Another thought: the auto supply places sell red transparent tape that is used to temporarily cover broken auto taillights. Perhaps it would be good enough for your inspection. ----- Original Message ----- From: Javier Garcia To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 7:45 PM Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Tail light melted
Kyle, I though about it. The problem with is the risk of paying $65 and not passing again. I just check for myself how it looks like. I just took out the seat, and there you can see the hole where the lights are. There are two bulbs, each one with its own socket. They are attached to the plastic structure (the whole plastic part where the red screen is). One of the bulbs melted down the plastic around, then when down (still attached to its socket and wire), and melt another part of the plastic below. I don't see anything wrong with the socket itself nor with the bulge. It may be that the previous owner replace it _after_ the melting down. So as far as I can tell, what I should do is to replace the whole part. If I could find a used part for a cheap price just to pass the inspection it would be great. Of course, the price has to be well under $65 which is the cost of another inspection in a different place. Javier. On Sat, Mar 21, 2009 at 7:42 PM, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote: If the point is just to get the bike inspected as quickly as possible so you can register it and then troubleshoot the light later, why not try taking it to another shop? As long as it still lights up, medium while the bike is running and full bright when you apply either brake, it should pass. I'm sure there's a shop somewhere near you that is too busy to look too closely at the bike and just wants to see it shine and that's it. I'm not suggesting that you don't fix it eventually though, everyone on this list is right in saying that the melted socket is the symptom, not the problem. -Kyle On Sat, Mar 21, 2009 at 7:21 PM, Javier Garcia <[email protected]> wrote: Hi Dick... well the light does work, however I haven't check the socket. The guys that did the inspection told me about it. Unfortunately I don't have any tools with me, or a nice place to work on the bike... I'll try to buy at least some screwdrivers to check the tail light for myself. Nevertheless I haven't found a replacement yet. Do you know where can I look for it? Thanks Javier On Sat, Mar 21, 2009 at 2:32 PM, Dick MacInnes <[email protected]> wrote: Javier Does the bulb work, and does it look like it was in there when the socket overheated? If so, it could be an earlier bulb shorted and overheated the socket, then the previous owner just replaced the bulb. Dick --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
