The reflective housing in the headlights degrade within a year making it nearly impossible to see at night. Buell does not sell the housing separately and requires that you purchase the entire low beam assembly. The parts are the same in both models (xb9r and xb12r) for every year firebolt (2003 to present).
2003 Buell Firebolt Xb9r lights complaints
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Headlight housing reflective coating degrades over time to the point where it is unsafe due to poor lighting. Hit a piece of concrete on the interstate because I could not see it in time. Did not crash luckily, but it bent the front rim and I lost the air in the front tire.
Buell firebolt 03 xb9r headlight housing flakes off and night time visibility is really poor.
Reflective coating on the inside of the headlamp housings delaminated, resulting in total loss of projective properties of the headlights. Result is headlights that do not emit light further than 2 - 3 feet in front of the vehicle. This makes night time driving very dangerous if not impossible. Replacing the headlight bulbs does not help, as the housings are the defective item.
Headlight housings rattle in the brackets and break bulb retainers. Causing loss of headlights.
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