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Anyone thought about putting one in? Aparently they are all the rage over at that other forum. 14 bucks, cheaper than some H4 bulbs, lots brighter, etc. Thoughts?
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Saw the folks on TriumphRat.net forums, Twin Talk are pretty enthusiastic. #6024 Sylvania is the one. I'm going to try one. My only concern is how the beam is aimed, it's designed to be on a car with two headlights converging at a point. Does that bother anyone else? Of course at $14, pretty cheap gamble. The headlight pattern has to be better than the stock headlight.
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Well one thing to remember... I would imagine in a car the aiming is done with the bracket it mounts to, not the beam itself... Right? Then again, I've never seen the guts of one of these yet... But hey, 15 bucks, not a bad gamble.
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The lenses are symetrical so you can mount the same one on either side. This means the nearside will get a bit more and the offside a bit less light. So, you may have to aim the light a bit to the left or right depending on where you are. I put a $7 aftermarket light bucket on the OL's trainingwheels bike that took a $4.95 car headlight. It worked better and lasted hundreds of times longer than the $89 original POS.
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I put in a Sylvania Silverstar sealed beam, about 20 bucks.
Although designed to be used in pairs, it is still a vast improvement over stock. Can actually ride with low beam and see where I'm going. Had it about 4 or 5 thousand miles now.
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Interesting... I had never thought about doing this. Sounds like several of youse guys need to cough up $20 and see if if it works OK (before I do  ). Considering we only have an X and Y axis to work with, it should be simple and screw the 'have to work in pairs' roadblock. It's a friggin light after all, regardless of focus. Benny, you are hereby selected as number one guineau pig!!!!
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10-4 good buddy. May look into it next week. I REALLY need to do my taxes first I'll have a couple new things to play with next week anyway *coughprogressive440cough*, so I'll toss one in while I'm out there in the garage. The last few nights it's been in the 60's when I got home from work so riding was in order, not tinkering!
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Put a 6024 in miune about 2 weeks ago, one of them sylvania double life, 2x power, high output, whatever they advertise. bought it at Auto Zone 'bout $14.oo. Fantastic, makes a world of difference, probably only thing better would be Aux lights. Do not regret at all.
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See I'm not the first! Only drawback I have seen so far is that carrying a SPARE might be tough!!
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Do they mount in the standard houseing??
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Yes. Seems to me like you remove the entire lense and reflector housing of the stock blulb, basically everything but the wiring, and mount the sealed beam to the headlight ring, then shove it back in.
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Correct, entire lens, reflector, bulb assembly comes out. All gless (so put away safely just incase you want to use again). Put in sealed beam, make sure lettering on bulb facing properly. Hardest part was getting that Gd retaining ring back in, other than that easy job. Do not regret doing this at all
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Hey guys, diggin up an old thread here...
Finally got around to adjusting my lights. I've had the sealed beam unit in for a month or so now. Works great! I went to a vacant back road and tweaked the whole headlight housing up juuuuuust a little bit and MAN what a difference! the high beam really projects down the road, and the low beam is now more than 10 feet in front of me. I need to re-bend my driving light brackets some day, but they add some extra light too. But that sealed beam is the business.
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Ok, is there an internet link for these suckers, or is this easily handled by an expedition to Autozone?
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One big disadvantage I see is for us folks with the visors on the lights. They are a big pita to put on and I would hate to have to do it more than once. 
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Ok, is there an internet link for these suckers, or is this easily handled by an expedition to Autozone?
Autozone. Any regular 7" round headlight plugs right in.
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Autozone. Any regular 7" round headlight plugs right in.
As long as it has an H3 plug pattern yeah. I think the 6028 or whatever number is not an exclusive thing to Sylvania but more like the H3 designation of bulbs, just the fitment code. I got mine at Pep Boys. I think I even saw them at Walmart.
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Thanks for the response guys!
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Once I tweaked the headlight adjustment (aimed the whole shibang UP a tad) it is great. The high beam really throws light down the road, and the low beam is still low enough to not blind oncoming.
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I think the H6024 is the halogen version.
Should we put this in the Tech Vault?
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I just bought one of these and put it in housing but I'm having trouble lining up the screw holes on housing ring. Are there modifications required or do I just need to reposition the bulb retaining ring to make it fit (it appears that may be in the way)? Also what is this extra wire I got. The sealed beam only has the 3 prong plug.
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I'm having trouble lining up the screw holes on housing ring. Also what is this extra wire I got. The sealed beam only has the 3 prong plug.
Make sure you "hook" the top of the chrome ring in place before you push the bottom in. Don't force the screws, they strip easily. You should be able to run the screws in with your fingers.
The extra wire is the parking light feature. If you turn your key past the run position, the tail light burns along with a feeble, yellowish light from the headlight. You will lose this with the sealed beam.
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Thanks. Yeah, I made sure to hook the top part first but am still having trouble getting it to sit. maybe I need to take a better look at it but something seems to be hanging up. Thanks again
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Wow talk about an oldy but a goodie  I'm still running that same sealed unit...
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Ok finally got this thing replaced and now my high beams dont work and what little light this thing puts out has a terrible pattern to it. What is my problem here?
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Ok finally got this thing replaced and now my high beams dont work and what little light this thing puts out has a terrible pattern to it. What is my problem here?
What part number sealed beam did you buy? What way are the letters facing?
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I will get back to you on that..I'm at work now. Thanks
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that part # is H6042. I guess i screwed up when I let the salesman talk me into the more expensive, "better & brighter" one.
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I have the mid grade one. Not the one with the fancy name, and not the cheapest one either...
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Can you run a headlite modulater w/ the sealed beam bulbs?
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Can you run a headlite modulater w/ the sealed beam bulbs?
I don't see why not, as the street legal wattage sealed beam should make nearly the same current demands upon the modulator as a street legal wattage H4 bulb, but an email to the manufacturer should answer the question for sure. Its not unusual for most electronic devices made for the vehicle aftermarket to have tolerance for current variations built in, to adapt to variable alternator output.
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Emailed Kissan, maker of plug-in headlight modulator, they said no problem plugging into compatible sealed beam headlight https://www.kisantech.com/view_product.php?product=P115W
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