[SpudRider]

Originally Posted by woodlandsprite

eep. He basically took the whole back of the headlamp enclosure off...

Actually, the great majority of the cover is still in place. The cover is just as strong structurally as it was before. I merely removed enough material to make it easy to replace the H4 bulb when it burns out.

I could have made the hole much smaller. However, I want to be able to replace the H4 bulb without having to remove the entire rear cover of the headlight. Most headlights are entirely open in the rear.

One of the nice things about H4 bulbs is the ability to purchase one at WalMart, et cetera, if the bulb extinguishes while you are traveling away from home. Once I find a replacement H4 bulb, I don't want to fiddle with the 9 screws in the dark, in a parking lot, or alongside the road.