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Offline rundogdave

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Headlight Parts
« on: August 13, 2024, 06:59:58 PM »
Looking for item #16 in the headlight assembly. Can someone point me in the right direction, please?

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Re: Headlight Parts
« Reply #1 on: August 13, 2024, 07:03:34 PM »
Dave….. that nut is just Honda’s way of getting a ground out to the turn signal/stalk. If you can’t find one, just use an electrical eyelet end under a regular nut, and run a ground wire to it.

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Re: Headlight Parts
« Reply #2 on: August 13, 2024, 08:11:46 PM »
Here's some. A bit pricey.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/145878911890

Yeah, they're just a nut with a wire attached, nothing unique.
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Re: Headlight Parts
« Reply #3 on: August 14, 2024, 12:45:40 AM »
For some reason they have always been difficult to source new, perhaps Honda never expected them to break or go missing
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Re: Headlight Parts
« Reply #4 on: August 14, 2024, 01:54:06 AM »
For some reason they have always been difficult to source new, perhaps Honda never expected them to break or go missing
Or rust is the normal problem,  but MIA when a Windjammer was installed and the headlight bucket was removed could have happened too...
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Re: Headlight Parts
« Reply #5 on: August 14, 2024, 04:17:51 AM »
Looking for item #16 in the headlight assembly. Can someone point me in the right direction, please?


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Re: Headlight Parts
« Reply #6 on: August 14, 2024, 08:42:58 AM »
Dave….. that nut is just Honda’s way of getting a ground out to the turn signal/stalk. If you can’t find one, just use an electrical eyelet end under a regular nut, and run a ground wire to it.

Yep. I just did this and it works fine.

The part is available from DSS, however, if you want it.

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Re: Headlight Parts
« Reply #7 on: August 14, 2024, 02:47:35 PM »
Thanks for the responses!! Looking at the photos in the ebay link, yep, I can make those.
Thanks again all!!

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Re: Headlight Parts
« Reply #8 on: August 14, 2024, 08:40:20 PM »
A possible hint: if you have troubles soldered a wire to the washer, sand off the zinc coating. Then it will solder with a propane torch OK.
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