88-02 light help!

[crusty4365]

i have a 2003 yamaha blaster..
i have the raptor style light wich i do not like because raptors/craptors make me sick. CAN I GET AN AMENNNNN!!! (btw il start a dif thread alllll about craptors later)
ok so im going to get the taurus V2 from project blaster but the problem is i trail ride alot and id hate to be lost at night out in the woods without a light.. so is there a way i can buy the fly bars with the cross bar to mount an 88-02 style headlight so i dont get lost in the dark and get eaten by lions tigers and bears!?=))

 

[YamaRider]

Have you considered getting lights like trailtechs or lazer stars instead? I got a cheap copy of them on ebay for about $40 that would be a lot easier to mount than one of the big stock lights, and would look better and put out more light. Really, the trailtech style lights can be mounted just about anywhere, even on the frame below the hood, on the shock mounts, bumper mounts, etc.

 

[crusty4365]

what kind of lights did you get(exact model) and where did you mount them? and how do you power them? (stock light sockets or bateries??)

 

[YamaRider]

Well, I did this on a warrior, so it's not going to be exactly like your blaster.

But, you shouldn't have any trouble powering them, as you can get lower wattage bulbs that will run off your stock stator. You can just go to lowe's or home depot and get a couple 30 watt bulbs for them and it'll work fine with your stock wiring.

On my warrior I had mounted them on my bumper mounts, here's a couple pics. If you like these, let me know and i'll try to find a link to them. These are the ones I got on ebay.

Another option that would (in my opinion) look better than a stock blaster light, would be to go to walmart, advance auto, or any other auto parts store, and get a set of fog lights or driving lights for a car. You can get a cheap set for 20-30 bucks at most places. Then just use one of them, mounted sort of like the stock one is on the 88-02 blasters. It shouldn't be hard at all to make a simple bracket that you could bolt onto the steering stem. Just using one of these 55 watt lights wouldn't overpower the stator, and you'd always have that 2nd one as an extra if you rolled it and broke the light, the lens got cracked from flying debris, etc.

We did that with my cousin's old lt250r, which had a big square light just like the older blasters.

Not a good picture of the lt250r, but it's the only one I can find:

 

[crusty4365]

yeah ur warrior lights look sick what kind are they im gunna find them on ebay too i gues

 

[YamaRider]

Here's the same ones I have

eBay Motors: CHROME LIGHTS YAMAHA RHINO EZ GO CLUB CAR GOLF CART (item 350017215261 end time Jan-27-08 18:46:51 PST)

If you get these, I suggest before you ride with them, take the end caps off, and put a few little dabs of silicone between the end cap and light housing, and put the cap back on. Because it's just steel locking into steel, and not real tightly, the end caps have a tendency to vibrate loose, at least mine did. luckily this happened when it was in my garage, and i was pounding on one of my ball joints, but the bulb fell out and broke. You don't want that to happen on the trails though, because you might not find the pieces again. I just dabbed a little silicone on mine and they haven't came loose since.

 

[YamaRider]

Remember though, the bulbs that come with those lights are probably too powerful for the blaster's stock stator.

You'll need to buy some lower wattage bulbs like these:

3 x MR16 12V 20W 20 WATT Halogen Light Bulbs FLOOD - eBay (item 270203868668 end time Jan-21-08 22:43:26 PST)

I didn't search real long, if you take a look around on ebay they have all kinds of deals on them. I ended up buying a 10 pack of the 50 watt bulbs for mine for like 12 bucks shipped.

 

[crusty4365]

THANKS DUDE UR THE BEST!!! once i get my 240 kit im gunna save up a couple bucks and grab a pair! thanks again man i appreciate ur help!

 

[YamaRider]

No problem man. When you get the lights post up a couple pics, I wanna see how it turns out.

 

[crusty4365]

i promis i will i just have to make sure the quads running before i get ligths! hahah i hope i get it running soon

 

[YamaRider]

All that you should need to wire them up is a couple butt splice crimp on connectors, and a couple of the wire tap connectors. Maybe a couple extra feet of wire.

If you don't know what I mean by those let me know and i'll get you a link to what i'm talking about. You can get the stuff anywhere.

 

[crusty4365]

are those the little plastic things you put 2 wires in each side and when you crimp it the 2 wire ends become one big wire?

 

[YamaRider]

Yeah, that's what a butt splice connector is. You could actually use those for everything, but you'd have to cut off the connectors of your factory headlight wiring. If you get the wire taps you can just splice into the factory wiring without cutting the plugs off. That way, if youy decide to put the stock light back on it when you sell the quad, or whatever reason, it'll just plug right in.

 

[crusty4365]

sweet thanks 4 everthing

 

[YamaRider]

Just saw something you might be interested in yesterday. When I was at Walmart, in the automotive section, I noticed that they have the exact same lights there, for $15. That's about half of what they're selling for on ebay. You'll still need to get the lower wattage bulbs though, but you can save some money this way.

 

[crusty4365]

sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet thanks dude ur more than helpful!!

 

[crusty4365]

yeah i just got my 240 kit and carb and other stuff... i owe my dad 650$ tho....... so ummmm yeahhh uh il def get those lights soon.
i think im going to get my taurus v1 plastic first that way i can mount the lights on that instead!

so lets see il need ummm 650$+185$+50$= more money than il ever see!

idk i gues il have to go back to selling freshmen .6's as grams for easy 10$ profit ahahahaha i love ripping kids off ahahaha hey if theyr dumb enough to get ripped off they dont deserve the money if u ask me lol