Let there be Light : Bike Lighting, HID etc

[Coplay@180]

Originally Posted by pranay

Bright headlamps should not glare the oncoming drivers. Otherwise, it is okay.

I see a lot of cop activity nowadays, even at noon, in Bangalore. You will have to be a bit careful.

I have mastered the art of hiding and camouflaging myself in Bangalore...
But still I want brighter headlamps. Currently I use the milk white stock bulbs of the Pulsar 200 on my 180UGIII.
Any suggestions as to what I could fit without harming others eyes a lot??
What about the electricals??? should i do something to it???

[pranay]

Originally Posted by Coplay@180

I have mastered the art of hiding and camouflaging myself in Bangalore...
But still I want brighter headlamps. Currently I use the milk white stock bulbs of the Pulsar 200 on my 180UGIII.
Any suggestions as to what I could fit without harming others eyes a lot??
What about the electricals??? should i do something to it???

If you are looking at something around 1000Rs, you could put a higher wattage bulb 55W with an avenger coil mod. There are many people who have done that to achieve a higher light output from P180s and P200s. Otherwise if you are looking at Rs 3000 range then you could get an HID bulb.

[raghavishere]

just wanted to ask. i've a zma-r with stock headlamp setup. I find the road brilliantly lit up when I hold the pass light switch on low beam (both low and hi beam filaments glowing).

Can it be converted into a permanent feature if i don't require the pass feature? will it in any way harm the bulb or reflector or both?

[siva1001]

Guys, I have been using HID on my ZMA. A portion of the reflector that is directly exposed to the bulb has faded instead of being reflective. Has anyone using HID ever experienced this? Is this due to melting of the reflector?

[HydBiker]

Originally Posted by raghavishere

just wanted to ask. i've a zma-r with stock headlamp setup. I find the road brilliantly lit up when I hold the pass light switch on low beam (both low and hi beam filaments glowing).

Can it be converted into a permanent feature if i don't require the pass feature? will it in any way harm the bulb or reflector or both?

are you sure both the filaments glow? only one should glow at a time.

[silver_falcon_46]

Originally Posted by pranay

If you are looking at something around 1000Rs, you could put a higher wattage bulb 55W with an avenger coil mod. There are many people who have done that to achieve a higher light output from P180s and P200s. Otherwise if you are looking at Rs 3000 range then you could get an HID bulb.

Check your PMs.

[pranay]

Originally Posted by silver_falcon_46

Check your PMs.

Heyy, dude, did you send one? Can't see any new PMs?

[neville_kc]

Originally Posted by HydBiker

are you sure both the filaments glow? only one should glow at a time.

yes... in the unicorn both the filaments glow... i guess the second starts running from the battery when the flasher is pressed...

[raghavishere]

ohho, there're 2 filaments, one for hi and one for lo beam.

when u switch on the headlights at lo beam, and then press the pass/flasher switch, BOTH filaments light up.

But when we switch to Hi beam, only the hi beam filament is glowing, lo beam one is off.

I want both filaments to glow all the time whn I use hi beam. Any disadvantages of doing this?
In fact, how to do this?

[HydBiker]

both the filaments glowing reduces the bulb life seriously and hence they don't generally connect them both at the same time.

If you mange to glow them both, it means that the power supplied is 35+35 = 70W. Now, will the coil be able to supply so much power? if yes, then why don't you just go for a Osram Silverstar 55/60W?

there's a thread running on DC wiring and stuff for Unicorn. That'd be of use oif you plan to do it.