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Moto Board => Accessories & Mods => Topic started by: jonnyconcrete on September 22, 2009, 07:16:50 AM

Title: Has anyone
Post by: jonnyconcrete on September 22, 2009, 07:16:50 AM
changed the headlamp / front light unit on a monster 696 yet ?

I keep looking at mine and im in two minds

Do i rip it apart and powder coat or spray the silvery part of the light to match the other black half or
Do i try to install something with a more streetfighter type look > a sort of double light kind of thing ?

I dont want anything too retro but then again i look at mine and think
"you could be a ugly bike transformer" sometimes....
maybe im just crazy and (like my mrs) will never be happy ?
who knows not i ?
Title: Re: Has anyone
Post by: Shifty on September 22, 2009, 07:38:42 AM
Quote from: jonnyconcrete on September 22, 2009, 07:16:50 AM
I dont want anything too retro but then again i look at mine and think
"you could be a ugly bike transformer" sometimes....

[laugh] [laugh] [laugh]

You know, I am a huge fan of the dual lamp setup but I don't know how good it would look on a late Monster. It's proportions might not look right?
Title: Re: Has anyone
Post by: xcaptainxbloodx on September 22, 2009, 01:20:15 PM
im sure you could find someone with an older style monster to swap headlights with.

the new headlights fit better on the older style and vice versa (IMO)
Title: Re: Has anyone
Post by: Goat_Herder on September 22, 2009, 01:46:04 PM
Quote from: xcaptainxbloodx on September 22, 2009, 01:20:15 PM
im sure you could find someone with an older style monster to swap headlights with.

the new headlights fit better on the older style and vice versa (IMO)

I think there was some discussion on that and people had posted photochopped pics.  The new headlights looks great on the old monster.  You might want to look it up.  I would totally post a link to that but I suck at searching....  Now where is that derby police when we need one.   [laugh]
Title: Re: Has anyone
Post by: DCXCV on September 22, 2009, 02:19:28 PM
Here's one.

http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=25427.0 (http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=25427.0)
Title: Re: Has anyone
Post by: ungeheuer on September 22, 2009, 02:48:06 PM
here's hamsandwich's >>

http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=18644.msg332670#msg332670 (http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=18644.msg332670#msg332670)

(http://img379.imageshack.us/img379/7955/phototg4.jpg)
Title: Re: Has anyone
Post by: DoWorkSon on September 22, 2009, 07:41:45 PM
Quote from: DCXCV on September 22, 2009, 02:19:28 PM
Here's one.

http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=25427.0 (http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=25427.0)


That would be mine.... It's not the easiest mod, but not the hardest.... I wish I would of gone with the dual headlight look, but at the time, I wasn't too aggressive in changing the appearance and wanted to keep the look simple.... Now, I wish I would of gone to the dual. I think the dual headlights would of lined up perfect with the windscreen and gave the bike an even more unique look.... I still might even change it this winter when I start some more modding