HID's

cbcanada said:
Okay so i am very ignorant on HID lights . Probably will never use them but out of curiosity. Would some one if they dont mind give pro's and con's for hid lights?
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PROS: Just better lighting. The difference is huge plus it looks great on a bike depending on how bright you go. Also will last a lot longer than standard bulbs so no need to worry about replacing a burnt bulb unless you get a defect.

CONS: Most HIDs are usually plug and play but can be difficult to install if you don't know what you're doing. But there are a lot of online instruction so shouldn't be too hard. If it's not retrofitted properly then you may see yourself blinding on coming traffic so there might be a few ticked off drivers. You could also get a ticket but that's in the discretion of the cop, very rare that they'll pull you over.

I bought a ultra white bulb on ebay for $10 and so far it's at least 3x better than stock. Stock light on my bike is almost as useless as the side mirrors. I will eventually be installing HIDs but just too lazy right now, don't feel like taking off the fairings and playing with wires.
 
RockerGuy said:
Bright light, see well in the boonies. Can be life/death if you get stuck out riding after sunset, can see the deer before you hit it.

Looks good :p

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If you're gonna be out riding in the boonies then why not just get high beam hid and leave the low beam stock?
 
timmy_13 said:
Where can I get HID's installed in Toronto for a decent price. on a 2004 gsxr 600

Is it just the bulb needs to be changed? I want the bright white light!!

Help!
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Either just the bulb or retrofit projectors.

Well, to each his own but I say that retrofitted HID projectors work against you on a motorcycle; I put mine just like OEMs, brightness is unbeatable and the bike looks awesome.

I installed a delay start switch on the low beam ballast, though. When you turn the ignition, prior to actually turn the engine, the light comes on, right? So, what happens when you actually turn the engine on?

The low beam turns off to provide all power to the starter and as soon as the engine is running, the low beam turns on again. This on-off-on process actually kills your HID bulb faster than usual and may kill your ballast eventually.

With the delay switch, the low beam remains off for about 15 - 20 seconds after the ignition is turned on and gives you plenty of time to start your bike and preserve the life of your blinding HID bulbs :p

I got mine from Gixxer Boys which are more expensive than other HIDs mentioned in this thread, but these come with a lifetime warranty. You can't beat that.

EDIT: Wherever you decide to get them, go for the 6000K HIDs which are the whitest light; the higher the Kelvin temperature, the bluer the light gets and, in my own personal opinion, ruins the purpose and the looks on the bike.

Top photo: 6000K. Two thumbs up!
Bottom photo: 25000K. Yikes!

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El Cockblock said:
I got mine from Gixxer Boys which are more expensive than other HIDs mentioned in this thread, but these come with a lifetime warranty. You can't beat that.

EDIT: Wherever you decide to get them, go for the 6000K HIDs which are the whitest light; the higher the Kelvin temperature, the bluer the light gets and, in my own personal opinion, ruins the purpose and the looks on the bike.
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DDMtuning has a lifetime warranty as well and cost about $70 shipped.


If you want the brightest light go with 4300K.
any lower and it will start getting yellow and produce less usuable light
any higher and it will go either white (6000K) blue (8000K) but the higher you go again the less light output.
(By less I mean only double the light of a normal halogen instead of 3 times the light) :D

I'm with cockblock that the 6000K are the best all around.
 
Paul1000RR said:
If you're gonna be out riding in the boonies then why not just get high beam hid and leave the low beam stock?
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Most people do it the other way as if you really need your Hi beam fast you would have to wait 20 seconds or so for your HID to warm up and be bright.
 
Paul1000RR said:
If you're gonna be out riding in the boonies then why not just get high beam hid and leave the low beam stock?
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Its not healthy for the ballast/bulb to flash on/off repetitively
 
Paul1000RR said:
lol why not?

i have one side for low beams and one for high beams.
leave on the low beams stock so that you dont blind the hell out of people, and when in the boonies turn on the high beam HIDs and you'll be able to see to the moon
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Precisely because of this:

jeffjones said:
Most people do it the other way as if you really need your Hi beam fast you would have to wait 20 seconds or so for your HID to warm up and be bright.
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And this:

RockerGuy said:
Its not healthy for the ballast/bulb to flash on/off repetitively
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All the riders saying they don't care if it's blinding to other motorists because it helps them see better and that is safer....guess what? A blinded oncoming car at night presents a much greater risk to your safety than a dim OEM headlight ever did.
 
omnivore said:
All the riders saying they don't care if it's blinding to other motorists because it helps them see better and that is safer....guess what? A blinded oncoming car at night presents a much greater risk to your safety than a dim OEM headlight ever did.
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Finally someone gets it.

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I am in the "full projector retrofit" camp...however, as the video illustrated, the cutoff doesn't lean with the bike making the inside of a turn quite dark. This is why BMW has, for 2013, managed to have a swinging HID headlight hanging from a pendulum, kinda like a gyro-cam, so regardless of the bike's lean angle, the headlight's cutoff remains horizontal with the landscape. Great idea.

If I were to do a full HID projector retrofit, I would also add a pair of LED auxillary lights to use to fill the inside of turns at night on twisty roads.
 
Julz said:
PROS: Just better lighting. The difference is huge plus it looks great on a bike depending on how bright you go. Also will last a lot longer than standard bulbs so no need to worry about replacing a burnt bulb unless you get a defect.

CONS: Most HIDs are usually plug and play but can be difficult to install if you don't know what you're doing. But there are a lot of online instruction so shouldn't be too hard. If it's not retrofitted properly then you may see yourself blinding on coming traffic so there might be a few ticked off drivers. You could also get a ticket but that's in the discretion of the cop, very rare that they'll pull you over.

I bought a ultra white bulb on ebay for $10 and so far it's at least 3x better than stock. Stock light on my bike is almost as useless as the side mirrors. I will eventually be installing HIDs but just too lazy right now, don't feel like taking off the fairings and playing with wires.
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Which bulb did you buy?

I am guessing you ride a naked bike and can change the bulb without taking fairings off?
 
omnivore said:
All the riders saying they don't care if it's blinding to other motorists because it helps them see better and that is safer....guess what? A blinded oncoming car at night presents a much greater risk to your safety than a dim OEM headlight ever did.
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Exactly!

Ive lost count how many times ive almost run off the road when being encountered by these plug and play hid lights...
 
Roomie said:
I can change my bulbs on my '12 gsxr without removing the fairings. I guess it depends on the bike?
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i have a ninja 650r, it is my first bike with a fairing, so i had automatically assumed i would need to remove fairings.. I will look into it more and find out, lets hope i dont so i can change the bulbs, wouldnt mind a little whiter and brighter
 
Paul1000RR said:
Exactly!

Ive lost count how many times ive almost run off the road when being encountered by these plug and play hid lights...
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Do you have blue eyes or something? Or do you stare at the incoming light?

I've never had a problem remotely close to being blinded. Only when people use 55w bulbs
 
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