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| MotorMac | | Jupiter |  |  | | Reg. Date | : | 29/08/2010 | | Posts | : | 1,790 | | Location | : | Nor Cal, United States |
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| | Posted : 10 Feb 2020 - 21:37 Post title : Aftermarket Headlighs | | | Was at a chaity run over the weekend, saw a couple of blacked-out headlights that might appeal to certain anonymous members here (AZ?) who are after the all-black look. (I have a chrome 6.5" Buffalo headlamp assembly from Dime City Cycles, FWIW.)
This LED setup probably doesn't need reflectors. Black bucket, rim and front-facing surfaces appear to be powder-coated.
Is a tinted lens over headlight a good idea? Must dim output some, but it's certainly all black.
And, for the Indian owners among us (run originated at an Indian dealership), saw this little guy in showroom.
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| AZCactus | | Taranis | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 01/05/2013 | | Posts | : | 4,524 | | Location | : | AZ |
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| | Posted : 10 Feb 2020 - 22:26 Post title : Re: Aftermarket Headlighs (Re: MotorMac) | | | i have that look (JW Speaker 8700 Evolution 2 w/black bucket), apparently it's the latest craze!
...you could consider me a pioneer. 
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| MotorMac | | Jupiter | | | | Reg. Date | : | 29/08/2010 | | Posts | : | 1,790 | | Location | : | Nor Cal, United States |
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| | Posted : 13 Feb 2020 - 05:43 Post title : Re: Aftermarket Headlighs (Re: AZCactus) | | | Of course you do! Hoping to snag a stock (chrome, single) headlight so I can go to LED; nothing seems to fit my 6.5" Buffalo and I miss the stock mount....
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| AZCactus | | Taranis | | | | Reg. Date | : | 01/05/2013 | | Posts | : | 4,524 | | Location | : | AZ |
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| | Posted : 14 Feb 2020 - 14:50 Post title : Re: Aftermarket Headlighs (Re: MotorMac) | | | The old TBird headlight is pricey on eBay Link
I cut up mine, needed the OEM bracket for the aftermarket bucket.
Good luck in your search.
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| MotorMac | | Jupiter | | | | Reg. Date | : | 29/08/2010 | | Posts | : | 1,790 | | Location | : | Nor Cal, United States |
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| | Posted : 15 Feb 2020 - 11:36 Post title : Re: Aftermarket Headlighs (Re: AZCactus) | | | There's an aftermarket bucket that uses the stock mount?
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| AZCactus | | Taranis | | | | Reg. Date | : | 01/05/2013 | | Posts | : | 4,524 | | Location | : | AZ |
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| | Posted : 15 Feb 2020 - 15:40 Post title : Re: Aftermarket Headlighs (Re: MotorMac) | | | No. I transferred the mounting bracket from the TBird bucket to the aftermarket bucket, it looks stock but 7" headlight. I don't know your setup but a larger bucket (more light, better look) is the way to go imo. Aftermarket buckets come in chrome too.
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| MotorMac | | Jupiter | | | | Reg. Date | : | 29/08/2010 | | Posts | : | 1,790 | | Location | : | Nor Cal, United States |
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| | Posted : 15 Feb 2020 - 17:33 Post title : Re: Aftermarket Headlighs (Re: AZCactus) | | | Ah, I see. That took some doing and a little black paint, huh. The stock mount is best I've seen, well worth the trouble.
Nicely done! Can't get away with that in chrome world (thought I'd say it before you do ;-). LEDs should make bucket size unimportant since you're not needing a reflector, but I have another reason to go back to stock from my 6.5" - hoping to get headlight out of the shot from dashcam. Complete stock setup is hard to find.
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| MotorMac | | Jupiter | | | | Reg. Date | : | 29/08/2010 | | Posts | : | 1,790 | | Location | : | Nor Cal, United States |
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| | Posted : 04 Mar 2020 - 03:11 Post title : Re: Aftermarket Headlighs (Re: MotorMac) | | | Anybody using one o'these 5.75" LED headlights?
