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Vespa headlight question..

OP nightrider UTC details Hooked 2012-GTS 300 Joined: UTC Posts: 327 Location: London
OP nightrider Hooked 2012-GTS 300 Joined: UTC Posts: 327 Location: London	UTC quote Im sure there has been posts on this subject already Maybe its just me but I don't reckon the headlight on my vespa is strong enough. At times when driving at night the ground is barely visible at times..It seems as if the light is just more of a warning light to make you highly visible to other road users....Ive heard of people using different bulbs? any better?

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got mine Molto Verboso 2007 LX190 RIP 1980 Honda CM400T SOLD 2013 Shadow 750 RIP Joined: UTC Posts: 1496 Location: Crofton,MD	UTC quote I have my little brother sit on my front rack and hold two flashlights... Works great unless he falls off..

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Re: Vespa headlight question..

nightrider wrote:

Im sure there has been posts on this subject already Maybe its just me but I don't reckon the headlight on my vespa is strong enough. At times when driving at night the ground is barely visible at times..It seems as if the light is just more of a warning light to make you highly visible to other road users....Ive heard of people using different bulbs? any better?

The first thing that you should do is make sure that it is adjusted to the proper beam height.

OP nightrider UTC details Hooked 2012-GTS 300 Joined: UTC Posts: 327 Location: London
OP nightrider Hooked 2012-GTS 300 Joined: UTC Posts: 327 Location: London	UTC quote got mine wrote: I have my little brother sit on my front rack and hold two flashlights... Works great unless he falls off.. Thanks but I already tried that and looked like a right knob

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AK Hooked ET 4, GTS 250 Joined: UTC Posts: 107 Location: New Jersey	UTC quote I had the same problem on my ET - I switched to the European Halogen headlight - HUGE difference - Eureka! I can finally see at night. I'd highly recommend it.

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vicferrari Hooked LX 150 Joined: UTC Posts: 309 Location: S. California	UTC quote just saying.... HID

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CrownSeven Hooked Scarabeo 500ie Joined: UTC Posts: 198 Location: Minnesota	UTC quote vicferrari wrote: just saying.... HID +1 Just finished installing mine today. All I have to say is that they should come from the factory this way!

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vicferrari Hooked LX 150 Joined: UTC Posts: 309 Location: S. California	UTC quote CrownSeven wrote: vicferrari wrote: just saying.... HID +1 Just finished installing mine today. All I have to say is that they should come from the factory this way! what "k" did you get and can you take a pic at night for us?

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snapshot05 WHOoligan 1985 PX200E Arcobaleno : 2010/14 GTS300 S: RIP GTS250 @ 40K Joined: UTC Posts: 6695 Location: Los Angeles Kings, Stanley Cup Champions X2	UTC quote Jimc is going to totally disagree but I drive with my highbeem on day and night, plus I put in a Sylvanias brightest bulb in and I can see mucho better, even on low beem. Now Jimc says in England, cagers will want to punch you out for driving like that, which I dont have that problem here in Soul Cal, but Id rather have someone mad at me and see me than someone not see me and kill me.

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ferret Hooked Standard PX Joined: UTC Posts: 153 Location: North West, UK	UTC quote vicferrari wrote: just saying.... HID Alot brighter

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DougL El Macho KTM Super Duke 1290, Vespa GTS 300 Joined: UTC Posts: 9048 Location: Porto 4050-570	UTC quote UK LX headlamps use the old type Bosch Ba20d fitting. They are appalingly awful. There is a halogen upgrade bulb available in Halfords. It is 35/35watts like the original globe bulb. You should have bought a GTS125... much more powerful and much better H4 headlight all for a couple of hundred quid more!!

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dougl65 wrote:

UK LX headlamps use the old type Bosch Ba20d fitting. They are appalingly awful. There is a halogen upgrade bulb available in Halfords. It is 35/35watts like the original globe bulb.

You should have bought a GTS125... much more powerful and much better H4 headlight all for a couple of hundred quid more!!

Yeh would of got the GTS but due to circumstances I will not mention I will have no choice but to stick with the LX for another couple years...So its not just me then. The headlights on the LX have obviously got some stick. Thanks Doug i'm gonna try the upgrade bulb from halfords..

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snapshot05 wrote:

Jimc is going to totally disagree but I drive with my highbeem on day and night, plus I put in a Sylvanias brightest bulb in and I can see mucho better, even on low beem.

Now Jimc says in England, cagers will want to punch you out for driving like that, which I dont have that problem here in Soul Cal, but Id rather have someone mad at me and see me than someone not see me and kill me.

Not only will they want to punch you but they will also probably be blinded by your headlight, put their hand up to cover their eyes and run head fisrt into you!!!!!!!!

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snapshot05 wrote:

Not only will they want to punch you but they will also probably be blinded by your headlight, put their hand up to cover their eyes and run head fisrt into you!!!!!!!!

And they say Americans are violent.

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