G'day STriders,
Just a quick Q for those that have changed their headlight bulbs to HID. After 2 years my right-side HID bulb has gone and in attempting to replace it I have struck an obstacle. The pic below shows the lamp socket after it has been unplugged from the headlight assembly by squeezing my hand in the space created by turning the handlebars to the right.
The problem now is 2 get the bulb out. After pushing, twisting etc for quite a while, I could not remove it from the socket. Took it to the Honda STealer - couldn't get it out; To auto electrician - no good; to Repco - no-one even game to try. What puzzles me the most is that to try and get it out at all requires handling of the bulb itself - a definite no-no when installing a new bulb. I must b missing something that should be obvious but isn't.
The other quick Q is where is a good value source 2 buy these HIDs. The Repco guy said their cheapest HID was $150. Suffering Guineafowls - that's not cheap, cheap, cheap!
Anyway, in anticipation, if anyone has an HID setup like this I would appreciate your feedback.