Winter investment - SOD HID'S!!! Best 20 quid spent!(pics)

[The Tot]

I was tempted to get the HID's the ebay china guys as well, and i wasn't inclined to spend 100 quid for the stuff that they have on HID's 4 U, so i decided to spend 20 quid on Philips Power Xtreme. They make a marked difference compared to my normal bulbs. I'm sorry if the photo looks a smidge shit cos it's on my fone cam, but it certainly IS whiter and brighter than the OEM.

https://w3.bikepics.com/pics/2007%5C11%5C07%5Cbikepics-1080699-full.jpg
https://w3.bikepics.com/pics/2007%5C11%5C07%5Cbikepics-1080695-full.jpg
https://w3.bikepics.com/pics/2007%5C11%5C07%5Cbikepics-1080702-full.jpg

I didn't have the time to change over to standard and take pics because it's simply too cold and the fact that i sucked the old bulb like a dummy for random fun. Still, i reckon it's the best 20 quid i invested in a bike and i still have one spare bulb! It's MOT legal and e-approved so i'd get no problems with plod. Only problem was that since the crash, my nosecone is snapped in a few places so the lugs which the headlight have snapped off causing the beam to be projected higher than expected as well as flickering - something i'll sort out once my fairings get delivered. The blue-ish hue is not from the bulb itself but from the LED sidelight (ice white) - the headlight itself i think is about a 4300k colour temperature and you can clearly see that it's not yellow! (unlike the colour of my skin lol)

Ebay stock the Philips Xtreme power for 20 quid delivered in H4 and H7 fittings as well as the Osram Nightbreakers for the same price although RRP is higher for the Philips. The Xterme Powers are meant to be rated at +80% whilst Osrams are +90%. Both produce much whiter light and are rated at the standard 55W/60W.

You can literally SEE the difference and definitely a good upgrade for the winter!
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[Timmeh]

[The Tot]

Oh shit, is there something somebody forgot to tell me!? No i think about it, there's mouth ulcer(s) at the back of my throat! - do i like i'm the person of the right caliber to do such a thing? Acts of lunacy are merely reserved to window lickers I certainly am NOT one!
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[McGee]

Lies.

If your gonna die its gonna be on the toilet speaking to me on MSN.
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Its pronounced Jixxer!

[The Tot]

Talking about toilet and laptop, i just did it whilst i was writing this up! So, going on BCF whilst taking a shit alleviates all unnecessary forms of boredom and is thusly a productive means of communicating.
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[Paddy Blake]

Looks good so long as it is off when switched to low beam.
Your multi tasking was to much info.

Paddy.

[Ichy]

I went for the nightbreakers from www.autobulbsonline.co.uk.

£20.50 delivered next day. 2 minutes to fit and they made a big difference over the standard.

[The Tot]

Itchy, you got any night pics of the night breaker? I'm assuming it's as White as the Xtreme powers (err that doesn't read too well does it! - no racism intended)? I had philips vision plus on my 250 and they were wicked - same market category as the osram silverstars. I went for the philips because they were Auto Express' product of the year.

2 mins to fit yes, compare that to the unneccessary hassle of the chinese ebay kits which take 30mins - 1 hr to fit properly and even then you won't be certain that it's right- not exactly plug and play eh! Also i didn't think the Osram nightbreakers were going to be safe at all. Would be funny mind since the packaging shows two fists coming out of the headlights. I'm not particularly keen into fisting and i don't particularly want to blap a fellow biker in the back of his head with the main beams!

https://www.autobulbsonline.co.uk./images/Osram_NightBreaker_HomePage_Picture2.jpg

You see what i'm trying to get! lol![/list]
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[Ichy]

Dunno if you can tell a difference based on photos? I can when I'm riding. First photo is with flash, second is crap but no flash. BTW thats on low beam.

[The Tot]

I felt that the low beam on mine was still a bit too high. Going to wait til i get the fairings to check but i reckon whatever bulb you get, it's well worth it.
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[LUXY DJ]

iv still gotta fit my HID kit to bike, but i only paid £36 delivered for 7000K iceberg blue kit

comes up on a site @ $491 i think so im pretty


i brought `xenon` bulbs for mine & there whiter but not THAT much brighter TBH

& bes thing about HID kits, is once you got one, you change it over from vehicle to vehicle (just change bulbs over )
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[The Tot]

You got pics of your HID's in action? I thought it was pointless for me to get em knowing that i'm broke cos of required parts to fix my bike - and lights was one of them
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[LUXY DJ]

HID? or just the `xenon` bulbs?

cause i havent fitted HID kit yet (said above )

but its a standard procedure to take pics of it when its fitted


also im trying to get 8000k bulbs for it so its got a touch of blue to it
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[Jazoli]

Some pics of my HID´s on the end of this thread https://www.bikechatforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=129910&highlight= , they make riding at night so much easier, a massive improvement
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[The Tot]

I cant understand why modern bikes won't have them as standard fitment? Or at least get brighter bulbs. The only downside about having a whiter light is that there wouldn't be much of a contrast during rain or fog compared to yellow.

I wonder when they'll push development on LED headlight bulbs, seeing that your traditional fluoro bulbs are gradually getting phased out - on aircraft and in offices.
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