Where is the headlight fuse on a 2008 GS500? My daytime light has stopped working but my high beams still work so i think I blown a fuse. I put in a 95/100w bulb in it but I moronically forgot to upgrade the fuses. So now I'm paying for it and I can't seem to find the right fuse for the headlight, please help!

There isn't a fuse. Your low beam element is burned out. The GS has a twin filament bulb that houses both a low beam and high beam. Get a new bulb. Usually $10-$40 depending on bulb choice, color, farkles,etc..

Quote from: smackdoogie on July 03, 2011, 02:07:25 PM
There isn't a fuse. Your low beam element is burned out. The GS has a twin filament bulb that houses both a low beam and high beam. Get a new bulb. Usually $10-$40 depending on bulb choice, color, farkles,etc..

Car bulbs that I have used have a tendency to blow out quicker than the motorcycle spec bulbs.Always carry a spare if you ride a lot at night.

Problem solved, it was the low beam filament. But I will also state it was a motorcycle bulb bought from jp cycles 2 months ago and turns out its a piece of shaZam!. I just went to the local Canadian Tire and bought a 10$ one and it works the same, if not better cause the high wattage bulb was bright, just not much of a difference from a regular 60watt bulb.

J&P is crazy expensive. Check out www.denniskirk.com instead.

Nah j&p is crazy good customer service and go beyond a lot of time with orders. I have already ordered with dennis kirk and theer customer service is ok, but there shipping is bullshit, they charge a lot more then most companies.

For later reference, there is only one fuse in a GS500, it's a 20A blade and everything runs through it, so if anything electrical still works you can rule out the fuse straight away.  It's in the connector for the ignition relay, which is the metal can under the right hand side cover, there's also a spare fuse holder in the side of the relay, which may confuse the issue.

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Quote from: Cruiser25 on July 03, 2011, 07:28:39 AM
I put in a 95/100w bulb in it but I moronically forgot to upgrade the fuses.

Generally you don't "upgrade" fuses when you go to a higher wattage light, if the higher current draw is becoming an issue you take the load of the light off the switch and give the light it's own relay.  You can add a fuse to the new circuit if you wish. 

Quote from: Cosimo_Zaretti on July 04, 2011, 05:19:14 PM
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Quote from: Cruiser25 on July 03, 2011, 07:28:39 AM
I put in a 95/100w bulb in it but I moronically forgot to upgrade the fuses.

Generally you don't "upgrade" fuses when you go to a higher wattage light, if the higher current draw is becoming an issue you take the load of the light off the switch and give the light it's own relay.  You can add a fuse to the new circuit if you wish. 

or go LED in all your other bulbs to make up for the increased load to your electrics...

LEDs wont really help, sure they will reduce the total load on the system but the switch, connectors and cabling in the headlamp circuit will still be seeing far more current than they would if the recommended wattage bulb was fitted.