I've seen this exact same unit for $300 at one of the online MC shops.
$30US on eBay: Link
(I'd upload a pic, but I'm getting the following error from a 37K JPEG - done this a hundred times =?)
• Error: |SYNTAX>zGetImageInfo+32 UTILS.Upload.1
• ErrorNo: 5002
• CSP Page: /csp/thunderbird/Upload.csp
• Namespace: THUNDERBIRD
• Class: csp.upload
• Routine: UTILS.Upload.1
• Location: zGetImageInfo+32
Not sure what gives here....
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| Linkdog | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 10/02/2011 | | Posts | : | 2,923 | | Location | : | Groveland, FL., United States |
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| | Posted : 04 Mar 2020 - 14:11 Post title : Re: Aftermarket Headlighs (Re: MotorMac) | | | Photos.... OK I an tell you exactly why it didn't work 
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| MotorMac | | Jupiter | | | | Reg. Date | : | 29/08/2010 | | Posts | : | 1,790 | | Location | : | Nor Cal, United States |
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| | Posted : 04 Mar 2020 - 17:07 Post title : Re: Aftermarket Headlighs (Re: Linkdog) | | | Headlight porn? Dim bulb? Don't make me start an oil thread.
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| AZCactus | | Taranis | | | | Reg. Date | : | 01/05/2013 | | Posts | : | 4,524 | | Location | : | AZ |
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| | Posted : 05 Mar 2020 - 02:20 Post title : Re: Aftermarket Headlighs (Re: MotorMac) | | |
MotorMac wrote:
(I'd upload a pic, but I'm getting the following error from a 37K JPEG - done this a hundred times =?)
• Error: |SYNTAX>zGetImageInfo+32 UTILS.Upload.1
• ErrorNo: 5002
• CSP Page: /csp/thunderbird/Upload.csp
• Namespace: THUNDERBIRD
• Class: csp.upload
• Routine: UTILS.Upload.1
• Location: zGetImageInfo+32
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Same here...some fine tuning.
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| MotorMac | | Jupiter | | | | Reg. Date | : | 29/08/2010 | | Posts | : | 1,790 | | Location | : | Nor Cal, United States |
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| | Posted : 06 Mar 2020 - 03:35 Post title : Re: Aftermarket Headlights (Re: AZCactus) | | | Just tried to upload that JPEG again, same error. Don't know what you get, but error message is 6-pages here.
Don't think I'm supposed to see all that...... Site is much faster than it was, that's for sure.
Too bad I can't upload pics, I was gonna post a new avatar for Davetac1. Guess that makes me an Indian giver, huh.
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| AZCactus | | Taranis | | | | Reg. Date | : | 01/05/2013 | | Posts | : | 4,524 | | Location | : | AZ |
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| | Posted : 06 Mar 2020 - 14:04 Post title : Re: Aftermarket Headlights (Re: MotorMac) | | | Try deleting this site's cookies and logging in again from scratch.
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| MotorMac | | Jupiter | | | | Reg. Date | : | 29/08/2010 | | Posts | : | 1,790 | | Location | : | Nor Cal, United States |
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| | Posted : 06 Mar 2020 - 20:26 Post title : Re: Aftermarket Headlights (Re: AZCactus) | | | Okay...
I'm in the habit of clearing all cookies/cruft every time I quit web browser.
But, did it before logging in, after logging in (had to log in again), no difference.
Upload photo/file > Choose File (on desktop) > Error.
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| AZCactus | | Taranis | | | | Reg. Date | : | 01/05/2013 | | Posts | : | 4,524 | | Location | : | AZ |
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| | Posted : 07 Mar 2020 - 12:18 Post title : Re: Aftermarket Headlights (Re: MotorMac) | | | I sent Bedouin a PM, he's aware of the glitch. In the meantime I can't post a pic of my Jayco travel trailer.
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