400ex lights

[weeman69xx303]

so i have a 2001 400ex with race plastics so there is no room for lights on them and im lookin for an idea of what type of lights i should get. Im pretty sure the idiot that had the quad before me ****ed up the wires so im lookin for something that would come with its own harness. i had the trail tech lights on it for about 10 min and they kept blowing out so now that company will not deal with me so im trying to avoid buying anything from them because theyre known for lasting for 15 min.

[trailrider894]

Originally posted by weeman69xx303
so i have a 2001 400ex with race plastics so there is no room for lights on them and im lookin for an idea of what type of lights i should get. Im pretty sure the idiot that had the quad before me ****ed up the wires so im lookin for something that would come with its own harness. i had the trail tech lights on it for about 10 min and they kept blowing out so now that company will not deal with me so im trying to avoid buying anything from them because theyre known for lasting for 15 min.

Let see a picture of the harness.

[weeman69xx303]

i dont have a picture of them but its just 3 cut wires right in the front of the bike and when i hooked some lights up to them they didnt work so im lookin for a different set up

[weeman69xx303]

also not looking to spend to much, ive found other kits for $400 but im not looking to spend that much on lights

[CJM]

http://www.visionxusa.com/LED-Solstice-S1100/c1_48_88/index.html you wouldnt believe how bright these suckers are, very little draw to.

[weeman69xx303]

thats what im actually thinkin about buying right now. i wanna stick with small led lights because of their power the ones i have now that are broken are led and theyre sick but dont work.

[CJM]

Im planning on putting some of those little LEDS on mine as soon as I fix a few other things. 2 mounted to the frame between the bumper and plastics is my plan.

[weeman69xx303]

that was my plan but they didnt fit there so i mounted them under my fenders like on the can am 450

[Thumpin440ex]

I am interested in seeing these on somebodys bike, how they have them mounted..

John

[CJM]

Ive been thinking of using some steel or aluminum and making a mount to connect to the frame using some small u bolts or such from home depot. I think it could work. That or use 1 piece across the entire front.

Im slating this project after xmas.

[weeman69xx303]

yeah im thinkin about makin a bracket coming off of the top of my shock mount so they work from there or from the frame im not sure yet

[CJM]

Originally posted by weeman69xx303
yeah im thinkin about makin a bracket coming off of the top of my shock mount so they work from there or from the frame im not sure yet

Im thinking same rough area myself. I think a piece of flat bar and some small U bolts should do the trick quite well.

[honda400ex2003]

make sure you guys get pics of the mounts. esp you flipper. :D steve

[CJM]

yea steve, if flipper had more cash he woulda done it by now.

Im towing a car with my pick up this friday for 500 bones, shame most of its gotta go to bills. but i am buying the rzr 2 fronts and a used stock steering stem :)

[bkb88]

Originally posted by weeman69xx303
so i have a 2001 400ex with race plastics so there is no room for lights on them and im lookin for an idea of what type of lights i should get. Im pretty sure the idiot that had the quad before me ****ed up the wires so im lookin for something that would come with its own harness. i had the trail tech lights on it for about 10 min and they kept blowing out so now that company will not deal with me so im trying to avoid buying anything from them because theyre known for lasting for 15 min.

I am in the exact same boat as you. I bought a 400 with race plastic and the smart guy that had it before me cut up the wires for the lights to rig up some goofy looking cheap walmart lights on the handlebars. I am very interested in how this turns out!

[weeman69xx303]

ill let you guys know in a couple of weeks ive got to send the old ones back first then ill have the new ones sent out

[weeman69xx303]

ended up with the vision x solstice 2in square lights. one is a euro beam that lights up 250ft wide x 60ft deep and i also got the flood beam which i think it said went 1500ft deep x 10ft wide and with that combo they look sick. i went out all night last night in the snow and my 2 lights were brighter than all the other bikes combined. im going to be getting these for every quad i own if they hold up good. i also got a wire harness from them for $30 and the whole thing ran me about 275 i think and was well worth it so far.

