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Old Oct 7, 2007 | 01:23 PM
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Hi, On the bike I have just bought the headlight bulb or bulb cover seems to have gone rusty, when I asked the dealer about it he told me "they go like that when they get hot"
So is this normal or can i make it look better by maybe replacing the bulb?

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Old Oct 10, 2007 | 09:03 AM
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I don't know if it's normal or not, but mine is pretty much lookin' like yours (if that's any comfort)and it hasn't affected the light's output as far as I can tell...
 
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Old Oct 10, 2007 | 11:50 AM
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I wouldn't call that normal.... I live in the road salt capitol of the world... or so it seems and I have no rust on my bike anywhere....
 
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Old Oct 10, 2007 | 02:49 PM
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Yes, that's normal.
 
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Old Oct 10, 2007 | 09:44 PM
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Mine looks the same. I think it's the heat, probably combined with moisture that comes in as the light cools.
 
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