Page 1 of 1

HID alternative

Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2012 5:20 pm
by ianbcr
came across these,never seen them before,might be worth a punt if you dont want to go the hid route.
https://www.c-ko.co.uk/products/?c=163

Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2012 6:06 pm
by Twinspark
I'll be buying some fuel catalyser, fuel line magnets and snake oil to go with them.

Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 10:49 am
by DaveH
100 watt H7's - they should be feckin brighter !!

I'll stick with a 35w HID and save burning the wiring loom out :)

Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 2:21 pm
by el-nicko
Might work in 'spots' with a relay wired into the system Ian but I could'nt see a price anywhere. :? Probably 'cos it's a 'Trade' site tho. :roll:
However :arrow:
http://betterautomotivelighting.com/201 ... -hot-fail/

Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 4:51 pm
by slparry
various anecdotal reports put them as hopeless

Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 6:10 pm
by Hayden
Not the `be all and end all` but these work very well, better than you may think, noticed a vast improvemant on my bike. worth trying before you go and get all complicated!... :D

http://www.motorworks.co.uk/vlive/Shop/ ... 0&spPage=2

scroll down to `Headlight Xenon Max H1 bulb 12v 55 watt`

Steve ( because everyone is)

Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 8:12 pm
by el-nicko
Well I've had HIDs fitted since last summer :lol: . At first I just had the 'dip' but It wasn't long before I fitted the main as well. The contrast of going from HID dip to ordinary 'main' was laughable. And, since the box came with both dip and head (They even took out one H1 bulb and replaced it with the required high beam H7 for me.) from these people ( http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Xenon-HID-Hea ... 53e946af0c ) the most dificult part was finding somewhere to mount the 'gubbins'. On the 11S the dip is 'on' permanently whilst the main is, effectivly, just switched on and off. I read on Wikipedia that there could be a problem caused by cycleing the bulb on and off too quickly so I'm looking for a HI/LO H7 bulb that will be on all the time. Aparently these mearly move from low to high by physicaly changeing the position of the bulb 'filament' thus avoiding a hot-cold-hot situation. Fitting one of these would have the added advantage of providing two 'dip' beams simultaniously. Trouble is, I'm having a real problem locating an 'HID HI/LO H7' bulb so if anybody knows of one; Let me know?

Wiki Quote:-
"Factors of wear come mostly from on/off cycles versus the total on time. The highest wear occurs when the HID burner is ignited while still hot and before the metallic salts have recrystallized."

Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 9:00 pm
by Nookiebear
I am a little perplexed, just what size bulbs are needed?
Is it H1 & H7? I ask as I have seen some people talking about fitting H4.

Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 9:23 pm
by ned1
Is there not one here that fits the bill !!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HID-KIT-BULBS ... 336b741545

Would look myself but have to walk round the corner to a friend's :occasion5:

Happy new year all

Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 11:17 pm
by el-nicko
Nookiebear wrote:I am a little perplexed, just what size bulbs are needed?
Is it H1 & H7? I ask as I have seen some people talking about fitting H4.
H1 Low, H7 High.

Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 11:38 pm
by el-nicko
ned1 wrote:Is there not one here that fits the bill !!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HID-KIT-BULBS ... 336b741545

Would look myself but have to walk round the corner to a friend's :occasion5:

Happy new year all
'fraid not Ned. I'm looking for a hi/lo H7 bulb but I'm begining to think no-one makes 'em.
Happy New Year to you all too. :clock: :occasion5: :occasion7: :occasion5: :occasion9: :occasion5:[smilie=band.gif] :occasion5: [smilie=drinking.gif] [smilie=drinks_wine.gif] [smilie=drunk.gif] :puke: :lol:

Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2013 10:54 am
by slparry
would I be right in thinking you're looking for the HID equivalant of

http://www.cnfoutdoors.co.uk/brookstone ... rrency=GBP

Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2013 11:45 am
by el-nicko
slparry wrote:would I be right in thinking you're looking for the HID equivalant of

http://www.cnfoutdoors.co.uk/brookstone ... rrency=GBP
Pretty much Steve. A HI/LO HID H7 like this H4B.


Image