Re: HID headlights. Wow.


'Hog wrote:
> deadmail@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > Fitting it to the K took about 30 minutes tops. If the bulb had been
> > better shaped I wouldn't have needed to *** around with a dremel to
> > trim the base of the bulb to fit the bulb holder.
> >
> > The rest just plugged in.
> >
> > However... I'm already missing the fact I don't really have a main
> > beam. The dip is fucking good, way better than full beam was with the
> > standard halogen but I *want* more visibility when I switch to main
> > beam, not less.
> >
> > I think I'll leave it for a few weeks but I suspect I'm going to go
> > searching for a dual zenon set. Unfortunately that probably means
> > buying a car kit and splitting it into two bike kits.
>
> I think you are missing a trick. You are talking about the K1100 right?
> You need a couple of mini spots fairing mounted with (or instead) of the
> high beam. Remember: www.photobox.co.uk/album/52643 those were PIAA
> www.piaa.co.uk/lamps/lampshow.asp?ID=1100X spots with a Phillips xenon
> H4 in the headlight.
>
> A lot of their stuff (high output bulbs) are snake oil but those spots
> are the real deal.
>
> No single filament bulb, HID included, could ever turn night into day
> the way that setup did. I would say that it was as good as the new 911
> setup, on full beam.
>
> --
> 'Hog

HID low beams is something I've been thinking about doing for my '05
FJR. Getting the HID lights is easy, it's just that the HID high beams
suck relative to the performance improvement in the low beams. Some
folks argue that going to pure bolt-on high beams (such as these "Eyes
of God:" http://www.farklemasters.com/philips_hid.html) is the ideal
solution.

Check out the FJR Forum (www.fjrforum.com) for some pretty interesting
threads on the topic.

Bob
Rancho Cucamonga, CA USA

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