[CJM]

NICE! Where did you buy them and did you mount them on the frame or put them in the headlight housing?

How about finding a HID light kit with the new harness. They will be much brighter like on the new cars, Pro armor has a kit for this. Or i seen on Fischers ATV that Warn is makeing really bright lights and harnesses.

[CJM]

Originally posted by hondarider5781
How about finding a HID light kit with the new harness. They will be much brighter like on the new cars, Pro armor has a kit for this. Or i seen on Fischers ATV that Warn is makeing really bright lights and harnesses.

Problem is the HID kit might not get enough power from the stator. The reason the LEDS work so well is they are small, draw less than 1 amp and will run for a zillion hours-they are also quite cheap.

[Crazy Bob]

Ya,
There are some great improvements throught he use of LED's
Just for the FUN of it and as an EXPERIMENT I mounted an extra ,wide angle light on my bar clamps. I fabricated a bracket to mount the light to my bar mounts just above the key switch. I LOVE IT! especially in tight woods riding because the turning light now lights up the area you are heading instead of straight in front of the bike. (Which is NOT where you are going to be goiing in a very tight turn). I wired it to my high beams and it has a seperate 'off' switch mounted to the back of the light housing, for when not needed or wanted.
I know this is not for everyone, BUT in tight woods at night...
IT IS A LIFE SAVER!!

Ride FAST, have FUN !!

Crazy Bob

[Thumpin440ex]

So who has these on there bike since the beg of this thread?? I am interested in seeing pic/s of them, how they are mounted..

John

[weeman69xx303]

these lights use less power, last longer and are brighter then any hid ive ever seen for their size i plan on putting them on every bike i own. when i was out in the woods with a bunch of other guys they could all turn on on their lights and they didnt even come close to mine. i have a 3 inch plate off the bar clamps with the lights mounted under it (to protect them from anything when i flip) and the key and light switch in the middle of the plate on the top. i plan in trying to wire them up the the stock wires but i think i have a problem with the harness because im getting nothing from the wires.

[weeman69xx303]

thats the only pic i have of how i mounted it. this bike had a 300ex light on it thats why that plates there so i just figure i would use the same one and it worked out well. i had anoher set of lights under the fenders and they got hit by everything so i figured i would keep these ones up top and its better how they go with the bars.

[CJM]

Pretty much exactly what I was planning on doing sooner or later. You like the euro and flood beams the best ya think?

[weeman69xx303]

yeah thats was the best way to go. i wasnt sure what i wanted to do with the bike so i called up the company and the guy there said he has the same set up on his quad so i went with it and its perfect. my old lights were both like the flood beams so they went far but not really wide enough so with both i can see as far and as wide as i need to and they turn with the bars so it works out. all the guys i ride with hate them because theyre so bright i blind them when i come at them

[CJM]

Def on the mod list now :devil:

[Thumpin440ex]

IS it me or do you have two diff lights on there? None the less it looks good, clean.. What do them lights cost, what is the overall quality of them.. do they feel cheap??

John

[CJM]

Originally posted by Thumpin440ex
IS it me or do you have two diff lights on there? None the less it looks good, clean.. What do them lights cost, what is the overall quality of them.. do they feel cheap??

John

Yea, ones a flood and ones a euro beam. I checked into it and they are about 100 bucks each. However they are super bright.

[weeman69xx303]

http://www.visionxonly.com/m7/XIL-S1101%20Flood%20Beam--solstice-solo-square-led-light-by-vision-x-xil-s1101-flood-beam.html
$120 on there and they say that they will match any other price

[weeman69xx303]

http://www.visionxonly.com/m7/XIL-S1101%20Flood%20Beam--solstice-solo-square-led-light-by-vision-x-xil-s1101-flood-beam.html
$120 on there and they say that they will match any other price