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Sub65chris
Posted on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 - 11:17 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I have a city-x and want to increase the amount of light from the headlights . In several threads people have suggested the hid bulbs, thats cool but i want to change the look of the front end and the firebolt headlights look way cool. Long story short , if i fab up a mounting bracket can i use the stock firebolt lights without altering my wiring harness, do they use the same connections? The other thing is if I want to use more than 2 lights like say 4 in a kind of zx14 arrangement does anyone have an idea of how to make 2 lights the low beams and all 4 the high beams .im sure someone else has done this and im just looking for advise and or precautions before i spend 48 dollars a headlight from harley . thanks later
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Gearhead998
Posted on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 - 12:31 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I just converted my S to an R this weekend. While I swapped the wiring harness out with an R harness, the connections appeared to be identical between the S and R headlights. I can say for sure if they are wired the same. How well can you follow a schematic form the service manual? I can send you the elecrtical section via email.
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Sub65chris
Posted on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 - 03:10 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Cool i just got a new service manual from my dealer and answered my own question thankyou for your time .
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Duane
Posted on Thursday, April 27, 2006 - 11:04 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

gearhead, can you post pics of this? Id like to C
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Buell1111
Posted on Friday, April 28, 2006 - 02:47 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Rewired my '04 XB 12 S to use H-4 bulbs, where BOTH lights come on for low AND high beam.
Very easy, but required some machining of the H-4 bulb bases.
I've read some threads about the headlight shells melting, so I'll have to see how this goes.


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Christiankid3
Posted on Friday, April 28, 2006 - 03:04 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Maybe I am missing something but why not leave the the high beams on ALL of the time? That is what I do . . .
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Diablobrian
Posted on Friday, April 28, 2006 - 06:36 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I think he means because they are dual filament bulbs both lights are wired to
work as both low and high beams instead of the "your headlight is out" gig.
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Buell1111
Posted on Friday, April 28, 2006 - 07:27 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Yes, Thanks again Brian.
Now they work the way headlights are supposed to work, instead of like a Honda!
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Sub65chris
Posted on Friday, April 28, 2006 - 08:02 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

has anyone mounted 4 firebolt headlights on the front of a lightning? It is probibly going to look a little cool and a little ugly but i think it will look great . still waiting on my new lights.
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Christiankid3
Posted on Saturday, April 29, 2006 - 12:51 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Ohhh, I gotcha now. Thanks Brian!
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