How do you...............

[gibvel]

Change the bulbs in the OEM Passing lamps and is there a specific bulb type that goes in this lamp?

 

Was looking at the PIAA site and that got me wondering.

[Marcarl]

There's a chrome ring around the glass part that holds the glass to the chrome bucket. Remove the ring and catch the glass as it may fall out. It may also be a little sticky so you may nee to pry it off once the chrome ring is removed. Pull out the glass and in the back of the light you'll find a bulb fitting, push down, twist, and remove and there is you're bulb. Your fitting will probably have a 3 prong on it so that you can only put it back one way. Don't know the number of the bulb, but it only takes a few minutes to check and different lights may have different bulbs anyways. If you have eyebrows on your lights this is how you reinstall: Put light into holder top side up (writing should be straight up) install chrome ring losely with screw just started enough to keep the ring from falling off, slide eyebrow under ring starting at the split in the bottom, slide eyebrow into position and tighten chrome ring. Hope this helps.

[gibvel]

Carl, is this for the 2nd gen passing lamps? Sounds like it is but I'm wondering how you would know this since you have a 1st gen, and all.

[bowa1]

What Karl said won't work on a 2nd gen. No need to remove the chrome ring (actually you can't with the fairing still on, it's not screwed on but pressed on with tabs that are crimped over the bucket.) You either need to get to the bulb from the back side, fishing your hand in there down by the headlight adjuster knob, or remove the front fairing and have easy access to the bulb. I haven't had to change my bulb yet but when I do I'll take the fairing off to do so. Larry

[gibvel]

Okay, let me clarify here. I'm wondering about the Passing Lamps, NOT the headlight.

[FreezyRider]

The stock passing lamps are a Sealed Beam lamp. You cannot change just the "Bulb", you change the entire lamp unit. Take the chrome ring off and the lamp drops out. It is connected with 2 wires that screw onto the connectors on the lamp.

There are some aftermarket lamp assemblies available that use a replaceable halogen H3 bulb, I cannot remember who makes them but I'll try to find the source.

Here is what I put in mine: http://www.jpcycles.com/productdetail.aspx?PID=310-144&cs=Harley&GID=f50291fb-213e-4385-a2cb-e6db00522737&store=&page=&search=

 

They are brighter and don't cost an arm and a leg like the conversion kits do. These are also a one-piece lamp like the originals but are halogen.

[gibvel]

The stock passing lamps are a Sealed Beam lamp. You cannot change just the "Bulb", you change the entire lamp unit. Take the chrome ring off and the lamp drops out. It is connected with 2 wires that screw onto the connectors on the lamp.

There are some aftermarket lamp assemblies available that use a replaceable halogen H3 bulb, I cannot remember who makes them but I'll try to find the source.

Here is what I put in mine: http://www.jpcycles.com/productdetail.aspx?PID=310-144&cs=Harley&GID=f50291fb-213e-4385-a2cb-e6db00522737&store=&page=&search=

 

They are brighter and don't cost an arm and a leg like the conversion kits do. These are also a one-piece lamp like the originals but are halogen.

 

I, kind of, wondered if they were sealed beam as I'd heard someone mention that before.

 

Thanks for the link FreezyRider!!

[Marcarl]

Carl, is this for the 2nd gen passing lamps? Sounds like it is but I'm wondering how you would know this since you have a 1st gen, and all.

When I bought mine there seemed to be a variety of choices, so I guess it depends on what you have, Go with what you have and what info is given here, looks like I may be a wayyyy out to lunch.

[gibvel]

Thanks for the help guys. I think FreezyRider is probably the closest to what I've got so I think I'll look into those. Guess I really wanted to know if it was sealed beam or a bulb and how you go about changing the thing if it was a bulb.

[bowa1]

Okay, let me clarify here. I'm wondering about the Passing Lamps, NOT the headlight

OOPS, my bad... sorry, I didn't read it right:confused24:

[juggler]

Just about any 4 1/2" lamp will work. I bought some from atlantalightbulbs.com. Or are they 3 1/2? I can't remember right now.