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CarlosCBR
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PostPosted: 08:41 - 22 Jun 2011    Post subject: Upgrading headlight bulbs Reply with quote
Currently have a set of 12v 35/35w halogen bulbs in the bike. Am considering upgrading to some 12v 50/55w bulbs to make it brighter. Would this cause any problems? I mean interms of overloading the electrics etc.

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PostPosted: 10:37 - 22 Jun 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
It depends what bike. Higher wattage bulbs may melt the reflector or lens, it may also burn the wiring, or use more power than the stator can generate.
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PostPosted: 11:25 - 22 Jun 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
I used to run 60/55w H4 in a Jap import CBR400,just had to bend the 2 bottom tangs in to make them fit.Didn't cause any problems on my bike.
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truslack
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PostPosted: 11:27 - 22 Jun 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
No Blade wrote:
I used to run 60/55w H4 in a Jap import CBR400,just had to bend the 2 bottom tangs in to make them fit.Didn't cause any problems on my bike.


Aren't Jap import CBR4's something like a 60/35 standard? If so, you'd expect them to be able to take that wattage of bulb anyway.
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PostPosted: 11:40 - 22 Jun 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
truslack wrote:
It depends what bike. Higher wattage bulbs may melt the reflector or lens, it may also burn the wiring, or use more power than the stator can generate.


This,

if you have plastic lenses then you need to be careful somebody had tried to put higher powered bulbs in my blade before I bought it and it has slightly melted the lense on the dipped bean side.

Fortunately it has not affected the beam pattern so it still passes it mot, it just looks a bit like its steamed up a bit.
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Bikeless
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PostPosted: 17:03 - 22 Jun 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
truslack wrote:
No Blade wrote:
I used to run 60/55w H4 in a Jap import CBR400,just had to bend the 2 bottom tangs in to make them fit.Didn't cause any problems on my bike.


Aren't Jap import CBR4's something like a 60/35 standard? If so, you'd expect them to be able to take that wattage of bulb anyway.


No mate,it was 35/35w with different offset pins,bit like an H4.I think it was an HS1.
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PostPosted: 19:47 - 22 Jun 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
Let me know how it goes, everyone ses the gt250r has crap lights and when I get my license I will want to upgrade if that is the case.
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PostPosted: 20:07 - 22 Jun 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
I stuck a Halfrauds 'super dooper extreme brilliance' or something like that in my Hornet, the improvement was HUGE over the standard bulb, with the same power rating. Cool
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