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headlight - 11/14/2005 6:00:32 PM

1998f3

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How hard is it to change the headlight? Do i have to take off all of the fairings? I got a sylvania silverstar bulb but I dont have a manual to take it apart yet. I know that that little black piece pops off under the headlight and it gives me a little room, but is that all the room I have to work with? I would like to take the headlight out too beacuse there is dust in it. I just want to do that without taking everything apart. thanks.

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RE: headlight - 11/14/2005 11:59:58 PM

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To replace the bulb, you'd only need to remove the black piece that you mentioned. But you'd still be doing it blind so you'd have to know how the clip holds the bulb.

Taking out the headlamp itself would require the removal of the front fairings (and whatever other fairings would be involved with that).

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RE: headlight - 11/15/2005 5:02:39 PM

1998f3

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Yeah, I put the new bulb in there, but like you said I was just about blind doing it. There is no room to see. Since it is parked for the winter, I didn't put on the little metal retainer yet. when I pulled the old bulb out, it just popped out, so I dont know how it goes back in. Thanks for the response. Maybe using low psi compressed air to blow out all the dust. Also, in order to take off the front fairing, do I have to take every fairing off first, because that is the way it looks. I just got the bike like a month ago, and it is my first bike, so I dont know much about that model.

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RE: headlight - 11/16/2005 1:45:55 PM

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Yeah, unfortunetly, to remove the front fairing, the two side fairings have to come off in order to get to two bolts. It's a real pain in the arse

Here are two links to download the F3 service manual. I can't check them from work, but I think they're still up.

http://xfer.gofastvideo.com/gallery/getitem/376/1/F3.zip

http://www.diff.ru/manual/files/Honda_CBR_600_F3_95-96_Service_Manual.zip

Good luck

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RE: headlight - 11/17/2005 7:41:29 PM

1998f3

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hey man, thanks a lot. I downloaded the manual and looked at it. I looks like a pain. that will give me something to do this winter.

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