Fashionably late.
Hey, does anyone have any experience with GPX 250 bulbs or connections? I'm not sure if there's 2 bulbs for low/high but the lowbeam has died, it could just be a connection and if so, how would I go about fixing the connection?
And if it's the bulb (assuming there's 2 in there, don't see how it can not work on low but work fine on high) where's a good place to get a replacement?
Thanks !
Forum whore
It is far more likely to be the bulb. If the bike has only one headlamp, the bulb will have two filiments, one for high beam one for low beam. The low beam filiment usually gets more use so burns out first.
You should be able to get a replacement bulb from Repco or Supercheap.
Originally Posted by skidmark
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Have a close look at the bulb, it's probably quite black. What Ixion said.
Fashionably late.
Ahh okay, I didn't know about that, thanks!
Now time to figure out how to get into it to check the bulb
/edit, it does seem to be something black in there from what I can see.. I just have to find a way to get into it now.
Fashionably late.
Hoookay, so how does one actually get into a headlight?
Forum whore
On a faire bike, often with difficulty. You need to get at the back of the headlamp shell, the bulb will be clipped in. How much you have to dismantle to get there is a different matter on every bike.
Hardcore Biker
On a GPX 250 you need to take off the top fairing to get to it easily, this involves unbolting the mirrors and the allen key bolts holding the fairing to the lower fairing and the frame, you don't need to take it right off just move it forward a bit so you have some clearance, the bub is a halogen HF3 I think, can't remember for sure anymore, just be careful not to touch the lens as this damages halogen bulbs.
Fashionably late.
With my girly fingers I managed to unplug it without having to dismantle anything, but the bulb seems pretty adamant about staying put, not sure how I would get it out even though I can reach it this way. So annoying, it's just a bulb!
Hardcore Biker
push the wire cage together so that you can take the bulb assembly out complete with the rubber cover (it's a while now since I had the GPX now though and I'm pretty sure its a wire cage and rubber cover thing)..... It's definitely easier with the fairing 1/2 off, at least the first time......
The original Disco
Take off the rubber cover, you may need a surprisingly large amount of force to unclip the wire loop holding the bulb.
It is worth taking the front fairing off... but remember the headlight is bolted to the fairing.
- remove the screws attached to the side fairings first then remove the bolts holding the mirrors. Be holding the fairing with one hand when you take the last bolt out... as the weight of the headlight makes it drop forward and it will fall onto the floor smashing your headlight!
"Speed has never killed anyone. Suddenly becoming stationary - that's what gets you."
Jeremy Clarkson.
Kawasaki 200mph Club
Forum whore
Heh. That is exactly what happens on the BMW. I can reach through the fairing clutter to get to the bulb holder, even unclip it, with some swearing, but as to getting it out let alone replacing it, not a hope. Tha manual blithely just says "reach through from the side, unclip the bulb holder and remove the bulb." I hate people who write manuals, they must all have two thumbs per hand and six jointed titanium fingers 18 inches long. So I have to spend half a day removing and replacing fairings, in order to do a 2 minute bulb change . Grrr.With my girly fingers I managed to unplug it without having to dismantle anything, but the bulb seems pretty adamant about staying put, not sure how I would get it out even though I can reach it this way. So annoying, it's just a bulb!
Fashionably late.
Yeah, I can unplug it to see the end of the bulb but I don't think I have a hope in hell to get it out, think I'll have to get some tools and take the fairings off
on the up
I had a similar thing happen to me. After spending, like Ixion said, half a day removing the fairing to get at the bulb and replacing it, I found out that there's a fuse dedicated to the low beam, and that this had gone.
Maybe there's a fuse you could check?
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Nana
On my old GPX the fuse went 2 times in three years halogen bulbs hard wired is a lot of drain over 120,000 kms.
bulb went the day I sold it
If I recall corectly on the center stand with a mate sat on the back I got it out with my bear paws. I suggest Locate the clip and rotate the head stock at the same time as you flick the lever. this gives your hand more room to move.
i had to remove the horn to reach but that is easier than the fairing.
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