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Halogen Headlight Upgrade
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 6:06 pm
by boxertwinjeff
BTW I did do a search here first for info on this subject but to no avail.
My Headlight which is all original has just about given up the ghost, now shining
at around 1 Candle power lol!,. also the Reflector appears to have a hole burnt in it.
I believe there is a Halogen upgrade available for /5s. Can you guys recommend a particular
system and approx price? thanks again Jeff.
Re: Halogen Headlight Upgrade
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 6:27 pm
by SteveD
Re: Halogen Headlight Upgrade
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 1:56 am
by Major Softie
And I know Blue Moon has one.
Re: Halogen Headlight Upgrade
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 2:28 pm
by macdaddy
I ran a 55/65w h4 (p45t base) in my /5 with no other mods for years.....
Re: Halogen Headlight Upgrade
Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 8:06 am
by hank0614
macdaddy wrote:I ran a 55/65w h4 (p45t base) in my /5 with no other mods for years.....
Ditto macdaddy's comment. However, I recently swapped out my stock /5 Bosch lens for an R65 H4 lens designed for halogen lamps. The difference in the lighting pattern was a significant improvement over the stock lens.
Re: Halogen Headlight Upgrade
Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 8:41 am
by boxertwinjeff
Ok, so I won't have to beef up any of the other electrics? could you please explain p45t base? Cheers Jeff.
Re: Halogen Headlight Upgrade
Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 8:26 pm
by macdaddy
p45t = the one you need for a /5!
I got mine from Parts Unlimited, IE most any moto shop.
Re: Halogen Headlight Upgrade
Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 6:27 am
by SteveD
Would relays be mandatory for the upgrade?
Re: Halogen Headlight Upgrade
Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 7:34 am
by hank0614
SteveD wrote:Would relays be mandatory for the upgrade?
Recommended in every case. I recommend the following:
http://www.culayer.com/Matchbox.htm
Re: Halogen Headlight Upgrade
Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 7:34 am
by Roy Gavin
Standard 3 mm OD or 12 gauge wire is rated 10 amps/120 watts so it should it has a bit to spare, but if the wires are 2.5 mm 14 gauge is getting borderline on old wiring.
But the cable isnt the only problem, the switches come into it too.DAHIK
A relay and direct wiring is almost always a good idea as most switches are not designed to carry big loads - even the cheapest car runs everything through a relay these days, all the switches carry is the little bit current required to fire up the relay.