bd43's 07 Headlight Mod Part 2

[rusty1]

Just another thankyou from across the pond bd43...
I ordered mine and got it delivered to Ireland in around a week.
The harness/instructions/packaging was superb.
I now have two low beams on my 2008 s2 and I am delighted!

Thanks again

[MemphisTaco]

Did the headlight mod today. Started before Thanksgiving dinner and finished up after dinner. Many kudos to Biker Dude. Just a question, when you put on your brights it looks to me that only one side is actually a high beam. Is that the way it is supposed to be? Again thanks Biker Dude, you should put that harness on eBay, you'd make a fortune.

[b.konstadinos]

Originally Posted by MemphisTaco

Did the headlight mod today. Started before Thanksgiving dinner and finished up after dinner. Many kudos to Biker Dude. Just a question, when you put on your brights it looks to me that only one side is actually a high beam. Is that the way it is supposed to be? Again thanks Biker Dude, you should put that harness on eBay, you'd make a fortune.

Yes this is exactly the way it supposed to be. The one side and bulb where you did the dual headlight mod is an H4 type which means that now that is connected, it works all the time on low beam and when you hit your switch to high beam it works on high beam. The H4 is a dual action bulb. On the other side, the other bulb is H7 type, single action bulb, and it works all the time on a "medium" beam(is a little bit brighter than the H4 low beam). So when you switch it on high beam only one bulb works on high beam and that's why. I think i helped a little.

[Cmayer31]

Just wanted to thank bd43 for posting this awesome how-to. I soldered up a wire to his specs and got to work. Took about an hour total to disassemble and reassemble the bike and install the wire. Finding the parts to make the wire took the longest amount of time.

Thanks again bd43!

[recko]

Hi... I have a question, after the modification is done, when riding with the 2 bulbs turned on, how's the voltage consumption like as compare to the original setup?

[SirIsaac]

The second low beam consumes about 55 Watts. According to information I've seen here (if I recall correctly), that leaves about 50 Watts to spare on an otherwise stock FZ6.

[recko]

But have anyone tested it with a voltmeter? When engine is turned off, battery should be at around 12.4V, when started, it should be between 13V to 14V, so I'm curious whether there's a significance drop in the voltage after the mod is on.

[SirIsaac]

Originally Posted by recko

But have anyone tested it with a voltmeter? When engine is turned off, battery should be at around 12.4V, when started, it should be between 13V to 14V, so I'm curious whether there's a significance drop in the voltage after the mod is on.

Sorry, I just assumed you were talking about watts, as voltage is not really consumed. I cannot answer your question regarding the voltage drop. My opinion is that it probably drops a little, but as long as the battery is not discharging, there should be no problem.

[recko]

Originally Posted by SirIsaac

Sorry, I just assumed you were talking about watts, as voltage is not really consumed. I cannot answer your question regarding the voltage drop. My opinion is that it probably drops a little, but as long as the battery is not discharging, there should be no problem.

No worries, it's all about sharing of knowledge. I used to ride a Silverwing and Majesty which are under scooter categories. For scooters, most are designed without a kickstarter, so when the battery fails, I won't know unless a voltmeter is installed on it, and there's no way I can push start it, so having a voltmeter installed can help me monitor the voltage regularly.

When I used a voltmeter, I am able to understand the standard voltages when the engine is on or off. When the engine starts, this is when the charging comes in. Normally it'll charge to around 13++V, but if there is an additional device or gadget installed for eg. higher power consumption headlight bulbs, then the drop in voltage can be seen instantly.

[Rik]

Just wanted to add my thanks, recieved the harness just before Christmas, only got chance to fit it today.

Due to BD43's excellent write-up, ond the wealth of information in this thread and throughout the forum, fitting it was easy, took about an hour as this was my first time under the tank.

So thanks to BD43, and everyone who's posted so far. Now my bike doesn't look like she has a black eye.

Rik