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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Alberta, Canada
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Headlight help! Lol
Hey guys!
Has anyone here ever cut up a sealed beam headlamp and converted it to a replaceable bulb type headlamp? I picked up a beat up little 93 Suzuki AE50 scooter to play around with and I've managed to get all the lights working except the headlamp is burnt out. Seems to be a sealed beam unit as you can't remove the bulb itself and it even has 12 volt written on the back of the glass. Quick google searches revealed no replacements online for the sealed beam model. Haven't tried Suzuki yet, but I'm guessing it would be worth it's weight in gold to get one brought in? Could a person dremel the back of the light bulb off and try to fit a regular 3 prong bulb in there? Or would I be wiser to try to find another rectangular headlight with replaceable bulb and try to bodge that in? It's just for legalities, I have no intention of ever taking it out after dark. I just want it to meet our safety regs. Thanks in advance for any ideas ![]() Edit: Led replacements would be cool too... I don't imagine the stator puts out much juice on this thing. |
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Alberta, Canada
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Wonder if I could graft something like this in there and silicone or shim it in to hold it...
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/32W-3000LM-CO...FXvpZG&vxp=mtr |
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: ChCh , NZ
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Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Sudbury ,Ontario
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Is it a dc or ac bulb ?
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Alberta, Canada
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Says 12vdc on the back of the sealed beams glass. It's kind of a weird setup for a light, it has a metal cylinder base that sticks out of the back of the glass, but you can't twist it or pull it out. I was thinking of cutting that part off and then drilling out the center to accept some other bulb. I pulled up some parts drawings on the net, and they all show it as a removable bulb with a pigtail on it, but mine just has 3 prongs sticking out like a regular headlight bulb. Ultimately it doesn't matter what it looks like, just as long as it works. This scoot is long past being pretty
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Quote:
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http://www.chyangwa.net/forum.php?mo...authorid=64160 |The text inside picture is very important... http://www.chinariders.net/showpost....60&postcount=8
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Join Date: Oct 2009
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Join Date: Mar 2008
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JDM & others use 25w/25w (P15D25-1)
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Alberta, Canada
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Join Date: Mar 2008
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A pdf http://www.gs-classic.de/download/Suzuki_Rahmen3.pdf worth to check
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Alberta, Canada
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After I get the headlight sorted I think I'll have to do something with the exhaust... Took it for a little spin this morning and it's embarrassingly loud! Sounds like a rabid chainsaw. Lol
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Sardis, BC, Canada
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We're gonna need pics, Stew.
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Alberta, Canada
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Dunno, if I post up pics everybody is gonna want one! Lol
![]() Neat little bike, starts and runs like a champ, just be nice if it was a little quieter... and I was a little skinnier! Lol! Nice to have something with two wheels to muck around with again, even if it is a wee scooter ![]() |
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