99 headlights

[dazzaone]

i have a 99 sv650 with the standard headlights ie only one comes on unless you switch to high beams. Is there any way of modifiying what i have to illuminate both headlights on standard beam? :?

[snoopy]

eh? They should both come on. Change your bulb!

[dazzaone]

eh? They should both come on. Change your bulb!
They both come on when i put the high beams on

[snoopy]

One of your bulbs is blown. They have two filaments inside each bulb.

[Viney]

Er you could have an import in which case this is the 'euro' way of doing things.

Look at your light unit, and has the right hand lens got a clear looking circle on it? If so, you have a projector style lamp and to get both going, you will need to change the light.

Another theory is that you do have a rare light unit, and you will need to run a set of wires from one plug to the other. The way to check is that there are 3 wires going to each light plug.

But as advised, check ya bulbs 1st. Whilst at it, if they havent been done already, change them for some 55/60w bulbs.

[Ash999]

I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM!!!!! The lights whilst looking at them face on, the right one has that round magnifiying glass look in it, and the left looks normal. when the headlights are on, on dipped beam the right one is on (looking at it face on) and when you hit the high beam they're both on but the left one is a lot brighter. My bikes a 99 SV650S, and uses some wierd bulbs id not seen before. My old GS used the normal halogen bulb type, whilst the sv looked less like that bulb as its a lot thinner.

I somehow think that my bikes been crashed, and i reckon in so the headlight was replaced. On the bike when you go round a right hand corner on any beam the right hand side of the road is lit up and the my side of the road isnt as much. I find this so wierd as this sometimes catches me out as you cant see your corner of the road. Going round a left hand corner its even scarier as the other side of the road is lit up and is scary at speed in the pitch balck.

Does this sound like some sort of european headlight for the SV, and if so can i modify or have to replace the whole headlight system? Sorry to barge in on the post but it sounded like my exact same problem with the one light on, on dipped beam. Iltl be great to here of other peoples experiance, cheers

[Carsick]

Sounds like a european lens.
As a basic fix, wouldn't swapping the connectors from left to right help?
To make it completely UK spec, I think you'd need to change the whole unit.
They seem to turn up on eBay quite regularly for the older shapes.

[Viney]

To have both working the unit would have to be changed for a uk spec Headlight. Your bike could be a parallel import when new. There is a lot of them around in 99!

The bulbs in the euro should be a H7 55w

[FinSV650s]

Ash999: You do then definatly have an European head light, when driving on the right side you want the right more lighted up and it doesn't even blend the passing trafic and vice versa for Left side trafic (UK).

Carsick:It is possible to swap them BUT. then would you have a high been on as
half light

Haqve a look at this link picture:
2002 SV650S Euro headlight (http://www.mp-foorumi.com/gallery/picture.php?size=medium&picture=d4ecd99f19a43755b5729ea93662b991.jpg)

Mats

[Kingy]

Yep, I can confirm that, being as I live in Germany I have a continental light on mine.

swapping over the connectors isn't really goin g to have the desired effect as it is the reflector behind the bulb and the lens that produce the beam. This is why I've had to buy an extra set of headlights every time I buy a new car which is great at 250 quid a pop.

I'm surprised that this doesn't get picked up when your bike is MOT'd because your headlights are set up as you say for European roads and as such are illegal in UK.

I'd say your best bet is to look on Ebay for a UK light, there always seem to be a few of them around - thats what I'll be doing next time I am posted back to the UK.

[Kingy]

Yep, I can confirm that, being as I live in Germany I have a continental light on mine.

swapping over the connectors isn't really goin g to have the desired effect as it is the reflector behind the bulb and the lens that produce the beam. This is why I've had to buy an extra set of headlights every time I buy a new car which is great at 250 quid a pop.

I'm surprised that this doesn't get picked up when your bike is MOT'd because your headlights are set up as you say for European roads and as such are illegal in UK.

I'd say your best bet is to look on Ebay for a UK light, there always seem to be a few of them around - thats what I'll be doing next time I am posted back to the UK.

[MavUK]

Yup, My cloggy '00 has the euro lights - I always thought that was just how SV's were made. Damn, I think it would look much better with the UK lights and have both sides illuminated. Then again there isno MOT for bikes in Holland so maybe I can get away with it....

Stu

[fraserj]

Here is a copy of I post I made to the old forum:

I've just completed a conversion from Euro spec (one side dip, one side main beam) headlamps to the full UK spec (both dip, both main dual filament bulbs). For those interested it wasn't too bad an exercise, but the following tips may be useful to people.

There is a small wiring harness section that goes between the loom to the handlebar switches and the loom from the battery etc. This routes power across the front of the bike between these two looms and feeds the instrument binnacle and headlamps/position light. This small harness is different for different markets, but looking at the wiring thickness on the other two looms (to the switches and battery) I would say that these are market independent. The reason I say this is because the headlamp feed wires become thinner (hence cheaper) in the small harness on the Euro bike (lower power lamps) but are thicker in the switch and battery looms to cope with powering the UK lamps.

If you want to do a proper job (unlike me) then you should buy a UK version of this small loom that can then be fitted in place of the original Euro loom (if this is available as a spare). This will have the proper connectors for the UK lamps, and the thicker wire, I expect.

To do a less proper but OK job, you'll need two of the three way connectors that fit on the back of the bulbs, or alternatively three individual spade connectors per bulb. The thing to bear in mind here is to tap into the 0V wiring as close to the battery loom as possible as this is where it becomes thicker, and tap into switched dip and main beam +12V feeds as close to the handlebar switches loom as possible. This will minimise the amount of current flowing through the thinner loom. You may also want to supplement the wire that carries the headlamp current through this loom between the battery and the switches.

If anyone wants anymore info on this conversion, mail me at jamie.fraser@talk21.com.