HID for bikes?

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ebbs15

Discussion Starter · Jan 26, 2006

have any of you seen or tried these?
http://www.brightheadlights-hid.com/Xenon-HID-Street-Bikes.htm
they're HID upgrades for your lights... just wondering...
:cheers:

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ebbs15

Discussion Starter · #21 · Mar 15, 2006

Wockman said:
A friend of mine has a HID kit on his busa, I joke sometimes that I get a sunburn on my neck when he rides behind me.

But seriously there is a HUGE difference at night between halogen and HID, when we are side by side...

The only thing keeping me from putting one on my bike is the $$ price tag.

well the guy (from the Angel eyes site DL posted) told me it'd be $500 for everything... ($450 if I ordered in the next couple days as he was placing an order soon just waiting on a couple more people so he could save on shipping) but I needed dual filliment h4 bulbs because both my lights are on for low's as well as Highs...

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marko138

· #22 · Mar 15, 2006

I love the look of those. I had silverstars in my truck. I still have one side. I hit a dear a while back so one side is halogen the other is silverstar. They've lasted about a year. The cheaper bastards burn out pretty quick.

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Wockman

· #23 · Mar 15, 2006

I've heard that people were having problems with durability with the "hyper blue" automotive bulbs. I guess they aren't designed to take the vibrations of a motorcycle and don't last as long...

Just what I heard, I haven't been able to find any proof...

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Mojo

· #24 · Mar 15, 2006

ebbs15 said:
ok... I take that back... guess I was too busy looking at how they would work with a hi/low setup... so maybe they are illegal... :bas:

though they say they're the same as the ones sold in Lexus, Mercedes, and BMW... so dont' know why motorcycles would be required to have less... if anything... I think they should be alowed to have MORE... ANYTHING to help be seen!

I have HID's from a BMW in my Aprilia. Most of my friends have them. Turns night into day.

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ebbs15

Discussion Starter · #25 · Mar 15, 2006

Mojo said:
I have HID's from a BMW in my Aprilia. Most of my friends have them. Turns night into day.

are they stock or after market "upgrades"? if they're upgrades where'd you get them... how was the install?

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Mojo

· #26 · Mar 17, 2006

ebbs15 said:
are they stock or after market "upgrades"? if they're upgrades where'd you get them... how was the install?

They were stock in the BMW... One of my best friends works in a bodyshop, and if a lens is scratched, BMW replaces the whole thing. We pull the guts and put them in our bikes.

The worst part was finding room for all of the pieces. There is a transformer, an igniter, and the bulb. I ended up mounting the transformer in the tail section and running a harness to the front bucket, where I mounted the igniter. The bulb assembly is slightly longer than the stock bulb.

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ebbs15

Discussion Starter · #27 · Mar 17, 2006

Mojo said:
They were stock in the BMW... One of my best friends works in a bodyshop, and if a lens is scratched, BMW replaces the whole thing. We pull the guts and put them in our bikes.

The worst part was finding room for all of the pieces. There is a transformer, an igniter, and the bulb. I ended up mounting the transformer in the tail section and running a harness to the front bucket, where I mounted the igniter. The bulb assembly is slightly longer than the stock bulb.

got any extra

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jeeps84

· #28 · Mar 17, 2006

Wockman said:
I've heard that people were having problems with durability with the "hyper blue" automotive bulbs. I guess they aren't designed to take the vibrations of a motorcycle and don't last as long...

Just what I heard, I haven't been able to find any proof...

I ran these in my 03 Gixxer 1000. Never had a problem after close to 10,000 miles.

I love the HD's in my STi. If I rode more at night, I would defiantly consider installing them in the bikes.

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