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« on: December 09, 2006, 07:59:02 AM »
My condolences to Bazza for the loss of his followup research into wiring and relays for this setup. I think it can still be found at the Alley, and there's a link on my page to his.

http://cabuhs.net/headlights.htm
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« Reply #1 on: December 10, 2006, 12:14:43 PM »
Hey Rowdy Red

Still can be found here.....

http://members.shaw.ca/zukeman/bandit_headlight_mod.htm
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« Reply #2 on: June 22, 2007, 07:59:02 AM »
anyone have a review on this?
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« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2007, 12:22:53 AM »
Quote from: Athan on June 22, 2007, 07:59:02 AM

anyone have a review on this?


Highly recomended if you ride at night. I tried all the mods and liked the Rowdy red mod the best. It was the best 150 bucks I ever spent on the B-12. One night of riding in a heavy rainstorm convinced me that the 2nd gen B-12 headlights sucked.
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« Reply #4 on: July 03, 2007, 11:36:24 AM »
Because of the crappy headlights - I rarely take my Bandit out after dark (and it's sometimes irritating to friends that I almost always refuse to ride at night).

So... anyone want to get paid to do this? Bigsmile  I've got quite a bit of experience doing misc modifications on cars (and some bikes) - but they only seem to come out "just right" the 2nd time around!   Lol

(Rowdy... I'm close... just down in the South Metro!)
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« Reply #5 on: July 04, 2007, 01:48:18 AM »
I thought about doing these on E bay, and then I remembered how much I hate working on bikes versus riding them.

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« Reply #6 on: July 09, 2007, 10:15:18 AM »
+1 on the 2nd gen bandit lights sucking.  I didn't do the full Hella modification but did install the EB wiring harness and replaced the bulbs with some nice Sylvania Silverstars.  I don't have any scientific data to back this up but I'd say my ability to see at night has increased 30% on the low beam, even more on high compared to stock.  I don't mind riding at night now.
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« Reply #7 on: July 10, 2007, 06:05:41 AM »
maybe it's because I just came off an antiquated bike with terrible headlights but I don't seem to have a problem with the lights on my 02 bandit.    Maybe I need to ride with some guys with newer bikes so I can see what i'm "supposed" to have.  

Where did you get your eb harness and how much was it?
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« Reply #8 on: July 10, 2007, 10:08:11 AM »
The EB stands for Eastern Beaver, you can go to his website here: http://www.easternbeaver.com/Home/Main/Products/Universal_Kits/non-h4_kits.html

It should be $46.95 incl s/h.  I bought the bulbs from Autozone.  Do check out Baz's writeup as I found it very helpful Thumbsup
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