Mornin,

While scouring the web I came across something that would allow me to stain glass. At a craft store it's the paint that is used to make hobby stained glass pieces. I picked myself up some yellow transparent paint and proceeded to dismantle my headlight to prep for paint. This can be removed without harming the headlight which is the only reason why I continued to do this.

The end result pretty much looks like something from the ol' days. Sorry, no pic yet, just figure'd I'd share my lil project with everyone

 

Here it is drying with the top high gloss coat. Turned it on for a sec, it's nice n' yellow

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Please don't take offense, but......Why? I'm trying to understand why you would want a yellow headlight. I can understand it if your trying to match the light to your paint for a monochromatic look. However, tinting that light will most likely decrease you visibility at night. I would actually like to get a brighter whiter light out of my headlight so I could see ever better, kinda like Silverstar headlights for a car/truck.

 

I also have to ask why. You are diminishing the efficiency of your headlight and that sure is a no-no.

 

I have used yellow headlight bulb on my old sport bike, it made the headlight dimmer.

 

What ever trips your trigger!

Tom

 

ROFL! Least I didden't put in a dichronic coated bulb, that's blue and states that it's 10x brighter than regular bulbs, or better yet, charged with xenon gas.....

1/2 of me figure'd I'd get a response like the ones below then again I have to remember the genre this site caters too. Granted my project, crude at best, does not produce any color temp charts, or light output graphs (friend of mine has that, I might) It will not reduce the amount of light put through my headlight.

Next plan is a Xenon hid hi/low retrofit, granted the lens doesn't produce an awful beam pattern with the added light. For more info and education try http://forums.lighting.philips.com/ or http://www.webbikeworld.com/t2/motor...ight-bulbs.htm

I have a relative that works for sylvania as a developer, I might be able to get more "technical" input from him.

 

Cool. Post some pics when you get it back on the bike.

 

I am interested in yellow auxillary lights. I see a few Road Kings and so forth running around with them. I have only seen them during the day & not turned on.

I think the amber lights at night time will make you stand out from the crowd of other vehicles out there. I am not sure about the legality of an amber headlight. ???

 

is it legal ?im from mass.just curious