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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Blixten on April 10, 2025, 09:20:33 AM
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Hello
After picking up my V7 october last year and drove it in the night time I discovered it has a really poor light output (or rather light pattern).
Did not want to go for the newer led look (like to keep the rough looking "old-ish").
So what to do? A better bulb won´t help you due to a very poorly designed headlight, but luckily there are some options out there.
Here is my cheap DIY:
Found this cheap Hella reflector on Amazon, think they are ~35 EUR. Same used for old Beetles (or Volvo Amazon in my case as I´m from Sweden...)
Wont post a link due to it goes away rather quickly, but article from Hella is 1A6 002 395-031
(https://i.ibb.co/PzTkYTLM/51rms4fy-Xd-L-AC-SX679.jpg) (https://ibb.co/PzTkYTLM)
It is a little bit to small to fit in the ring that holds the light reflector, so some modding is needed.
A PTFE-ring fitted perfect together with some o-rings and cellular rubber from work
(https://i.ibb.co/3yFM5MmP/PXL-20241221-142643582.jpg) (https://ibb.co/3yFM5MmP)
Ordered some springs originally used to fit the glass to the frame in a greenhouse (costs ~7 EUR) from Amazon and locked the headlight in place.
(https://i.ibb.co/Jj9C0pWT/PXL-20241221-191648984.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Jj9C0pWT)
Reassembled in the housing and adjusted. Result is a very much better light pattern that still mantains the old style of the bike and it looks like it could be stock.
I have used a normal bright Halogen, but might use a better LED in the future if I need it.
(https://i.ibb.co/RkMVvt7r/PXL-20241221-192929441.jpg) (https://ibb.co/RkMVvt7r)
Might do a 3d-printed bracket in the future to hold the Hella in place, which probably is better but this solution still works after 2500 km
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Thanks, good explanation and looks like a good modification.