CB500K1 Headlight, European spec

[toucheturtle]

Hi,

I need a replacement headlight for my CB500, I've looked on Dave Silver's site but they only sell a US spec headlights which doesn't have a sidelight hole. I'm not sure if they have the same bulb housing either. The existing headlight is a Stanley001-1217.

Does anyone know where i can get a replacement headlight?

Do you know whether a CB750K7 headlight will fit as these are still available?

Cheers, Andy

[dave400]

Get a car one the same size, they are cheap and work fine.

Cheers

Dave

[toucheturtle]

What type of bulb housing do I need?

[dave400]

I got a H4 Cibie it had the bulb fitting 3 wires, hi- lo earth and one wire for the pilot also with holder, colours where not the same but it was not rocket science to work out and then connect.

Cheers

Dave

[K2-K6]

Most 7" units car/bike have the same lug orientation so will usually fit straight in  to these rims just depends if you want to keep it original or not.

The later "Stanley H4" from CB900 has a really good beam pattern as well, used two of them in a car (Triumph TR8) before and they gave brilliant vision.

[Bryanj]

DS only lists the US one but he stocks the UK one as well--usually complete with rims

[Yoshi823]

The original on my CB550F1 was so much better than the 6v item on my CB125S, but nowhere as good as the headlight on my mum's car. So I bought a sealed beam unit from Halfrauds & it fitted straight in.

When I changed the Stanley H4 unit on my 750F2 I put in a Cibie Z beam unit. Whereas I thought that the H4 that was OEM on the 750F2 was good, the Z beam was a revelation. The H4 unit ended up in Teresa's CB550F2, where the CB550K3 comes with one as standard. I'm sure that the item on the CB750K7 is a Stanley H4 as OEM. The much deeper shell on the 550K3 hides all of the electrical connectors, which on the CB550F1 & F2 were all hidden in a small plastic box near the left hand fuel tank mount.

When the 750F2 went to a double headlight fairing the Cibie Z beam unit went onto Teresa's 550F2.

[SteveD CB500K0]

I have a Cibie Z on my 500/4 (Silver Machine)

Unfortunately it's a European one and dips the wrong way - requires copious application of black masking tape each MOT...   

[florence]

I have a Stanley H4 and it is literally brilliant  , and I think is the original fitting.

Some years ago the sidelight bulb blew so I removed it.  The sidelight is not required for the MOT but if a bulb is present it must work. 

One should never ride with the sidelight on, it is for parking only.  If, like me, you wish to ride with the light on use dipped beam. 

So, as I never park my bike on the road at night, I do not see the point of a sidelight at all and do not intend to replace it.

[K2-K6]

As some of the above, I've used Cibie Z beam which is a really good light but I don't like the pattern when it's leant over (good on a car as the reach on dip is really good in not going toward oncoming traffic but still shows road edge well) as the cutoff is so sharp and the Stanley H4 has more spread to cope with this. H4 has the best main beam for a single unit I've ever used without auxillary lights.

Don't think you'd be dissapointed with either though.

[toucheturtle]

I have ordered a Cibie Z from M and P, not cheap but hopefully I'll never need to buy another. Managed to buy a NOS chrome offside headlight bracket/stantion cover from PlenterNZ.com from New Zealand. Came yesterday wrapped in original Honda greased paper. Mine had a hairline crack at the indicator hole which made the headlight sit slightly off centre. Just waiting for headlight and rubber mount for inside the stantion on order from Dave Silver and then can reassemble the front end and get out on it and make the best of what's left of rhe summer.