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HID Kits
Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 2:39 pm
by Al
Thinking about fitting a HID kit to to the bike and been looking at prices, car kits are lot cheaper(less than half the price) than bike kits and you get two of everything, ie a spare. What is the difference if any?
Al.
Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 6:04 pm
by Dai wiskers
I have a car kit on mine just went for the dip so i have spare bulb ballast etc
Well worth doing Dai
Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 6:45 pm
by nab 301
I bought a car kit a good few years back when they were expensive , haven't needed any spares yet.. The only choice really is what "temperature" you choose. The one I got is 5000k
Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 9:06 pm
by SAS Tom
I got a kit from vilguy and have been very happy with it.
Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 9:18 pm
by Bikerhoss
SAS Tom wrote:I got a kit from vilguy and have been very happy with it.
+1 However I just bought two 6000K bulbs for only £4 on eBay.
Re: HID Kits
Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 10:30 pm
by boxerscott
[quote="Al"]Thinking about fitting a HID kit to to the bike and been looking at prices, car kits are lot cheaper(less than half the price) than bike kits and you get two of everything, ie a spare. What is the difference if any?
Al.
Why? Do you do a lot of riding in the dark? how old are your existing bulbs? they do go off you know, it is no fluke that new cars/ bikes seem to have brighter lights. These aftermarket kits can cause more problems than they solve. Keep your wedge in yer pocket man!
Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 10:35 pm
by el-nicko
I've got 6000k head and dip on my 11s. Wouldn't be without em. Plug 'n' Play. You'll just need a lot of cable ties. Some probs tho; On the 11s the bulbs are different. Low is H1, High is H7. I told the company (Hawk) who supplied mine and they sent a kit with the correct bulbs. The other thing is that the lights are not individually adjustable (on the 1100s) so, if like me you like the head light set slightly high you may find you're dazzling approaching vehicles so setting is crucial. Also, whilst ( handily) the dip is on full time, switching to head, the bulb takes a few seconds to come up to full output if it's been off for more than a few minutes so you may choose Dai's preference and leave the OE H/L bulb in-situ. Well worth the upgrade tho. I intend to convert my 'blade to double head/double dip next autumn.
Try here?:-
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0644925709
Go for it! Nick.
Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 11:10 pm
by slparry
on my k the oem light is xenon hid. The dip is xenon and on all the time and the full is two 55w halogens that dd to the dip
Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 11:14 pm
by Al
Thanks for the replies, I don`t do a lot of riding in the dark but came across woodbury common last night after a day out and remembered how bad the lights are, so for £20 it seems the way to go.
Al
Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 9:18 am
by South_Oz
I fitted some HID's to mine a while ago and did a bit of a write up on another forum. Heres a link.
http://www.groupr1100s.com/forum/Thread-HID
Dave
Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 10:22 am
by Dai wiskers
I should have said i went for the 30 or 35 watt one i can't remember which they are but it's fine and works well for the dip as the reflector is the projector type
The beam pattern is spot on according to the MOT lighting check
Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 12:27 pm
by el-nicko
Bikerhoss wrote:
+1 However I just bought two 6000K bulbs for only £4 on eBay.
Got a link for that shipmate?
Nick.
Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 10:20 pm
by Bikerhoss
Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 10:42 pm
by el-nicko
Bikerhoss wrote:Gone up to £4.49, but here you go Nick
Blimey mate, that's cheaper than chips.
Thanks for that.
Nick.
Posted: Tue May 07, 2013 6:24 pm
by nab 301
What ballast will they work with ?