| Author | Message | ||
     S1owner |
Could one of you CB owners get me a couple measurements First the headlight the sqaure part where it is screwed to the mount need to know inches Second the swing arm hieght at the axle center and the hieght at the pivot center to tge ground Will be much appreciated | ||
| Nillaice |
What?! The headlights are both round in shape ... Can you draw on a picture where you need the measurement taken? the axle height will depend in tire size/pressure/weight of bike. The swing arm pivot height from ground will depend on suspension and it's setting/weight of bike/tire size/pressure It might help if you clue us all in as to what you are needing these measurements for so we can get you the right numbers | ||
| S1owner |
Sorry the swing arm i realize will be off with the measurements i just need them for a baseline for mocking up a tuber with xb swing arm. Here is the light I am looking for a measurement on looking for the square part in the second pic   | ||
| Greg_e |
If you are going through the trouble of building a mount for different headlights, I certainly wouldn't suggest using XB-R headlights in the project. I would suggest Hella 90mm high and low beams, around $60 each and these have known measurements for the mounting/adjuster points, as well as mounting plates that you can buy. Look at rallylights.com I suggest this route because the stock lights simply suck. | ||
| S1owner |
If you could give a link as all the ones I see are 250 - 700 each | ||
| Greg_e |
These are the ones I was thinking about and several other people have used: http://www.rallylights.com/all/lights/headlamps/he lla-90mm-classic-modular-headlamp-h9-halogen-dot-s ae.html Notice they list low beam and high beam as separate part numbers. They should have the drawing for mounting on there too. And they also have flat mounting adapters that you can buy so all you need to do is screw the adapter to your vehicle and mount the lights. I put a pair of these on my XB-9R and they are WONDERFUL http://www.rallylights.com/all/lights/headlamps/90 bh-hella-bi-halogen-90mm-hi-lo-headlamp.html you can find a very long thread of my conversion in here with a search, spans three parts because of time. I'd consider modding my car to take the Bi-Halogen lights, they are better than any car headlight I've had on my cars (including my brand new 2013 Chevy Spark which has pretty good lights). If money were no object, they have a Bi-LED version now, but it is almost $800 each. | ||
| Greg_e |
Finally found the mount http://www.rallylights.com/hella-modular-headlamp- mounting-bracket.html | ||
| S1owner |
Thats perfect So these do not need a ballast correct Thanks | ||
| Greg_e |
Nope, they are just regular halogen lamps, easy to wire. |
