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Anybody try this dual headlight from Aztec8?
5 3/4" Black Dual Headlights Only
5 3/4" Black Dual Headlights Only
I've got the dual 4" lights, and the lighting is just as good as stock. My left side bulb has burned out 4 times in less than a year though. I'm looking around for new mounts to try and fix that problem.
There's a picture of an FZ6 with those particular ones on there on the Aztec8 site. Gallery 2
I have the 7" single headlight from them and the lighting is fine (once I got the headlight aligned properly, of course).
...But if you're planning on doing a projector retrofit in there or something, you may not have the depth inside to pull that off.
Hm. You may be able to find a projector that will fit, but it might be really tight. My only experience with a projector was fitting a bi-xenon projector in a 96 I30 headlight casing 5-6 years ago...and the more I think about it, the more I think it might actually work. I'm going from memory though, so take that with a grain of salt.
If you want to do a single 7" with projector, you can probably find a cheaper setup than Aztec8's. I don't know who else makes a dual 5 3/4" kit though.
Scott at Aztec8 is easy to get in touch with, so I'm sure he can provide the exact depth measurements for the setup you're looking at. In the event that the projector is a little longer than the casing and you've got the right tools to cut through the metal casing in the event that the projector requires a deeper depth, I think that might be a cool looking setup.
I've got the dual 4" lights, and the lighting is just as good as stock. My left side bulb has burned out 4 times in less than a year though. I'm looking around for new mounts to try and fix that problem.
I'm not a big fan of the look of the Aztec duals. I went with the Buell set up. The Buell set up with the flyscreen costs less, looks great and the light output is excellent.
Have you looked at CustomDynamics or a Triumph dealer?
Anyway, I took the bike out on some of the weird-ass roads in upstate NY...yeah, you'll want a bulb upgrade for conditions involving poor road lighting and/or furry things wandering across the road. I can't imagine the Aztec8 5 3/4" to be substantially better with the stock bulbs.
Oh, and my low beam went out on the ride. Yay.
I'm not a big fan of the look of the Aztec duals. I went with the Buell set up. The Buell set up with the flyscreen costs less, looks great and the light output is excellent.
FazerNYC, was just curious where you were able to buy the buell dual setup with the flyscreen? Also how hard was it to get the mounting hardware and get everything cleaned up on your fz?QUOTE]
i have to take everything apart next weekend because i think i could do a better job in hiding the wires than I did. I'll try to post up a step-by-step pictorial of the job (I've seen some pictorials of this on the "other forum" if you do a search. Here's the part list I used:
I purchased these parts in January from https//www.surdyke.com/
Buell XB Headlight
Y0721.6AC
$92.80
Buell XB Windscreen (dark smoke)
M1600.1ACMW
$59.46
Buell XB Windscreen Mount
M0645.1ADA
$18.84
Go to Home Depot and get four 10-32 X 5/8 stainless cap screws (Allen key type) for the windscreen. Find some small rubber or nylon washers for these screws.
You can use any fork mount brackets that fit 43mm diameter. I cant recommend the ones I bought because they turned out to be Fuggin ebay crap made out of chromed plastic! They have to be made out of some sort of metal because you’ll have to make a slight angle bend in the tips to meet the mounting point of the Headlight/Windscreen mount system.
I cut off the Buell headlight connector and bought this one: http://easternbeaver.com/Main/Elec__Products/Connectors/Waterproof_Connectors/SM-HM/body_sm-hm.html to connect to the FZ harness.
In retrospect they mod was easy. While doing this you gotta have a little patience and be willing to make adjustments.
* looks like the link doesn't work. Heres a pic and part # for the connector:
Motorcycle Electric Connectors, cheap worldwide shipping.
Then go to Sealed Connectors - Sumitomo HM Series - Part # 4P090WP-HM Kit