Light bulb

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  1. Great Guy

    Great Guy Well-Known Member

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    I have just noticed that my front light has gone( the one which is permanently on)
    Where do I get one from and how much? Is it easy to replace? Thanks.
     
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    It's just a standard h7 bulb so anywhere that sells bulbs! I've swooped mine over to led's which I purchased off of eBay much better and brighter
     
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  3. sulaco

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    I use night breaker plus, good light reasonable value, When I have my low beam go I usually pop the high beam bulb over to the low beam and put the new bulb in the high beam side. My high beam hardly gets used and I probably go through 3 lows to one High.
     
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  4. Great Guy

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    Is it 55w? I believe the 100w melts the housing.
    Can one swop them over or is the other one set differently?
     
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    I've used 100w before with no problems
     
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    Great Guy Well-Known Member

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    H7 halogen 55w dipped beam. £4.99. Is this the one? eBay.
     
  7. sulaco

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    The bulbs are the same in each side, It's the housing that changes the beam.
     
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    Not the same year but the same procedure:
     
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    Yup H7s both sides whether high or low beam
     
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    What does all that mean. Do I need high or low beam? What is the difference? Thanks
     
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    Perhaps you ought to get your wife to change them if you don't know what he means :D
     
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    Lol. Already taken old one out, new one on its way.
     
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    They are everything. Low, high, middle, modal and median beam.
     
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    hi have you got a link for the leds thanks
     
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    If you compare the night racer to night breaker they are identical.
    The night racer description is simply a copy and paste of the night breaker - with some changes to make it read for bikes but near the bottom the perosn repsonsible must have lost interest because it goes back to the car references as per the car version.

    Not sure what my point is, but I hope I made it clearly! :eek::oops:o_O
     
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