| Author | Message | ||
     Spacecapsule1 |
I noticed this yesterday as I was once again riding home from work in the rain. The high beam indicator looks as if its being fed small amounts of power to just barely light the bulb. If I switch it high beams, its lights up properly. No high beams, its glowing. Sometimes, it's not on at all like it should be. Anyone have an idea? It isn't a reflection or anything. | ||
| Panhead_dan |
I was having problems with my dash lights and thought it was a couple of bad or weak bulbs. I ordered a set of them from American Sportbike and removed the dash to install them. (They were just a couple of bucks.) I'm not convinced the old bulbs actually were at fault. It may be that they just needed re-seating in order to make a better connection. It is a short, easy job to pop out the dash and check this out. All it would cost is your time and it takes less time than one beer. | ||
| Sparky |
Space, your problem sounds like a faulty ground in the headlight circuit. If there is any electrical resistance at all in the headlight ground wire to the actual metal grounding place other than zero ohms, there can be a situation whereby the low beam current tries to complete a ground path through the high beam circuit resulting in the high beam being partially lit when actually on the low beam side of the headlight switch. Check the wiring going to the headlight and especially note the condition of the ground wire and its connections. | ||
| Akbuell |
Had a situation once w/an X-1 where the oil light would come on, very weakly, when the engine was running. Turned out I had partially dislodged the wire running to the oil press light switch. So I'm with Sparky on this one, check the wiring and look for weak/poor grounds or partially unplugged connectors. | ||
| Spacecapsule1 |
thanks fellas. I reread my original post and may not have been clear enough. When the high beam light is supposed to be on, it's on. When it's supposed to be off, it's usually off. I noticed the dimly lit high beam indicator in the rain, so not sure if that has anything to do with, but I have had other trouble very recently with my turn signals right after i washed the bike. I checked the grounds behind the headlights and they're good and solid. However, the headlight sub harness has a bad connection at the high beam bulb. I have the reach back there and press against the connection to get the high beam to turn on. I haven't checked any other connections yet though. |
