Light bar for 2008 Nomad 1600

[rook1870]

Hey guys and gals,
Love the forum, and I love my new Nomad. I was hoping to get some feedback on light-bars that fit the 2008 Nomad 1600. When I look around the web, everything lists up to 2007 model. Is there a difference between the front end of an '07 vs. '08? Any info would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance,
Rook

[nomad1600]

My dealer says that they are the same. I bought the Fire and Steel light bar from my Kawa dealer. He gave me a very good price on it, installed it myself and it looks great. Only problem I had was one of the bulbs was not working called the dealer and Kawa sent me 2 new bulbs no charge. Can't ask for better customer service than that.

Your post doesn't say where your from. The dealer that I got my from will ship them to you. Let me know and I will be glad to give you the info.

[ponch]

I bought a Cobra light bar. The only downside is that I have Edmund's lowers and I have to trim them so they fit in some way. They mount to the same bolts that hold the brackets for the lowers. I paid $214 plus shipping on eBay. So far, so good.

Originally Posted by rook1870

Hey guys and gals,
Love the forum, and I love my new Nomad. I was hoping to get some feedback on light-bars that fit the 2008 Nomad 1600. When I look around the web, everything lists up to 2007 model. Is there a difference between the front end of an '07 vs. '08? Any info would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance,
Rook

[ringadingh]

The Fire & Steel ones will fit your bike as Nomad 1600 stated.There as good as any.

[dkdixie]

Originally Posted by Nomad 1600

My dealer says that they are the same. I bought the Fire and Steel light bar from my Kawa dealer. He gave me a very good price on it, installed it myself and it looks great. Only problem I had was one of the bulbs was not working called the dealer and Kawa sent me 2 new bulbs no charge. Can't ask for better customer service than that.

Your post doesn't say where your from. The dealer that I got my from will ship them to you. Let me know and I will be glad to give you the info.

What's price?

[fish]

fire & steel on my 08

[Top Cat]

I could be wrong on this but I felt like upping my post count
The Fire and Steel bar is the same bar as the cobra. I think it is made by the same company. The cobra is less expensive. Lots of people on here have the cobra, I do , and recommend it highly.
They have them on Ebay all the time.

[ringadingh]

Originally Posted by Top Cat (TC)

I could be wrong on this but I felt like upping my post count
The Fire and Steel bar is the same bar as the cobra. I think it is made by the same company. The cobra is less expensive. Lots of people on here have the cobra, I do , and recommend it highly.
They have them on Ebay all the time.

Does the Cobra have the switch built into it like the F&S one does?

[mercianbike]

I recently bought my F&S light-bar (K32001-011) on eBay for $232. The fellow I outbid bought another set a few weeks later for $189 when he was the only one bidding. There are lots of Cobra light-bars out there today for $214. As mentioned above, the F&S are made by Cobra but supposedly they are designed to better match the Kawa headlight. I don't know since I've never seen a Cobra set up close. I doubt if the casual observer could tell the difference. I just bought the F&S because I knew I could get them on eBay for about the same price as the Cobras. I would never pay the MSRP over $300 that most dealers charge.

[Top Cat]

Originally Posted by Ringadingh

Does the Cobra have the switch built into it like the F&S one does?

Yes the switch is on the Cobra as well. This is a pic of the cobra on my 1600.

[VulcanE]

First, Welcome rook1870 from NW Georgia, second, any Nomad 1600 part will fit another Nomad 1600 reguardless of year model. The F&S is made by Cobra, and The F&S's on-off switch you can mount on your handle bar and it comes with a circuit relay. The cobra's switch is mounted on the back of the lightbar and doesn't come with a relay. There isn't a really large selection to choose from either way.

[mercianbike]

Originally Posted by VulcanE

The F&S's on-off switch you can mount on your handle bar and it comes with a circuit relay. The cobra's switch is mounted on the back of the lightbar and doesn't come with a relay.

That's interesting. My F&S that I bought for my 06 1600D has the switch on the back of the light bar. It did not come with a handlebar switch nor a relay nor did the parts list that was enclosed in the shrink-wrap package identify these items. The parts list and diagram had the F&S Part #32001-011 with the Kawasaki logo. So I don't think it was a matter of packaging the wrong item at Cobra. I actually prefer the switch on the light bar. That's one less set of wires attached to the handlebar.

[rook1870]

Thank you to everyone for the information. It looks like the choice is the Kawasaki model, or the Cobra model. I will have to add that to my shopping list.

Thanks,
Rook

Houston, TX

[VulcanE]

Originally Posted by mercianbike

That's interesting. My F&S that I bought for my 06 1600D has the switch on the back of the light bar. It did not come with a handlebar switch nor a relay nor did the parts list that was enclosed in the shrink-wrap package identify these items. The parts list and diagram had the F&S Part #32001-011 with the Kawasaki logo. So I don't think it was a matter of packaging the wrong item at Cobra. I actually prefer the switch on the light bar. That's one less set of wires attached to the handlebar.

I stand corrected ;) I went back and checked, The handlebar switch, and relay are supposed to come wit the F&S lightbar for the 1600 classic . I have the cobra lightbar for the Nomad now, and yesterday I went and picked up my new lightbar that is for a 1600 classic. Some time in the next week or so, Im going to install it onto my NAD. I wanted the turn singals under my lights instead of to the sides, and besides, my lightbar is already showing considerable rust . Im not too impressed with cobra's chrome ???

[ringadingh]

I purchased my bike used and it came with a F&S lightbar, The lightbar was all rusted with peeling chrome . I had it sent out and replated, so far its the 3rd season and holding up well.