New headlight unit fitted.

[PaulB]

Holy what a pain in the arse job that was.

Full fairing removal (except belly-pan), screen, screen bracket, wing mirrors... all have to be removed.

As for the bit of fairing round the headlight... that needed the lovechild of an allen key and a phillips screwdriver.

When you finally get to it, a single 8mm bolt!! 4 pegs hold it in as well.

Then bulb removal: could Kawasaki have made it any more difficult???

I'd planned on upgrading to HID xenons as well, but as the "simple" headlight change took me so much longer than I'd planned, that'll have to wait for another day - or a whole weekend maybe

Cheers

Paul B

[beegee]

You had to change whole unit... How come?   You maybe fitted angel eyes like some did already (cfr bmw 1600) ?  Or glass was broken...?

Changing both bulbs took 5 minutes....

[Boomer]

. that needed the lovechild of an allen key and a phillips screwdriver.

It's called a Torx bit, avalable from all good motor factors and pretty commonly used these days. 

[PaulB]

You had to change whole unit... How come?   You maybe fitted angel eyes like some did already (cfr bmw 1600) ?  Or glass was broken...?

Changing both bulbs took 5 minutes....

Glass broken

Only 5 minutes??? Is that with the headlight unit in situ? If so... Very impressive dexterity!!

Cheers

PaulB

[PaulB]

It's called a Torx bit, avalable from all good motor factors and pretty commonly used these days. 

No mate, I know what a Torx bit is, and have a decent set

Think of an Allen key, but the short leg, instead of being hexagonal bar, was actually a Phillips screwdriver... Needed to remove screws with about 1/2 inch clearance where you'd normally have room for a screwdriver

Maybe something like the attached pic would have made life easier

Cheers

PaulB.

[exBanditOwner]

easy enough to change the bulbs in situ