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Bradders:
Afternoon all. My dipped beam has gone on my USA import 400/4. I have taken the headlight apart and realised it’s a sealed beam headlight so can’t just replace the bulb. Have rung  Silvers and asked about their replacement light unit but they say it won’t fit my USA headlight rim as the fittings are different. Silvers do a rim as well but I think it’s about £95. Wondering if anybody has any suggestions?

K2-K6:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-CB400F-400-Four-400-4-halogen-headlight-new-unused-PRICE-CUT-/392959559525

Would get you going at reasonable cost.

For the observant,  yes I know who the trader is. But he knows what will fit what as he's trading this stuff regularly.

SteveW:
I don’t know if this is the same but my 74 550 had a sealed beam.
I bought a pair of standard 7 inch headlights for the original shape Mini for about £25 ish.
One fitted perfectly in a couple of minutes, no modifications.
One went to my mate for his Triumph.

K2-K6:

--- Quote from: SteveW on November 14, 2020, 05:21:36 PM ---I don’t know if this is the same but my 74 550 had a sealed beam.
I bought a pair of standard 7 inch headlights for the original shape Mini for about £25 ish.
One fitted perfectly in a couple of minutes, no modifications.
One went to my mate for his Triumph.

--- End quote ---

It's a real oddity, the 400 four as they are smaller than the 7inch one but also larger than the next size down in cars (5 3/4inch 160mm) that you'd see on things like triumph stag etc.

The contemporary mod used that 160mm size in a cibiè lamp,  plus an adapter ring to size it upward and fit into the 400 std headlight rim.

So ordinarily it needs something quite specific to fit. 

As you can see,  an oddity.

K2-K6:
Also found this one as I was searching.  From memory Japanese 400s of the era had similar sized headlights,  was searching for Kawasaki kh400 and this site came up,  but also sells the Honda specification unit.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-CB400-4-CB400F-Four-Headlight-Head-Light-Glass-Chrome-Rim-/302151235792

 :)

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