02-07-17, 05:14 PM
I've broken the post to avoid losing all my copy if the computer glitches!
After reassembly of the whole unit I again warmed it thoroughly with the heat gun and sat moulding it all back to shape until it cooled. Rather than adding more sealant I simply wrapped and sealed the edges completely with black insulation tape which moulds to the perimeter quite nicely when applied under tension.
The offside light mod I then wanted got try and yesterday bought a H4 connector from Halfords for about £3.50. Rather than use the connector I removed one of the connectors, carefully prised it open to release the short wire supplied and then refitted a longer length of black cable which I fed into the wiring box under the tank to connect up to the green wire which is in a black connector on my bike. I had a few female connectors of the correct size already in my toolbox so was able to crimp this to the new black wire and insert it into the unused outlet of the black connector to mate up with the green connector as a complete unit. It took a couple of attempts and a few tweaks of the female connector but it did work and now I have 2 dipped beams!
It has definitely got a brighter look with the cleaned reflectors so will be interested to see how it works in the dark.
Thanks to everyone on the forum who has posted information on this topic in the past. Very helpful and I hope my summary will assist others in the future.
Cheers
David
After reassembly of the whole unit I again warmed it thoroughly with the heat gun and sat moulding it all back to shape until it cooled. Rather than adding more sealant I simply wrapped and sealed the edges completely with black insulation tape which moulds to the perimeter quite nicely when applied under tension.
The offside light mod I then wanted got try and yesterday bought a H4 connector from Halfords for about £3.50. Rather than use the connector I removed one of the connectors, carefully prised it open to release the short wire supplied and then refitted a longer length of black cable which I fed into the wiring box under the tank to connect up to the green wire which is in a black connector on my bike. I had a few female connectors of the correct size already in my toolbox so was able to crimp this to the new black wire and insert it into the unused outlet of the black connector to mate up with the green connector as a complete unit. It took a couple of attempts and a few tweaks of the female connector but it did work and now I have 2 dipped beams!
It has definitely got a brighter look with the cleaned reflectors so will be interested to see how it works in the dark.
Thanks to everyone on the forum who has posted information on this topic in the past. Very helpful and I hope my summary will assist others in the future.
Cheers
David