| Author | Message | ||
     Migs16 |
ok so im starting my first project by putting HIDs on my bike. first question is from everyone who has done it where are the most affordable because money is tight. and the brightest ones that you wont have to worry about any un wanted heating. | ||
| Sifo |
I got mine from DDM Tuning. Very affordable, easy to install, huge difference from the stock bulb. I only did the low beam (high beam doesn't matter any more). I got the 55 watt kit with a 8000K color bulb. The light looks very white from the bike, but has just a hint of blue when looking at the headlight. I did run a pair of wires from the battery to power it (inline fuse of course) and a relay to control it from the stock headlight wiring. Very happy with it. | ||
| Migs16 |
ok cool i heard good about them. do these bikes use a H1 type?? | ||
| Sifo |
Lightning is an H7. | ||
| Terrys1980 |
If you are worried about heating and melting wires go with the 35w HID. | ||
| Dallasb |
I have a set of 8000k 55 watt with slim ballasts that have never been installed if you are interested. They are from DDM so they aren't the cheap ebay crap. | ||
| Migs16 |
dam i oredered h3 i read it in the xb9r 03 owners manuel. i have an xb9s 03. does that make a difference?? | ||
| Ericz |
Yes, the R models use H3 bulbs and the S models use H7 bulbs. | ||
| Nik |
I just installed a 4500k 35W H7 kit from DDM tuning on my low beam. Worked great in my garage. When out riding it blew the lighting circuit fuse and nearly left me stranded (Turns out the starter circuit is integrated with the lighting circuit...WTF?) Relay harness is on the way. | ||
| Greg_e |
On the XB*R bikes the low beam is on with the fuel system, didn't make much sense to me either. | ||
| Migs16 |
has anyone tried the halo kit for the buells. im interested but im already going to put the hids will the hids wash out the halo?? | ||
| Delta_one |
on a lightning yes without a doubt they will be washed out entirely. no halo could survive this  or even this at an extreme angle  | ||
| Migs16 |
dam man! ok thanks alot for that advise. so i got the engine light kit instead! orange to match my rims. | ||
| Delta_one |
no problem bro'  any kit in particular for the engine light kit? I want to do white lights over the winter but haven't decided what way to go yet. ps. those are 55w DDM in the 5000k color now that I have used them I think I should have bought the 35w  and the picture from the side is them still warming up  they are brighter and whiter after warm up (as seen in the top picture that is low beam only ) (Message edited by delta_one on November 02, 2010) | ||
| Migs16 |
dam ya those are bright. i bought the 35w but 8000k kit. but now i thinking there gona be to blue for me i really want white. how was the installation for your kit?? | ||
| Delta_one |
very easy, I spent a few hours getting the routing just how I wanted it but if I wanted to just cram a bit I could have done it in about 35min. the thing that killed me was my clubman bars because the cable routing ate up a lot of space under the flyscreen. I had to remove the horn but I'm going to try and find an air horn that can mount under the bike and handle the heat anyway so no real loss there. I think the 8000k will be very blue, my 5000k kit still has a little bit of blue to it. I have decided to get the standard size basalt in 35w for my cars low beam and for the white light I'm getting 4500k this time if that helps (Message edited by delta_one on November 02, 2010) | ||
| Terrys1980 |
This is 35w 8000k.  | ||
| Migs16 |
thanks delta. and terry thats not that blue i think they look sick. im excited to get them. one more day!! il ppost some pictures after i get all my lights on plus the engine lights. | ||
| Delta_one |
yea that's not as blue as I expected either DDM must be a little more conservative than some of the other HID kits out there. | ||
| Terrys1980 |
I really like the color blue the 8000k puts out. My kit came from motorcyclehidlights.com but the kit is the same as DDM. | ||
| Midnightrider |
I bought mine here http://www.vvme.com/product/detail-20023.html a couple years ago. very inexpensive and have held up well | ||
| Migs16 |
finally got them! i light up the whole road! 35w 8000k are perfect! | ||
| Anna1985beatufy |
i got 55w for my head lights.and 35 w for tail light.both are 6000k. | ||
| Reepicheep |
I think you will find that both are going to be too bright. You could put the 35w in for your low beam, and the 55w for your high beam, and only use the high beam when you: 1) Have several seconds for it to come on and come up to brightness 2) Won't have any oncoming traffic for many minutes 3) Want to peel paint from the sides of barns | ||
| Reepicheep |
Thinking about this on the way to work, I guess that bulb base is probably different for the tail light than the headlight, so maybe that swap wouldn't work. If you do put that 35W in the tail light, stand behind it at night after your eyes have adjusted to the dark, look towards the bike, then have somebody hit the brakes. Make sure your brake light isn't utterly lost in the glare from a 35w tail light. |
