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hey russ, thanks for the reply. i had hoped you could just buy a new bulb and put it in with perhaps and adapter plug but i guess not.  take care buddy miss ya

not to beat a dead horse but is there an upgrade avail? i just installed a vape system and would love a much brighter headlight in my daytona

thanks everyone for your input, now were getting somewhere  god bless

thank you, i cant believe there isnt a number somewhere of exact match

Awsome.
I Will look into it

the two lil black floaties need to be level with each other also ok or the bent tang wont make a difference

i am sure somewhere around here or there  is the yamaha paint codes,spec, or paint number for the 74 rd 350a rubi red.  can someone here please point me in the right direction or provide info  thanks a million

ill look into that mark  thank you, just dont want to burn it up

mark there is no headlight switch on a daytona

To remove the trim, you have to take off the little rectangular metal clips that are pushed onto the pins, look inside under the seat to see them.  Once they are all off, the trim will come off by gently pushing the pins  at the front of the seat out, and work back towards the rear.  Then once you have  the pins out the trim will be free and you will notice the pins have heads on them that slide in a groove in the trim. There are a couple places where the groove is wider and the pins can be slid to those areas and removed if you so desire to do so.

Once you remove the trim, then you can bend up the barbs to remove the old seat cover. With the new cover in place (do it on a warm sunny day to make the vinyl cover stretch easily) you can use an awl to poke new holes in the cover for the trim piece pins and then fit the trim back on and finally press the rectangular clips onto the trim pins( I use a 1/4" nut driver to do that).

I like the seat covers from Pit Perspective, very good fit, proper heat molded seams and vinyl texture pattern, good silks-screening of the logo on the back, and nice foam padding on the inside. IMHO, the reproduction seats with a large bulge at the back to imitate a rear cowl look funky and odd, they just do not match the look and style of the rest of the bike and seem out of place.  To me, they create a clash in styling that is distracting, but I'm a purist because I remember these bikes back when they were new and 1st came out, so others may not feel the way I do about it. .

wow jmendoza i havent talked to you and quite a spell, thanks for your help years ago. i agree with this post and thanks for the input. i might even still have your phone number lol

hey chuck its been a long time,  does this installation cover the daytona also?

Pretty much the same as RD400's, the difference with a Daytona model is the headlight signal relay yellow wire from the stock stator.
I don't remember what I did exactly...I think I just may have jumped the relay in the headlight shell to turn on with the key and not use the relay.
Chuck

i wish you would remember what you did exactly

 thank you john, this is mark from calif, i speak to you periodically, i will send the business your way. and thank you for the response

 i am sure alot of people here have replaced their covers, id like to hear who has the nice seat covers for sale, what has everyone found. i need a seat cover for a 350a stock padding, i see there are a few sources but i dont want no crap......thanks guys

 so...you just bailing wire the other end of the coil?

you dont use the 400 ballast resistor with the vape at all. you can use the unresisted feed wire into the resistor to power the relay.  the silicone on the back of the wires is to reduce vibration/chafing issues you may have.   

thank you so much m sc

hey chuck what do you do with the ballast resistor? is it used? its not mentioned in the vague instructions and i dont think you mentioned it either