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Post by razortheraccoon on Aug 28, 2008 1:08:56 GMT -5
Hi everyone, I have a Baron 150cc SX (phantom/sport style) and it has two headlight bulbs. Today, both light bulbs have just stopped working. My bike has some idle issues and dies a couple times before it's warm. I have a feeling that the bulbs went out during one of the restarts. The high-beams, work fine though.
Anyways, the problem has occurred before, but last time only the left low beam went out. However, the bulb didn't actually die because two months later, it just randomly went back on. I have a feeling this is the case again.
Does anyone have any idea what this might be? Could it be that a plug maybe got loose? Or what else might it be?
thanks!
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Post by alien3t on Aug 28, 2008 1:18:26 GMT -5
If anythgi like me. I found out the stops ont he top f the fork system was pinching the wires and eventually broke 2 wires the ground, and the second wire ot 2 smaller bulbs on ym GS-r i haad to pull the harness resolder and shrink tube. everythgi was fine again . BUt it did short once and pop the main fuse. SO check for loose or broken wires. IT might be pinched or so but makles a decent enough conection to get that bulb workign again. then maybe broke.
Just a guess or try since i just had ths last week. but i lost all lights.
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Post by wildride08 on Aug 28, 2008 20:14:33 GMT -5
My high beams worked but not the low. The lights were just burned out. put new ones in and they work fine
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Post by baboo on Aug 28, 2008 20:34:04 GMT -5
Bad bulb, bad switch, bad connection, would be my choices on this one try using a multimeter to run this down to see where you are loosing the voltage. I repair electronic equipment for a living and a multimeter is very essential for troubleshooting anything electrical.
Allen
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Post by razortheraccoon on Sept 3, 2008 19:45:12 GMT -5
haha..well ...this is rather interesting and amusing. My girlfriend and I usually ride two-up. She noticed that the headlights went out (for the 2nd time) sometime after going over this speed bump at a reasonable speed (maybe like 10 -15 mph, which i would say is faster than usual). And the original problem with only 1 low-beam light out was fixed only after I began traveling this route with the speed bumps.
Anyways, she suggested I go over the speed bumps fast again, and guess what... the lights were fixed!!! haha this works out great because I don't really have time to take check out the electrical stuff...and even if i had it in front of my face, it would take me way too long to figure it out.
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Post by homebrew on Sept 4, 2008 13:10:25 GMT -5
I have a Baron 150 VLA that the headlight is doing the same thing as yours. I am assuming it's a loose connection or ground but will not have time to check until this weekend.
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Post by razortheraccoon on Sept 4, 2008 13:36:26 GMT -5
Hey homebrew,
Let me know if me know if you ever come around to it.
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Post by homebrew on Sept 9, 2008 20:27:23 GMT -5
My highbeam stopped working occasionally. So I finally looked at it. The problem is the socket is junk.  If I simply replace the part I will have the same problem in a year. Are the retrofit parts available, which are better quality? I am open to suggestions on this problem.  |
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Post by kevfra on Sept 10, 2008 9:00:23 GMT -5
I had this same problem, no headlights but everything else working fine. I took off the front cover to check things and all looked well. Decided to put the front piece on the workbench so I could really look at the light housings and that's when I found the problem - the white wire connector. Really cheap metal spades that bend easily and make poor contact. The one (of seven) that drives the headkights had kind of bent away from its mate in the other end of the socket. Straightened and reconnected hard, and it works fine. I suggest you take yours apart and look to see if the pins are all nice and straight.
Still trying to figure out the Chinese reasoning for the small accent lights under the headlights...
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Post by homebrew on Sept 10, 2008 10:10:14 GMT -5
Thank you for the comments kevfra.
That part of the socket is good. It's the inside of the socket that is supposed to make contact with the base of the light bulb that doesn't make complete contact. There is too much movement in the whole assembly, and the base of the socket, mounted on the spring inside, can slide around so much the low beam will no longer make contact and the high beam makes contact intermittently.
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