headlight choices

southeastpete · Trackday Trickster Joined: 27 Mar 2008 Karma :

I am trying to decide how to uprate my triumph daytona 675 headlights. i think i want to go for a HID kit, but am not sure. they are quite expensive and i dont really know if it is worth that much for the improvment i will get. There are bulbs for about £15 that say they give like 80% better light and stuff, normal blab, or true, also are they just for the dipped beam or can they be used in the dipped and high beam? I read titz post that there was a cheap ebay shop he used, diane shop, that had HID kits. Are the cheaper bulbs, or the HID kits in any danger of being to hot and affecting my headlight surround??? I am posting on here, cos noone in any shop ive been in that sells these has any idea, which is very useful...
to use the usual crappy pun, thanks to anyone who can shed some light on this topic for me,
cheers Thumbs Up

pete

Finglonga · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Karma :

HIDs run cooler than normal halogen bulbs as they are either 35w or 55w.

The so called brighter ones state up to XX% brighter so don't pay too much attention.

Worth doing a search on here about HID lights as there are a few threads on the subject. Wink

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yandy_yay · Brolly Dolly Joined: 01 Aug 2008 Karma :

HID for the win Thumbs Up

Can be had for as little as £35 from hong kong, mine is dipped beam only, but it's really good i don't need to use high beam any more Laughing

beam pattern is a bit differen to the standard bulb (H4) but i don't seem be dazzling oncomming traffic, When it comes round to MOT tim i'll just pop the standard bulb back in Twisted Evil

Andy
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Finglonga · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Karma :

Mine passed 3MOTs so far with HID's. Wink

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southeastpete · Trackday Trickster Joined: 27 Mar 2008 Karma :

dont HID bulbs need a ballast though??? or is that just on some bikes? Very Happy

yandy_yay · Brolly Dolly Joined: 01 Aug 2008 Karma :

yep, but there usually quite small and most if not all bike specific ones are waterproof, the only problem is the length of wire between balast and bulb limiting you coice of location.

Andy
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past bikes: (20 years ago) cg-125 (wriiten off), C-50 (thrashed n' finnaly scrapped), CZ-125 (nicked - never recovered, insurance payout was more than i paid for it !!!)
Current bikes: GN 125(now sold), Divvy 600s.

Finglonga · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Karma :

As above, newer ones are the size of a fag packet . . . . . without the health warning. Wink

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Walloper · Super Spammer Joined: 24 Feb 2005 Karma :

I saw them on E-gay looked about the size of an eye-pod even <70 quid.
There is a load of info on fitting if you search google.

Just make sure you adjust the beam properly after fitting or I will come round to your house and shoot you. Smile

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