Upgrading headlight bulb.

[Dave M]

Hyosung gt125 comet.

I have a 35/35 bulb in at moment and want to use a 60/55 to see better! Is this just a straight swap or will it cause problems? Cheers!

[Beehive Bedlam]

My varadero is 35W however I currently have two 45W it is all my nearest dealer had in stock they make a significant difference on unlit NSL roads especially full beam opposed to full beam with 35W could be because I've only had one working bulb for the last two months though.

I think anything more than 45W is just going to melt the holder especially those xenon bulbs from ebay the faggot who owned my bike before had the same idea.

[smegballs]

As said, putting a bigger bulb in will likely melt the housing. If it is a metal housing you might have problems with the actual headlight wires and switchgear not being up to the task of carrying the extra current.

Why not try a 35/35w halogen?

There are ways of putting making a 55/60w bulb work, like fitting relays and using a metal housing, but unless you want to go to that trouble its probably easier to just go for a 35w halogen!

[Llama-Farmer]

Don't increase the wattage... the wiring and fuse is designed for what has been fitted as standard... increasing the bulb power will overheat or melt the wiring or fuses.


Stick to a 35/35, but go for something like an Osram Nightbreaker, they made a significant difference over the generic motor factors bulb in my bike.
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[Dave M]

Thanks everyone. Glad I asked. The bulb came with the headlight off the gv125 which I believe is the same wiring but that bulb was probably not the original. I'll stick to the 35 then. Cheers.