Low Beam out

[the Ferret]

Well nuts. I've had headlight bulbs last 10 years. Just went out to start the CB in the garage, fired it up and noticed there wasn't a light shining on my work bench.Walked around front. Darkness. Flipped high beam switch and high beam came on. So low beam is out. Good thing I leave for the rally NEXT Monday and not this morning.

Guess I will ride up to the shop tomorrow and hope they have a bulb in stock.

 

[the Ferret]

Been a few years since I changed out a h/l bulb so I went to Randy B's excellent pic/tute in the how to section for a look see. Looked simple enough.

Changing the headlight bulb

Instead of waiting for dealer to open tomorrow I went to O'Reilly's Auto Parts. Nice parts lady walked me back to bulb section and handed me a stock H4 replacement bulb. $10.66 with tax. Took it home and it took maybe 5 mins to change it out.

Both eyes are working again! Yahoo

Thanks Randy for the tute.

 

[LongRanger_imp]

Good job. Curious how much an official Honda replacement bulb would cost, assuming it even had a part number. I like your solution mo betta.

My VW Passat went through taillight bulbs faster than a fat man chasing the ice cream truck.

 

[Lord Popgun]

No need to wonder LR, its $101.02 list. Here is a link to Ferret's bike: http://www.partsfish.com/oemparts/a/hon/52f28c1ff870021404ec5a6a/headlight

Wait, thats not the bulb, the bulb is $30.95 list.

 

[venturer434_imp]

What brand is the OEM burnt bulb Ferret? Is it a Stanley (Made in Japan) ?

 

[Lord Popgun]

In the parts listing it says Stanley

 

[the Ferret]

Actually the one that came out of mine was a Phillips. The replacement was an Eiko or something like that

 

[Randy B]

Actually the one that came out of mine was a Phillips. The replacement was an Eiko or something like that

Yup...those are the cheapies that we sell. They work well enough, but I went for the ZXe's.

Been a few years since I changed out a h/l bulb so I went to Randy B's excellent pic/tute in the how to section for a look see. Looked simple enough.

Changing the headlight bulb

Instead of waiting for dealer to open tomorrow I went to O'Reilly's Auto Parts. Nice parts lady walked me back to bulb section and handed me a stock H4 replacement bulb. $10.66 with tax. Took it home and it took maybe 5 mins to change it out.

Both eyes are working again! Yahoo

Thanks Randy for the tute.

NP.

 

[Cormanus]

Pterodactyl blew his low beam on the ride and we bought a replacement in a service station in the middle of nowhere. Standard car bulb, I think.

 

[beardyweirdy@me.com_imp]

In france you have to carry a spare with you... used to anyway. Since riding there I've always had a spare under the seat. proper annoying when they go.

 

[pekingduck]

I know that there are different grades of bulbs for bikes and cars. I compared a Phillips car bulb and a Phillips bike bulb and the bike bulb had a visibly heavier filament.

 

[Nortoon_imp]

Bikes are subject to more vibration, so the filament has to be sturdier. Something light an ordinary household bulb, and heavy duty bulb for a ceiling fan.