Xenon lights!

Fire_Eyes · Crazy Courier Joined: 07 Oct 2004 Karma :

A week ago I was going by the beach and saw a lad on a 2004cbr600 with xenon lights. I must say the bike looked great with the lights since it was blue. We had a little talk and he said he had them done for 550$. What do you reckon about the price as I might get them when I get the gixxer. Oh and he had them set in a way that both lights were on not just one Thumbs Up

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El_Bandido · Trackday Trickster Joined: 08 Feb 2005 Karma :

You Tart

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DukeRed · World Chat Champion Joined: 07 Mar 2004 Karma :

Unless the exchange rate is really high that is an awfull lot.
£25 quid for xenon bulbs from Halfords.
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DukeRed · World Chat Champion Joined: 07 Mar 2004 Karma :

Isn't it

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Kram · World Chat Champion Joined: 20 Oct 2004 Karma :

i was thinking for a task over the winter this year, to make LED spot lights, that fit into the glass of the normal lights, that would look good Twisted Evil

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carvell · Scuttler Joined: 05 Sep 2003 Karma :

For the true 'blue' lights you have to get all sorts of inverters crap fitted to your car/bike I believe.

The bulbs you can get don't come close to the true Mercedes/ Vauxhall Omega ones that have the proper inverters etc. fitted.

Discharge lamps I believe they're called?
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Git · Brolly Dolly Joined: 17 Dec 2003 Karma :

Have you found a kit on this side of the pond that will suit a bike?
I have been looking into HID, found plenty of kits but nothing, bikeable.
yet.

Fire_Eyes · Crazy Courier Joined: 07 Oct 2004 Karma :

I'm sure he has the full system with all the gadgets needed. It's just like the xenon lights you see on cars, I think that's why it's pretty expensive. If I meet up with him again I'll ask him and tell you guys how he had them done.
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MikeyC · World Chat Champion Joined: 16 Aug 2002 Karma :

yep, i know if you wanted to put aftermarket xenons on a car, your talking £1k minimum

P · Scooby Slapper Joined: 14 Jan 2005 Karma :

There is a HID kit available for bikes. One of the journalists in RiDE magazine had it fitted to his BMW R1100S. If I wasn't at work I could have told you how much it cost. From memory it was not far off £300 to supply the kit. Then you have fitting after that. However I don't think they omit the same blue/purple light as you see on cars. Just a sharper, more intense light.

The bulbs you buy off the shelf if places like Halfords are normally just coloured blue. The heat eventually burns the coating off and you end up with just normal white light.

P · Scooby Slapper Joined: 14 Jan 2005 Karma :

There is a HID kit available for bikes. One of the journalists in RiDE magazine had it fitted to his BMW R1100S. If I wasn't at work I could have told you how much it cost. From memory it was not far off £300 to supply the kit. Then you have fitting after that. However I don't think they omit the same blue/purple light as you see on cars. Just a sharper, more intense light.

The bulbs you buy off the shelf if places like Halfords are normally just coloured blue. The heat eventually burns the coating off and you end up with just normal white light.

innominate · Brolly Dolly Joined: 18 Nov 2004 Karma :

Ahh, so the HID lights for car/bikes are basically just small versions of the HID security lights you see outside.

Would look good with Metal Halide bulbs in, whiter than white light...
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Finglonga · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Karma :

Touratech do HID spot and fog lights that fit to any bike. They are basically converted Hella DE lamps. Not cheap but quality never is.
You can also get headlight units for smost bikes, you need space to put the Ballast box too wich in some kits is quite big.

They are not the crap bulbs you buy in Halfrauds these are the proper thing and very VERY fecking bright. The bulbs are around £100 each. There is no filament, the use an Arc-Discharge wich lights Xenon gas sealed in a tube. They burn cooler than halogen and use less power.

The bulb....
https://www.hidexpress.com/ProductImages/H4HID.gif

More info here...

HID
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bikefreedom · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 04 Apr 2005 Karma :

Try ebay. I picked up the bulbs for £15 each a clear saving from Halfords

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