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Joerebel
Joined: 05 Jul 2008
Location: Oh,Sardinia
1985 Honda Rebel 250
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 Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 7:32 pm Post subject: 85 Rebel headlight upgrade |
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| Is there a headlight that will fit in the factory headlight case that will take a H4 replacement bulb. |
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Duke
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Joined: 25 Jul 2003
Location: Georgia, Vidalia. Onion City and Beyond!
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| Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 9:15 pm Post subject: Re: 85 Rebel headlight upgrade |
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Yes and no.
Not for your factory headlight.
But if you get the factory headlight off a newer model (I believe '02 and up) then yes. It's the single most common 'upgrade' on this board.
Go from a 35/35 headlight to a 60/55 in twenty minutes, and still look good 
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crimsonblaspheme
Joined: 14 Jul 2007
Location: Pennsylvania, Penn Hills
1995 Suzuki Savage LS650
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| Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 9:17 pm Post subject: Re: 85 Rebel headlight upgrade |
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it's '03 and up. I personally recommned the headlight from jacks. Crazy bright, affordable, and a very simple swap.
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Adrian
Joined: 14 Dec 2007
Location: Canada, Toronto
2005 Derbi Atlantis
1985 Honda Rebel 250
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PerfectStranger
Joined: 13 May 2008
Location: Ohio, Willoughby
2008 Suzuki DL1000 V-Strom
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| Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 6:41 am Post subject: Re: 85 Rebel headlight upgrade |
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| crimsonblaspheme wrote: | | it's '03 and up. I personally recommned the headlight from jacks. Crazy bright, affordable, and a very simple swap. |
My '02 came stock with the H4 headlight.
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rcoolbaugh
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Joined: 04 May 2006
Location: Massachusetts, Amesbury
2007 Kawasaki Vulcan 900 Classic LT
2006 Honda Rebel 250
2000 BMW K 1200 LT
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| Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 7:27 am Post subject: Re: 85 Rebel headlight upgrade |
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| Adrian wrote: | http://www.rebelcatalog.com/html/250rebels1_22.html
Are we talking about this headlight ^
Are 35/35 and 60/55 measures of brightness, or ...? |
It's High / Low beam watts.
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Duke
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Joined: 25 Jul 2003
Location: Georgia, Vidalia. Onion City and Beyond!
2008
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| Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 7:29 am Post subject: Re: 85 Rebel headlight upgrade |
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| Adrian wrote: | http://www.rebelcatalog.com/html/250rebels1_22.html
Are we talking about this headlight ^
Are 35/35 and 60/55 measures of brightness, or ...? |
That is the aftermarket headlight that he sells, yes. Brand new, some small amount of wiring. Chosen because it looks so very much like the OEM piece.
However, the OEM piece from a newer bike may cost a bit less money. Provided you can find one, of course.
Healights are "measured" in terms of the wattage that the high beam burns, then this thing: / then the wattage of the low beam:
35/35 = 35 watt high beam / 35 watt low beam.
60/55 = 60 watt high beam / 55 watt low beam
60/80 = 60watt high beam / 80 watt low beam.
Etc.
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Joerebel
Joined: 05 Jul 2008
Location: Oh,Sardinia
1985 Honda Rebel 250
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| Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 3:08 pm Post subject: Re: 85 Rebel headlight upgrade |
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| Will the factory wiring handle the replacement headlight[/img] |
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Duke
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Joined: 25 Jul 2003
Location: Georgia, Vidalia. Onion City and Beyond!
2008
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| Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 10:31 pm Post subject: Re: 85 Rebel headlight upgrade |
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Not if you ask me.
I just recently posted about a serious issue I discovered with the factory harness.
Sorry, but I've been gone for three days, and there are six-hundred odd posts I have to peruse, so I just can't look for it right now.
At any rate, the factory harness is identical on the bikes that run the higher-output headlights, so Honda seems to think it's fine.
There _is_, however, and issue to be aware of.
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rebelmajyk
Joined: 31 Aug 2007
Location: Ohio, Akron
1985 Honda Rebel 250
2006 Kawasaki EN-500C Vulcan
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| Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:08 am Post subject: Re: 85 Rebel headlight upgrade |
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I found my replacement from an 05 bike on E-bay. Just look around. Jack is awesome. He's a super nice guy and doing business with him was an absolute pleasure.
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MillenniumRebel
Joined: 25 Jul 2003
Location: INDIANApolis 2000 Rebel CMX-250 2003 Sportster XLH-883
2000 Honda Rebel 250
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| Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 10:09 am Post subject: Re: 85 Rebel headlight upgrade |
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| Duke wrote: | Not if you ask me.
I just recently posted about a serious issue I discovered with the factory harness.
Sorry, but I've been gone for three days, and there are six-hundred odd posts I have to peruse, so I just can't look for it right now.
At any rate, the factory harness is identical on the bikes that run the higher-output headlights, so Honda seems to think it's fine.
There _is_, however, and issue to be aware of. |
here ya go http://www.rebel250.com/rebelforum/viewtopic.php?t=15500
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