matey_peeps Posted April 25, 2003 Share Posted April 25, 2003 so i took bigbird all apart to paint it, but i think i may have gotten the headlight plugs switched. which one is the low beam (on all the time) the bottom one? :oops: or D) hookers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matey_peeps Posted April 25, 2003 Author Share Posted April 25, 2003 thanks joe...was wondering why the beam cast was hella high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XX RATED Posted April 26, 2003 Share Posted April 26, 2003 NO - Low beam on bottom - High beam on top! If your light pattern is a bit high - it may need to be adjusted with the knobs on the back of the light housing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XX RATED Posted April 26, 2003 Share Posted April 26, 2003 Joe - don't tell me you got your plugs mixed up ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chester Posted April 26, 2003 Share Posted April 26, 2003 High beam on the bottom Chad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBRXX Posted April 26, 2003 Share Posted April 26, 2003 Yea...what most of the others said. Low beam is upper bulb. Also, if you need to adjust, the upper knob adjusts vertically. Turn clockwise to raise the beam. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northman Posted April 26, 2003 Share Posted April 26, 2003 High beam is definitely the lower bulb, and low beam is the top. The harness for the low beam is shorter than the high beam, so it makes it easier for plug-in, also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hookman49 Posted April 26, 2003 Share Posted April 26, 2003 High beam on bottom, Low on top! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XX RATED Posted April 26, 2003 Share Posted April 26, 2003 Holy Headlights - Batman! You guys tellin' me I've been Back asswards all this time? Joe - I apologize for being sacastic - you know how I am. Matey - I change my answer to: D) Hookers! Damn - I even looked in the service manual, no mention of which is which. My headlight has benn reversed form day one, when I got it. Never thought anything about it. Well I will say this - I have adjusted the headlight to what I believe is optimum light casting for the way the bike sits; I have the bottom light as the low beam & in the top I have installed a 100w bulb. I tell you the thing works great - I'm kinda wondering if I should change it back......... :?: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spEEdfrEEk Posted April 26, 2003 Share Posted April 26, 2003 You guys are screwed! Low beam on the left, high beam backwards -> facing the rider :cool: TJ :cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hookman49 Posted April 26, 2003 Share Posted April 26, 2003 I have the bottom light as the low beam & in the top I have installed a 100w bulb. I installed a 100w bulb in my high beam also and melted the bulb socket. Just picked up a new on that the dealer an hour ago. The guy there stated he did the same thing in his CBR600 and it fried a bunch of stuff and cost him $400 bucks to fix. I will stick with the lower wattage bulbs till I can find something better. HID, hum really like Joe's. Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warchild Posted April 26, 2003 Share Posted April 26, 2003 Youse guys are scaring me! When you get your hi-beam/lo-beam figured out, here's how to adjust your lights: http://www.superblackbird.com/light_aim.cfm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrdxx Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 Whew. For once, I'm glad I missed a thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 What's the highest safe wattage for the lights up front? Hate to melt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G2 Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 My advice is to get the Philips Vision Plus bulb set. Same wattage so no worries and a much whiter light. Probably the best under $40 mod you can do. :idea: G2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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