe me, but someone had clicked the switch on while riding

 

How much does it cost to replace the lense? 

 

Also how the heck do I pull the bulb out of the light?

The easiest way is to take them off and beat them with a hammer, then get you some hellas.

 

Or, take the headlight out of the mount (unscrew the one bolt at the bottom) and from there you'll see how to get into it from the back, if I remember correctly.

 

Scott

[Justintoxicated]

I have it all apart but can't figure out how to get the bulb out.

 

I have 75 watt ricky stator Illuminators on my handlebars So I currently do not use these lights. However, I wanted to try to put some 5 watt LED's in there or maybe just some 3 watters (green or cyan) and point them off to the side... THis wasy I could still run these lights with 55 or 75 watt bulbs..

 

I just need the lense and reflector so no need to get Hellas...Or anyting else expensive...It just sucks the lense melted right before I wanted to put in these 5 watt LEDs

[sredish]

I have it all apary but can't figure out how to get thre bulb out.

 

I have 75 watt ricky stator Illuminators on my handlebars So I currently do not use these lights.  However, I wanted to try to put some 5 watt LED's in there or maybe just some 3 watters (green or cyan) and point them off to the side...

 

I just need the lense and reflector so no need to get Hellas...Or anyting else expensive...Itjsut sucks the lense melted right before I wanted to put in these 5 watt LEDs

well, i'll check my manual in a sec, for some reason, I can't remember how the bulbs are actually in place. It's been awhile I guess. I'll post back shortly if no one else hurries up and chimes in. I thought it just twisted out of the socket or something. Damn memory.

[421stroker]

I did the exact same thing. I thought it was cool to ride around with the lights on through the eyeballs. I just replaced them with trail techs. Stock lights are to expensive to replace because after you fixed them you still have shitty stock lights

[H300F]

you pull that rubber cover off and turn the bulb

[locogato11283]

the newer diamond back stock lights work pretty good. they are alot brighter than the older ones with the dull lense. if i were to buy any id go for the newer ones. you can prolly find some on ebay for a reasonable price.

[Justintoxicated]

damn thats not what I wanted to hear...I wanted to hear that I could jsut replace the lense

 

Again I don't want to buy $150 lights just to run some 5 watt LED's in their place...I guess I'll just have to figure out a way to make my own lights... Damn that sucks

[H300F]

you can replace just the lense, i have before.

[Justintoxicated]

 

 

Here are some pics, you can see the bulge in the lense where it Melted...

I stuck a Royal Blue LED in it, Different than those on my bike to light up underneath...These are made to be radiometric (Reacts with neon) Kinda like a blacklight, onyl without UV rays. Not very bright but I have not bought the new lights for the mod yet....

 

Definately makes me want to do the mod though!!

 

I figure for an extra 10 watts for BOTH lights I can be getting the same light 60 watts worth of halogens would be putting out...This way I can continue running 55's or 75's with them and have some light off to the side for mroe intense night rides.