CA77 Lamp conversion

Seadog · Post by **Seadog** » Sun Mar 22, 2015 10:55 am

deafanddiabetic wrote:No problem with the reflective coating, I think mostly because the soldering was all applied to the back of the contoured casing. I'm pretty sure I used Rosin Core 60/40. It's held on, taken the heat, and seems like it's working alright. It was pretty shoddy and quick, honestly totally on the fly one afternoon in the dungeon and now I see that others have tried the same method with success.

Thanks for that info.

The headlight is almost ready for paint. I'll have to get something heat resistant.

Seadog · Post by **Seadog** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 11:53 am

Done. 3 coats of heat resistant primer and 3 top coat. Not perfect, but ok.

Seadog · Post by **Seadog** » Sun Mar 29, 2015 8:44 am

I'm pretty much done with this project now. I had to make a new wire bail for the bulb, since the original wasn't bent in a way that held the bulb in place for this application. I also bought an LED bulb and bent the tabs for fit into the headlight bucket. After a long search, I finally found the .375" wide female spade connectors locally and soldered them to the existing wires. I tested the light with a battery and all is well.

Seadog · Post by **Seadog** » Mon Nov 09, 2015 4:47 pm

I thought I'd try to convert a CB77 headlight….

G-Man · Post by **G-Man** » Mon Nov 09, 2015 4:54 pm

Great work!

Does anyone know why American Hondas used those crazy sealed beam headlights when the rest of the world got headlamps with replaceable bulbs? Was it a legal thing or some other reason?

G

Seadog · Post by **Seadog** » Mon Nov 09, 2015 4:55 pm

Continued.

Seadog · Post by **Seadog** » Mon Nov 09, 2015 4:57 pm

G-Man wrote:Great work!

Does anyone know why American Hondas used those crazy sealed beam headlights when the rest of the world got headlamps with replaceable bulbs? Was it a legal thing or some other reason?

G

Dunno, G. Probably so they could soak more $ out of us.