| Author | Message | ||
     Boogiman1981 |
so i was looking over my headlights with the covers off because i was changing out my markers from the 5 led that burnt out. any how i was looking at the covers and noticed some discoloration of the lens on the low beam side. well i fired up my lights and noticed that there was a greenish tinge to the light as i looked down at the bottom of the reflector. sunglasses on i got to looking more closely and saw that the silver coating on the reflector is being eroded/boiled off revealing the greenish plastic beneath it. can someone go check that out and see if it is happening to them too? i'm guessing if i want this fixed my hid's will have to come off so they don't trip on them. | ||
| Marcodesade |
R or CR? | ||
| Boogiman1981 |
sorry 08R | ||
| Boogiman1981 |
so is/has anyone else seen this on their R? or CR for that matter | ||
| Jules |
Just checked mine and they are not doing that.. I'd definately take the HIDs off before going to a dealer though.. Just out of interest what wattage and heat rating are the HID you have? | ||
| Boogiman1981 |
they are 35w have no idea what the heat rating would be i bought them last summer from star rotors | ||
| Jules |
Sorry maybe heat rating was the wrong choice of words - how about colour temperature? (6800K for example) | ||
| Boogiman1981 |
the color temp i ordered is 6k | ||
| Tippster |
Just checked mine and they are not doing that.. I'd definately take the HIDs off before going to a dealer though.. Ummm... why? (Message edited by tippster on January 05, 2011) | ||
| Boogiman1981 |
because if i didn't even though they'd prolly be wrong they'd blaim it on the mod and deny the warranty claim | ||
| Jules |
+1 I wouldn't give them ANY excuse to suggest that a modification had caused the defect. It'd be down to you to prove it hadn't, especially as it is widely accepted that HID lamps run hotter than their halogen counterparts... | ||
| Tippster |
it is widely accepted that HID lamps run hotter than their halogen counterparts... But they don't! Quite the opposite, in fact! (Message edited by Tippster on January 05, 2011) | ||
| Petebueller |
HID bulbs are longer. They put more heat up near the lens. | ||
| Boogiman1981 |
what jules said. i don't want to give them any reason to try and deny a claim | ||
| Aeholton |
If you are not successful on your warranty claim, I suggest buying a headlight assembly from Erik Buell Racing. This has to be cheaper than ordering from dealer: http://www.EBRacing.com/shop/product122.html | ||
| Boogiman1981 |
yep that's the plan | ||
| Trbulnt |
+1 for ordering from Erik Buell Racing. Its cheaper than Ebay even! |
