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Old 01-19-2008, 01:27 PM   #1 (permalink)
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How to get high beam as low/high beam

Advice please....Help !!!!!!

07 ZX6R - Twin head lamps , 1 x low beam, 1 x high beam.... how can I get the high beam to act as a low/high beam so to have 2 headlamps illuminated together as 2 low beams rather than having just one lamp on ????

Any advice appreciated..

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Old 01-19-2008, 05:17 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Drink another pint of Guiness and you won`t care which lights if any are on(you said any advice)! lol ! Why not just ride with both on like us Yanks?
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Old 01-20-2008, 02:16 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Drink another pint of Guiness and you won`t care which lights if any are on(you said any advice)! lol ! Why not just ride with both on like us Yanks?

Nice one, lol !!

You ride with both on ? . The high beam on ??

Don't you get flashed by the cagers ?
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Old 01-20-2008, 02:30 AM   #4 (permalink)
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I ride with both on during the day and no cagers have a problem with it, as it gets close to dusk, I turn off the high beam. I have 8k HID's on my 05 so at night the single lights up the road perfectly even on low.


And when cagers flash you, if you don't have your high beams on, click em on and at the same time pick the front off the ground just a hair, puts the light right in their eyes and pisses em off more lol.
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Old 01-20-2008, 03:39 AM   #5 (permalink)
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you can adjust the globe in the H/B light to point more down by using the directional adjuster behind the fairing and underneath your readout . This way you will always have to click the H/B button on your left tree but in fact you will just be turning both on.

But be aware that by having both on at the same time that you are draining more power from the battery so dont run the lights whilst engine is off as it will be draining the battery quick smart!
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Old 01-20-2008, 07:40 AM   #6 (permalink)
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I ride with both on day or night unless i am right behind someone at night i`ll go dim.
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Old 01-21-2008, 06:22 PM   #7 (permalink)
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The single burning headlight to me, seems a little dorky. So, considering my riding habits don't require the 65w H9 hi-beam bulb, I ordered an H11 connector from www.rallylights.com to replace my H9 hi-beam bulb socket.

With that setup, by turning my hi-beam to on, I have both lights illuminated so it won't annoy oncoming vehicles, I shouldn't have police pulling me over for missing a headlight, I have lower current draw, increased visibility to other drivers, so I have the best of several worlds.
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Old 01-21-2008, 11:37 PM   #8 (permalink)
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It requires modifying the stock wiring harness to put a second bulb in parallel with the stock low beam. You'll need at least one probably two dual filament bulbs in order to make this work. As well as access to a wiring diagram, multimeter, soldering iron, as well as shrink wrap and electrical tape in order to ensure that you won't cause a problem down the road. That and a basic understand of Ohm's law.
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I ride with both on during the day and no cagers have a problem with it, as it gets close to dusk, I turn off the high beam. I have 8k HID's on my 05 so at night the single lights up the road perfectly even on low.


And when cagers flash you, if you don't have your high beams on, click em on and at the same time pick the front off the ground just a hair, puts the light right in their eyes and pisses em off more lol.
You my friend are a disgrace to riders for your above comment and actions.

First get real HID projectors installed and all and stop causing a safety issue.
2nd you turn your brights on and blip the throttle alittle to blind them Are your Fu@king retarded?

You are already blinding them with glare then you have the ignorance to do that? You deserve what ever happens to you.
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