Re: [ST] another dumb question

[Mike Montville <mjmontville@xxxxxxxxx>]

Marc,

There's no rubber wire cover on my RS either, only the large rubber
ring on the housing -- might be just on the domestic market bikes.

Wiggling that big connector about while pulling on it seems to help,
but unplugging it is infinitely harder than plugging it back in.

You may feel the bulb pulling against the spring clip, and somewhat
out of its seat in the headlight shell, and the rubber ring hinders
holding the bulb while pulling on the connector.  I always envision
the clip retaining tab breaking off.  Now that I've had one break and
have repaired it, I don't worry as much.

I routinely spray out the connector with contact cleaner and apply a
light coat of dialectric grease to the bulb prongs, but it doesn't
seem to help at all when I next need to remove the connector...

Mike



--- Marc Van Est <MarcVE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I had a quick look this morning.
> 
> there is no rubber cover over wire, just a big rectangular plastic
> lug that seems to plug onto the bulb connectors. I wonder if
> something changed on the 04 RS?
> 
> I tries pulling it loose, but it was very stiff. I didn't want to
> break the thing -is there a trick ?
> 
> thanks
> 
> 
> marc
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: st-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:st-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Chris Harwood
> Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 12:26 PM
> To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ST] dumb question of the day
> 
> 
> Marc
> 
> Getting the bulb out is a no-tools affair.
> 
> Pull off the cover over the cable-entry then pull off the
> connector.
> 
> Pull off the rubber water-resistant ring.
> 
> With some light on it, find the end of the shiny wire
> paper-clip-type
> thing that latches the bulb into its seat and wiggle it in a
> circular
> motion until it comes unclipped. It should stay attached and hinge
> away
> from the bulb base.
> 
> Remove the bulb.
> 
> Replace, without touching the glass of the new one.
> 
> Endeavour to reverse the process of removal ensuring that the last
> bits
> are pushed on/seated well to keep out water.
> 
> Chris Harwood
> 00 RS
> 
>
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