R1Limited Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Anyone around the Columbus area familiar with HID light kits?? I was looking into it and it seems pretty expensive for a little bit brighter headlight. Anyone have this done who would recommend it? Is it an easy install?Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Drordy Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 A little bit!? Try 3 times brighter. IMO don't do it unless you're planning on doing a full projector retrofit, unless you like blinding oncoming traffic and riders in front of you.http://www.gixxer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=196008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playerpro153 Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 look at your HID kit from www.xenonlink.com. I got the 10,000 kelvin H7 kit from them over a year ago and it's been great. It's a simple plug and play system and take maybe 30 minutes to install. Total cost was $75 for the low beam. After it's installed, angle the low beam up a bit to get better visibility. I don't suggest installing a high beam, I blew a bunch of fuses from flicking the high beam on and off too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f4isvt Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Well worth the coin. Best thing I have ever bought for my bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmoosego Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 I bought a "hi-def" bulb for my bike it was about 7 dollars, it made a world of difference just being a whiter light... just my 2 cents....they have a bunch of different bulbs out there that are just plug n play.... shop around and try a couple less expensive options before dropping 75.00 or more on a kit.. you might find a bulb that suits your needs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exSRAaron Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 I agree with Campus Ricer. If you wanna go all out, do the whole kit with projector. I can speak for blinding half of Dublin when riding around sunset, but IMO its well worth being seen JUST that much more and they look awesome. Go for it. xenonrider, xenonexpert, theres a few more that are very reasonably priced! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Drordy Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 (edited) look at your HID kit from www.xenonlink.com. I got the 10,000 kelvin H7 kit from them over a year ago and it's been great. It's a simple plug and play system and take maybe 30 minutes to install. Total cost was $75 for the low beam. After it's installed, angle the low beam up a bit to get better visibility. I don't suggest installing a high beam, I blew a bunch of fuses from flicking the high beam on and off too much.This is very BAD advise!!! First off 10,000k is for ricers and actually doesn't produce as many lumens as lower temps (which is what we're going for here anyways). As a general rule of thumb for every 1000k in temp, lumens decrease about 10% and at 12000k the HID will actually be dimmer than your halogens. The blue/purple color will actually fatigue your eyes over a prolonged period of time.You should look for something around 4100-4500k for maximum light output as well as white color. The two major companies that supply OEM HID don't even manufacture colors over 6000k or so. To reach these extreme temperatures these aftermarket companies tend to tint the actual bulb.Second, as exSRAaron attested, putting the HID into a stock reflector scatters so much light that:1. The output of light isn't used as effectively as in a projector2. The high scatter of light will blind oncoming traffic as well as other riders in your group. (mirrors ya know)So angling the reflector up makes the scatter even worse, pretty much aiming the light into others eyes.Take your time and do some research, there is a ton of it available out there on the interwebs BTW that is my bike in the thread I posted above. shittygsxr on the board knows his shit about HIDs also and is a good resource for info Edited December 22, 2008 by Kip Drordy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BornSinner Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Myself and Campus Ricer......hahahah (Racer) are working on a R1 retro project for my zx10....I also will be using HID lights...BUT with the cutoffs installed...CRacer is working on a way to still have lights showing when you are working through curves.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Drordy Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 yea it should turn out alright if I ever get around to doing it. The headlight is staring me from my kitchen table as I type, waiting for me to get to it on my list.You finish mucking up your projectors? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BornSinner Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 List.....Im starting a ToDo-List...Yes...Im going to finish them after the Holidays....I will have Attackpainter paint the projectors and rings...then I will knock them out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R1Limited Posted December 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Myself and Campus Ricer......hahahah (Racer) are working on a R1 retro project for my zx10....I also will be using HID lights...BUT with the cutoffs installed...CRacer is working on a way to still have lights showing when you are working through curves....BINGO! OEM headlights are fine as long as I'm going striaght. Once I get off the Highway and get into the curves the headlights don't help at all- especially on tighter curves. Apart from a lot of cutting and adding lights I thought HID would be the best bet. Let me know what you guys come up with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brennan Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 (edited) I bought a "hi-def" bulb for my bike it was about 7 dollars, it made a world of difference just being a whiter light... just my 2 cents....they have a bunch of different bulbs out there that are just plug n play.... shop around and try a couple less expensive options before dropping 75.00 or more on a kit.. you might find a bulb that suits your needs...i would advise against aftermarket bulbs (hid's are fine). i see so many cars that come into honda with fried wiring harnesses because they ran brighter autozone bulbs that got too hot.edit: i actually am getting a set of hid's for christmas. i got a cheaper set that i could only get "5000k" lol, instead of 4300k which i believe is factory. but listen to campus racer on this one, he has the right ideas. Edited December 23, 2008 by brennan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowbusa Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 damn mikes 06 r1 the stock head lights are bright as fuc why would u need hids but sam/cavins 05 r1 has the hids and are just to damn bright.. over kill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmoosego Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 i would advise against aftermarket bulbs (hid's are fine). i see so many cars that come into honda with fried wiring harnesses because they ran brighter autozone bulbs that got too hot.edit: i actually am getting a set of hid's for christmas. i got a cheaper set that i could only get "5000k" lol, instead of 4300k which i believe is factory. but listen to campus racer on this one, he has the right ideas.actually I got mine thru J&P cycles... they were made for motorcycle headlights.... the output isn't any hotter then the oem's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brennan Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 actually I got mine thru J&P cycles... they were made for motorcycle headlights.... the output isn't any hotter then the oem'sahhgood deal then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmoosego Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 yeah J&P has a wide variety of bulbs and they really aren't too expensive... check em' out.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dweezel Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 HID's actually run cooler than stock lights, their lower wattage and a higher lumen, which is the intensity of the light. If you've never ridden behind an HID bulb then you have no clue what the feck your missing. I've tried the 7 dollar and 12 and 30 dollar wonder bulbs. Spend the 80 bucks and do and HID you WON"T regret it. I have no clue how the hell I rode at night without one. Not to mention the number of idiots pulling out in front of me is down to near zero! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveGSXR750 Posted January 12, 2009 Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 it's worth the money imo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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