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Re: [ST] Main Beam
> Bil Swartz wrote:
> > On Fri, 7 May 2004, Kevin Dicks wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Assuming I need a new bulb - is it worth upgrading to these new
> >>fangled bulbs and can I get just one (and what should I be looking
> >>for ??) and replace the other as it dies ??
> >
> >
> > I haven't looked hard at the nose of an '02 but I'd assume both
> > bulbs
are
> > on whether high or low, assuming you are located stateside.
> >
> > The Philips Vision Plus bulbs didn't last that long for me, still on
> > the Sylvania Silver Stars that I replaced 'em with. The whiter
> > light is
there
> > like the Philips had, and you can get these at local auto stores.
>
> My left Vision Plus crapped out last week after about 16,000 miles.
> Same symptom, off on low on on high. Turned out it was one blown
> filament. I popped in one of the original bulbs until I could get
> another VP. Last night, I found them at the local Strauss Auto but
> they did not have H4's, only 9004's. The only H4's that they had were
> the plain old cheap Made in Taiwan ones. I might be able to get to Pep
> Boys tonight and see if they have them.
>
> > Sure, you could replace just one, but you'll probably notice the
> > color difference when looking at the front of your bike. But you
> > know, that might make one more noticeable in traffic which isn't a
> > bad thing!
>
> Oddly enough when I put in the original there wasn't much of a
> difference. Maybe the old VP is about to die too.
>
> On a similar note: Isn't the little clip that holds in the bulb
> supposed to just hinge out of the way instead of coming out completely
> thereby making the task a two handed job necessitating the removal of
> the fairing? I seemed to remember it taking less than 5 minutes per
> bulb when I could easily snake my hand into the fairing. Taking out
> the old bulb was a one minute task. Putting the new one in took about
> 20 minutes and thirty-seven curses. Did some part break on mine? Or
> was I just imagining things. Does anyone have a photo of the bugger
> the way it should be?
>
> --
> Steve Lawler
> Verona, NJ, USA, Earth
>
> 2001 Sprint ST "Blue Devil"
>
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