headlight replacement

[Daitan]

Is the 1st gen a sealed beam or is it just a bulb replacement like the average car? and how do I get access it?

[onenut]

84 I think is sealed could be wrong but anyway take off chrome trim at bottom of windscreen then two screws at bottom of headlight trim ring then two bolts behind that top of headlight pull out top first if the light just quit working pull out on the start bottun it had me fooled when my headlight quit

[reddevilmedic]

bulb is replaceable....you can upgrade to HID!

[Snaggletooth]

The '84 is a plug in bulb. Popular replacement is the SilverStar Ultra. About $15.00 or so. Gives a much better light than the stock bulb. HID is a good upgrade but there are a couple of tricks that need to go with that due to the headlight cutoff on the starting system. Someone will probaly be able to answer what they had done with that.

 

There are several ways to improve the lighting from cheap to ahh damn! I believe the HID would give you more lighting and less amp draw on the system.

 

The first pic is the pattern from the SilverStar Ultra on high.

 

I went with ahh damn. Hella 90mm projectors.

[Daitan]

Thanks, went with the silverstar Ultra's. $15 you say, Try $48 for the pair. Couldn't find individual packs. Oh well, got a spare.

[dacheedah]

did u get a 9003 ??

[Venturous Randy]

The upgrade on my 83 was to replace the entire headlight assembly from an 86 up bike and then go with a PIAA bulb.

RandyA

[Daitan]

Yeah I got the 9003 Silverstar ultra:lightbulb::lightbulb:

[reddevilmedic]

i took out my HID when i put in the Rigid Industries driving lights. so... i have a HID laying around....

[Stanman]

Thanks, went with the silverstar Ultra's. $15 you say, Try $48 for the pair. Couldn't find individual packs. Oh well, got a spare.

 

 

I looked at the Silverstar Ultra's last summer. If memory serves me correctly I believe they were around $85 for a pair.

[Daitan]

Walmart in upstate NY is $48 for the pair. :cool10:

[bongobobny]

Another trick is to take your black rubber bezel on the MK1 and paint it gloss white with the appropriate paint for rubber. Just clean it really good with solvent first, let dry, and then paint. Last I checked, white reflects light whereas black absorbs light...