Help - I'm about to be raped by my SUZUKI dealer

[MXNUT]

I need to replace the headlight on my partners DR200SE because it is an american spec lens and dips away to the right instead of the left.
Warrant of fitness time - shit.
Went to suzuki dealer today and they wanted $350.00 + for the glass.
Have not been able to find any wreckers in top half of the north island that have any.

Questions ????

1.Does anyone know of any aftermarket headlights ( like the enduro units )
that are road legal

2.Any good overseas parts websites, not american though or lens will be the
same.

3.Any wreckers in lower north island or south island that may be able to help.

4.If no to all of the above where can i get KY JELLY in bulk so it wont
hurt as much.

[CB ARGH]

4.If no to all of the above where can i get KY JELLY in bulk so it wont
hurt as much.

Pak'n Slave.

[Ixion]

Can you just turn the headlight unit upside down? That will reverse the 'handed-ness'

[Steam]

Just buy any old motorbike headlight from Trademe. Thirty bucks. Problem solved. Now STOP YOUR WHINING.

[gammaguy]

i have a headlight brand new still in box it is a suzuki GS/DR 125 copy,comes with bulb etc.$35 plus freight.

[Karitane pete]

is it the glass that makes it dip to the right or the reflector?
if its the reflector it will have to do with the blub mount.
Half an hour with a file may fix it?

[scracha]

Mount it upside down. Failing that take it to another WOF place who's not so anal. Hell, the headlight on that bike is hardly likely to blind anybody.

The dealer probably isn't raping you...it's suzuki's parts department.

For 300 bucks you'd be as well replacing the whole light unit with some aftermarket goody that will be way better (maybe twin lights?)

Maybe an adjuster?

http://www.consumabulbs.com/files/bdet.php?id=417

[MXNUT]

is it the glass that makes it dip to the right or the reflector?
if its the reflector it will have to do with the blub mount.
Half an hour with a file may fix it?

It is an asymetric type headlight so has cut off pattern going to the right not the left as our laws require.Headlight pattern is obviously wrong when veiwed on beamsetter. Problem is with glass not reflector.

[nallac]

shit a new sealed beam is around $30ish(been a while since i bought one) a new light shouldn't cost more than $100.

[Racing Dave]

Here's a thought. You didn't buy the bike from a Suzuki shop in NZ, or the headlight would be correct, so neither Suzuki NZ or your local dealer has made any profit from you shortcutting the 'normal' import/retail transaction, and now you want them to trip over themselves to fix your problem. Get a grip - and spend some of the money you (possibly) saved by buying a new and proper unit.

[FJRider]

Have you checked out the/YOUR LOCAL wreckers...tell them want you want...they will find one / tell you how much, and when you can get it by.

[The Stranger:Me]

2.Any good overseas parts websites, not american though or lens will be the
same.

Don't waste your time dealing with local wreckers.

Victorian Motorcycle Wreckers
vicwreck@iinet.net.au
0061 3 94571733

Fast, excellent service, know their shit. It will be sorted in a few minutes on the phone and arrive in couple of days if you are in a hurry.

[Katman]

I can almost guarantee that Repco, Partmaster, or Supercheap would have something that would fit - for about $30.

[xwhatsit]

I solved my problem by going to another WoF place. Go to a motorcycle shop, or a garage, with actual mechanics instead of a VTNZ-style place with ex-taxi drivers who got kicked out because they couldn't drive. They'll likely not bother about the light but instead look at things like brakes and fork seals etc, useful safety things.

[riffer]

Is this the right vintage?

DR200 Headlight on Trademe.