docc Posted June 6, 2017 Author Share Posted June 6, 2017 Shoooot! That ain't good . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swooshdave Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 I can't believe that will fit. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swooshdave Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 You can get those from most auto parts stores. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docc Posted June 6, 2017 Author Share Posted June 6, 2017 I can't believe that will fit. Yeah, I'm jazzed about the fit and that there will be no special wiring. You can get those from most auto parts stores. Well, outside of wiring in a new headlight connector . . . I suppose I should be happy I found it before it made itself otherwise known. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swooshdave Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 And what caused it? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docc Posted June 6, 2017 Author Share Posted June 6, 2017 That is not the factory connector, but I added it with the hi/lo relays in 2004. I ran hi-watt bulbs for a few years, but they weren't reliable. This normal H4 has been in there 8 1/2 years, untouched. So . . . I suppose the connections simply degraded over time and the heat is the result? Maybe it would have been better to have burned out a few more bulbs so the connector got reseated more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 I fully realize I'm anal about this, but every year I give a bike an "annual inspection" just like an airplane. Every 2 or 3 years, I take *every* electrical connection apart, spray it with Caig DeOxit, put it back together and wiggle it around. Guzzis almost never fail mechanically, but the electrical systems need some help. When I was going through the Monza's electrical system last Winter, I found 3 connectors that were ready to fail from corrosion. Back in another lifetime when I was an engineering modelmaker, I worked with the reliability lab making test fixtures for the salt spray booth occasionally. That's 40 hours of salty water sprayed at a harness. I've never seen a Guzzi harness that would pass that one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docc Posted June 6, 2017 Author Share Posted June 6, 2017 I totally neglected this connector for 8 1/2 years. Plus, it looks to be a cheap aftermarket connector, and I didn't know about DeOxit back then. Be it known I run the hi-beam 99% of the time. There is no sign of overt corrosion. I'll service all those (relay) connections that I put in the bucket and solder in a good connector today. Hoping to have H4 vs LED comparison pictures up tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docc Posted June 6, 2017 Author Share Posted June 6, 2017 Fit looks decent with my relays and extra wiring with the driver : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swooshdave Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 60w or so of high beam all the time generates a lot of heat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swooshdave Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Fit looks decent with my relays and extra wiring with the driver : After seeing so many headlights stuffed with stuff it's amazing how empty the V11 ones are. I'd be tempted to put two sided tape or Velcro on the relays to keep them from bounding around. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docc Posted June 6, 2017 Author Share Posted June 6, 2017 I think it's hard to take photos and represent the changes to the light, but here we have the incandescent H4 followed by the 4000 lumen LED unit, both on hi-beam: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docc Posted June 6, 2017 Author Share Posted June 6, 2017 I'm thinking this is not the 4300 Kelvin I was expecting. Looks "hotter" to me . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docc Posted June 6, 2017 Author Share Posted June 6, 2017 I'd be tempted to put two sided tape or Velcro on the relays to keep them from bounding around. I like that idea. It occurred to me that the main connector is now off to the side and not attached directly to the heat source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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