2012 Tenere lighting help
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Nikolajsen
"Keep it simple"
Yes.
And welcome
And welcome
Nikolajsen
"Keep it simple"
Åh..by the way..
The bulb is only 1 "flare", so if there is light on low beam, it is the shutter that don't work.
The bulb is only 1 "flare", so if there is light on low beam, it is the shutter that don't work.
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EricV
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@cqctt - Welcome to the forum. Please take a moment to put your location in your profile, it adds context to your posts and allows readers to give more accurate answers to any questions.
Yes, both headlights should actuate as Nikolajsen said. There is a relay for the shutters, but I don't recall if there is a separate relay or fuse for each one. I no longer have a FSM to check. It's possible that it is just stuck or a wire is broken or loose somewhere. Check for the obvious and easy/cheap things first.
There was a headlight wire harness recall on your bike. The main issue was bulbs burning out quickly and the plug for the bulb melting due to a poor connection. The new harness has other improvements as well, like some larger gauge wires in places. Give the dealer a call and see if they can pull up your bike by it's VIN and tell you if the recall was done. The other recall for your '12 was for a fuel pump quad ring being installed incorrectly that could cause a leak. Most were fine, (my '12 was fine too), but might as well check if that got done too.
There are a couple of headlight lamp assemblies on ebay right now. $76 LINK & $136 LINK Cheaper than an entire headlight assembly at $477 or so from Yamaha. Yamaha does not sell the individual lamp assemblies.
Yes, both headlights should actuate as Nikolajsen said. There is a relay for the shutters, but I don't recall if there is a separate relay or fuse for each one. I no longer have a FSM to check. It's possible that it is just stuck or a wire is broken or loose somewhere. Check for the obvious and easy/cheap things first.
There was a headlight wire harness recall on your bike. The main issue was bulbs burning out quickly and the plug for the bulb melting due to a poor connection. The new harness has other improvements as well, like some larger gauge wires in places. Give the dealer a call and see if they can pull up your bike by it's VIN and tell you if the recall was done. The other recall for your '12 was for a fuel pump quad ring being installed incorrectly that could cause a leak. Most were fine, (my '12 was fine too), but might as well check if that got done too.
There are a couple of headlight lamp assemblies on ebay right now. $76 LINK & $136 LINK Cheaper than an entire headlight assembly at $477 or so from Yamaha. Yamaha does not sell the individual lamp assemblies.
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Kyle_E
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Had the same issue with mine. But it was that the motor for the shutter was a little unplugged.
Take the headlight assembly off. 4 hex bits and the piece of plastic trim, then 4 10mm bolts under that. 3 min job real easy. One you have it off make sure all things are plugged in. Then turn on the bike and test it.
Could be as simple as a burnt out bulb or unplugged shutter. Worse case need new shutter assembly, but personally I'd probably skip it and live with only one high beam.
Take the headlight assembly off. 4 hex bits and the piece of plastic trim, then 4 10mm bolts under that. 3 min job real easy. One you have it off make sure all things are plugged in. Then turn on the bike and test it.
Could be as simple as a burnt out bulb or unplugged shutter. Worse case need new shutter assembly, but personally I'd probably skip it and live with only one high beam.
Welcome aboard. The others have already described it but if you want to know more, the search function works well.
EricV
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Awesome! Glad it was an easy fix. Good on you for going after it and finding the issue.