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Re: 5k Euro Headlights
"Rudy Consolacion" <rconsolacion@kumhotech.com> wrote:
>What type of bulb goes in the "parking light" socket?
4 Watt bulb, small bayonet type. Or do you mean the innermost lights? Those
are the driving lights!
>There's a small socket for a bulb under the headlight bulb. What
>goes there?
The parking light, or city light. Its one and only serious use is to warn
oncoming traffic that no, that single headlight does not belong to a
motorbike when a bulb fails.
European cars (at least mine) have a mechanism that leaves one of these
lights and a taillight on when you park your car with the turn signal stalk
still switched on to that side. Handy when you park in a dark road, and it
doesn't run your battery down immediately.
>I assume the top adjustment knob on the rear of the assembly adjusts
>the horizontal position of the reflector and the bottom one adjusts
>the vertical. What is the purpose of the grey-colored adjuster on
>the bottom knob? Looks like it's designed to stay in either the up
>or down position.
Some lights have an adjuster to aim them downward to avoid blinding
oncoming traffic when pulling a loaded trailer.
>I have the connectors and rubber boots for the plug. Is there a
>special type of female terminal to use or is it just a standard 1/4"
>connector?
Use something that will withstand current well and will hold water out.
>I will be running 80/100W H4's and have relays in hand. Any other
>wiring suggestions will help. TIA!
I'd say stay away from the 80 W low beams. 55 is plenty with well-aimed
lights IMHO.
Tom
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