by sillygrifter » Thu Jul 05, 2007 1:33 am
Thanks randy.
I did not alter the original hole. that halogen bulb fit snug, I probably did not even need super glue. I put another 20 miles on tonight (all pavement) it does get brighter and dimmer as i ride but I get lots of illumination. when that original headlight blew out, it did as you said & got real bright & then blew, then a second or two later the 1154 tail lamp blew also.
I will continue with this fix until it fails as i do not have the fancy tools. Also initially, after reading your post i did try to order the honda assembly from the link you provided but they do not ship to addresses different from the billing address on the credit card. So that along with reading other suggestions led me to this alternative. If it fails I will be doing your methoed.
Man I sure do love boogying around on this little machine. I'm 38. I had a suzuki fa 50 when i was 15. It is almost identical to the qt50 even the red color, however the suzuki i got brand new for $450.00 in 1984. I just got this older 1979 qt50 a few weeks ago. I cannot believe how good it runs. Hopefully it will last me until I can afford a newer model.
I also noticed (after googleing yamaha qt50) that there are alot of parts & whole running qt 50's available on e-bay.
Thanks for the replys & the initial post helped me immensely. Happy 4th of july.
thanks again
Matt
ps: for a minute I thought maybe it was you selling those honda light assemblies.
matt