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HID Help
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 12:46 pm
by meteorman2
Ok I have an 1997 FZR600 and I would love to put some HID's in it. I know I need ballasts and so on but have no idea what I actually need. (Size, Wattage, 1 or 2, 6000 8000 etc.) Does anyone know or can put together a list of what I need to order and and Mods I need to make to make them fit?
Re: HID Help
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 12:59 pm
by Gizzard1533
You can buy kits to upgrade to HID, not sure on price but have heard good things about a few of them.
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Re: HID Help
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 1:18 pm
by meteorman2
Yes I found the following but No idea what options to pick for my bike.
http://www.ddmtuning.com/Product-Catego ... s-Lighting
Re: HID Help
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 1:42 pm
by Gizzard1533
Thats a very basic description about the kits but i believe the middle one would be your best bet, you'd have to order two though...
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Re: HID Help
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 1:44 pm
by Gizzard1533
Is there a specific reason your wanting to upgrade to HID or is it just for pub talk?
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Re: HID Help
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 1:58 pm
by meteorman2
The stock lights Suck so bad. I have to have the high beams on just to see anything. Tried newer bulbs. Same issue.
Re: HID Help
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 3:16 pm
by Gizzard1533
My lights are complete opposite i rarely use my high beams, they're plenty bright enough. You could looking at the headlight really kits, i cant remember where i got mine from but it improved the lights on my old divvy. Ill have a look around see if i can find the company again...
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Re: HID Help
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 7:20 pm
by HybridSport600
Hi, good subject, I have already finished. look in my pics area, I installed new lamp buckets with red led halos, and 6000k HID.
Search google images for hid color charts.
http://www.kkustomz.com/uploads/3/6/3/7 ... 62.jpg?546
"four wheels moves the body,two wheels moves the soul"
Re: HID Help
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 5:39 am
by LoneFizzer
Done this around 18 months ago, I have a single headlamp with dual bulbs, It was basically plug and play anyone could do it. No relays required.
Re: HID Help
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 7:22 pm
by thatkid
Putting HID bulbs in the stock housings is a good way to upset everyone else on the road. The reflectors are not designed for them and light will be cast everywhere. You end up blinding the other cars on the road. To do it properly you need to retrofit a full kit into the assembly that has a proper reflector.
Re: HID Help
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 9:05 pm
by Bike_junkie
Plus the lower k ones are actually brighter. running 4800k bulbs gives nice BRIGHT white light, but the higher temp bulbs may give you the cool color tint, they are not as bright. Plus in some areas the colors can get you a nice ticket.
Re: HID Help
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 10:12 pm
by HybridSport600
Bike_junkie wrote:Plus the lower k ones are actually brighter. running 4800k bulbs gives nice BRIGHT white light, but the higher temp bulbs may give you the cool color tint, they are not as bright. Plus in some areas the colors can get you a nice ticket.
Yeah, aint that funny how the bmw cars can run them, and blind everyone on the road, but if we put them in a bike we get to hand over some money to them and get some points on the record.......Not fair at all
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Re: HID Help
Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 7:35 am
by meteorman2
thatkid wrote:Putting HID bulbs in the stock housings is a good way to upset everyone else on the road. The reflectors are not designed for them and light will be cast everywhere. You end up blinding the other cars on the road. To do it properly you need to retrofit a full kit into the assembly that has a proper reflector.
Where the heck do I get something like that?
Re: HID Help
Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 9:06 am
by Rooster
You can watch all those youtube cut and build video's to install miniprojectors or other refletor pieces but in the end you will have chopped up your stock hard to replace headlight system. why not just buy a set of 35w 4000-5000k aftermarket hid kits online that will just replace the stock bulbs and give it a try? China sells those kits for like $75 and then all you have to do is put them in.
Re: HID Help
Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 9:58 am
by meteorman2
Rooster wrote:You can watch all those youtube cut and build video's to install mini projectors or other reflector pieces but in the end you will have chopped up your stock hard to replace headlight system. why not just buy a set of 35w 4000-5000k aftermarket hid kits online that will just replace the stock bulbs and give it a try? China sells those kits for like $75 and then all you have to do is put them in.
Which is actually what I was intending to do but I am a total noob and have no idea what ones to get which is what I was asking.
