OK guys... I'm wanting to do the Buell LIghtning headlight setup. I have searched and searched and searched and searched for both how to's. There was one by the anitbody (I htink that was his name) but I can't find it ANYWHERE. There was another out too (that was easier but not as nice). I'm looking for both but cannot find htem... can anyone offer advice and/or point me to those threads?
I would really appreciate it!
Austin
*UPDATE*
I found the antibody's how to... all pics are gone... no instructions really either.... any one have those pics or the directions?
I put out a request for Antis pics about a month ago before I did my headlights... Never surfaced so I made my own. I think they look fairly good.
It is VERY easy. The hardest thing is making the mounting brackets. I made mine different than the others I have seen on here.
I just cut two simple brackets from some aluminum. It is very sturdy and the lights do not move at all when riding... They are also WAY brighter than stock.
(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h55/scottpeel/DSC08559_sm.jpg)
(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h55/scottpeel/DSC08558_sm.jpg)
I ordered the lights from a Buell Dealer for about $69.00
Remove the old headlight and housing... ( There are a TON of wires in there) I just covered them all w/ electrical tape and tied them together as neatly as I could behind the new light.
Quote from: Dom on November 20, 2004, 08:16:08 PM
They are all the same, as least for the past few years they are.. If you call and order them on your credit card, ask for the headlights for an '04 Lightning. Good deal at the Buell dealership, around $60, and mine came with bulbs included.
By design, Buell headlights don't both light up at the same time...one is hi, one is low. I searched for a bulb that would serve as both a high and low but h7s don't work that way. The hi and low bulb housing is different.
Mounting isn't too difficult, but making the arms is moderately difficult. Not too bad. Wiring is a cinch.
In this thread I wrote up a step by step on making the brackets:
http://www.gstwins.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7435&start=40
As for the wiring, it's simple.
1) Buy a box of male and female connectors...some kind that will resist corrosion.
2) Cut the h4 connector off your bike's existing wiring harness(that's the three-prong female connector that plugs into the back of the headlight bulb). You will see two yellow wires, two blacks, and one white.
3) Attach the female connectors to these wires. Both yellow wires squeeze into one female. Do the same with the blacks. The white gets it's own.
NOTE: for any wires that come off the harness, use female connectors. That keeps any live wires unexposed and if they touch it wont matter, if you used males here you would run the risk of blowing fuses.
On your new headlight there are four wires. A black, a white, a yellow, and a white wire with an orange stripe. Don't worry about the white/orange. It powers a parking light that sits between the bulbs. I thought it would partially illuminate the hi side while the lo bulb was on but I tried and it's not even noticable. In other words, not worth your time.
4) Attach male ends to the black, white, and yellow.
5) Connect wires, but reverse whites and yellows. Otherwise the Hi/Lo switch will be reversed.
:cheers:
One thing to add.... you have to disconnect a few of the harneses in the headlight to get them out.. MARK THEM CLEARLY so you know what goes back to what... I didnt mark mine and it wasnt that bad but marking the wires before removal would make it MUCH easier
awesome... that looks really good.... expecially if you went and had the metal powdercoated!!! (just a thought) thank you so much for your help.. that will prolly get it done for me!
austin