I own a FZS 600, a cracking bike but the headlight lets it down, I was thinking of putting a HID light conversion on the bike but then I read this.
http://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech/bulbs/Hid/conversions/conversions.html
Any suggestions as to how I can improve the headlight without making it illegal?
light both lights up on dip and see if you can put twin filament bulbs in both sides have a look at this mate
** don't go silly on the wattage **
it seems that the sun doesn't set in japan
http://foc-u.co.uk/?topic=181.0
Well all I'll say is they turned the headlamp from something barely adequate into seriously good. Had to buy them in packs of 2 but meant I had a spare dip and main, Nightbreaker+ last longer than the originals apparently
It's only set up on dip beam as they take too long to warm up to be any use on high beam.
After adjusting the beam settings there's not too much dazzle and the visablity us majic. Basically making high beam redundant.
Cars defiantly know I'm there so a massive saftey plus.
Don't realy care if there not legal tbh. To convert back it's just a bulb to put it back again. At the end if the day I have had enough of car drivers saying 'sorry I didn't see you mate'!
Found a pair for a bargain price
I'll be adding them to my new Baby before she goes for the MOT
Maybe even get myself a spare set at that price
Although they are claimed to last much longer than "normal" tungsten lamps
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/380817967547?_trksid=p2055120...EBIDX%3AIT
Just be careful to select the twin blister pack H4
(or whichever fitment is appropriate)
option, in the drop down menu
Which are £12.95 NOT £8.55
I've a HID on the Tigger, dip beam only not main, fitted by the previous owner. Pain in the ass really. On the plus side people might see me coming but that's set against the fact they a) won't be able to see me indicating and b) I most likely dazzle them. One day I might get round to taking the HID off and going back to normal for safety. In the meantime I just ride round the disadvantages and act cautious like keeping points a and b in mind.
Fitted twin HID kits to my GTR1400 a couple of years back. Illumination at night much better, I ride a lot of unlit country roads. Also much more noticeable to other traffic. Dipping no problem, a solenoid moves the light source relative to the reflector, so no warm-up delay! Issue with reliability though, today one is working but not dipping, other not illuminating at all. Might have to take the kit off and replace the original H4 bulbs while I sort it out. Thankfully just 'plug and play'. Hopefully just duff auxillary relays?
I had a proper HID on my ZZR, complete with ballast etc. It was excellent compared to the standard bulb, and I never had any reliability issues with it. It did say that if dipped/main wasn't working to lubricate the rails the unit slid on to move between main and dipped.
The bike went through its mot with the HID in and passed no problem.
My Vara has twin headlamps and with Osram hi intensity bulbs in there's simply no need for HID - the light put out by the Osrams is excellent.
The h4 conversion kits shouldnt have an issue wth the dim dip but if you have two h7 bulbs (a la BMW) then you do get a warm up issue as one bulb is main and the other is dip...now if i could get an H4 set up in the GS the whole world would light up 8-)
Got fed up with HID
headlights not behaving: one out altogether, one not dipping. Unplugged
everything and went back to H4 'Blue' filament bulbs. Now to work out how to safely test & repair the HID kits - very high voltages involved! Any automotive electricians here?
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