Let there be Light : Bike Lighting, HID etc

[drvmtm]

@buvanrajd.
i tried hela.they are very good.i was using illuminator serise with 55 watt halogen on my previous scorpio. it was pricy.but i sold all when i sold my scorp last year.in my new scorpio i am using a diff route.i brought hid from navnish,brought 7 inch reflector seal beams which is mounted on a classic pulsars headlight dome.it looks lovely and the most imp part the light output is far far better then hella.i really become sad when i thought of hella any more just for the price product light ratio.
the lights are mounted with custom brackets over the bull bar.the same setup canbe done in tbts in both side or single side crash guards.
i am using similar setup with hid inside in my pulsy.i am using a smaller 5.25 inch light on crash guard

[Shreeni0403]

But wont 2 HELLA's with Halogen be more powerful than a HID????

Will the stock Battery and wiring setup of TBTS be able to handle this extra load???

Noway halogens can be close to HID. And 1 HID uses 35w power where as 2 x 55w halogens is 110w. So HID is cheaper solution in terms of price and load on battery as well.

[buvanrajd]

@buvanrajd.
i tried hela.they are very good.i was using illuminator serise with 55 watt halogen on my previous scorpio. it was pricy.but i sold all when i sold my scorp last year.in my new scorpio i am using a diff route.i brought hid from navnish,brought 7 inch reflector seal beams which is mounted on a classic pulsars headlight dome.it looks lovely and the most imp part the light output is far far better then hella.i really become sad when i thought of hella any more just for the price product light ratio.
the lights are mounted with custom brackets over the bull bar.the same setup canbe done in tbts in both side or single side crash guards.
i am using similar setup with hid inside in my pulsy.i am using a smaller 5.25 inch light on crash guard

Hi DRVMTM and Puneet

Thanks for your reply. Can you please post some pic of your bike with the current light setup.Which is the light that you are using on your crash guard and how is the output from it. Will the stock headlight and the small yellow light on the crash guard do the job?

Yellow light on the crash guard and HID kit- how feasible it is and how the output will be?

[navnish]

@ guys thanks for covering me up. Was too tied up with work so couldnt post .

Navnish r u hearing this? U should treat these guys for the marketing.

Hehe . Yeah am going to treat shrini with some LEDs

@buvanrajd.
i tried hela.they are very good.i was using illuminator serise with 55 watt halogen on my previous scorpio. it was pricy.but i sold all when i sold my scorp last year.in my new scorpio i am using a diff route.i brought hid from navnish,brought 7 inch reflector seal beams which is mounted on a classic pulsars headlight dome.it looks lovely and the most imp part the light output is far far better then hella.i really become sad when i thought of hella any more just for the price product light ratio.
the lights are mounted with custom brackets over the bull bar.the same setup canbe done in tbts in both side or single side crash guards.
i am using similar setup with hid inside in my pulsy.i am using a smaller 5.25 inch light on crash guard

Hey doc got your mail. Was really tied up with work . Let me know when i can ship the stuff to you .

The ones u said are spot lights which generally u see in Bullets to the left and right side.
You can go with 4300k HID's which Navnish provides in Bangalore. The best HID's so far available.

Guys am testing out a external HID on a bullet . Will let you guys know how it works.

@ shrini will give you a call today. Was really really tied up at work

[whizzkid_ram]

Its the same which is coming with the new Dio's.

New Dio doesn't show up with Halogen ... I think its the same old bulb.

[mrsrini]

55/60W bulb on GS150R

Hi guys,

I have a suzuki GS150R. Since the stock headlights/reflector is really not upto the mark, was following this thread to get some solution. Finally decided to try out Osram Silverstar 55/60 bulb (cost INR210 @ GP road, chennai). Have disconnected the 2 pilots (2x5W) and put in the new bulb today. (Am not into bike mods much and so not sure of trying out a HID/ having the coil rewound yet )

Clearly, the light is a little dimmer than before when idling, but brightness is significantly more at 3k rpm and above with the new bulb.

Wished to know from the experienced users on the forum on any issues to watch out for in this set-up, i.e running 55/60 W bulb when the power available is likely to be 45W only. Any issues if I use the lights say for 2-3 hours continuously or while using dipper..

I drove in city for about half an hour today using the lights - no effect noticed on indicators/horn etc..

Thanks

Srinivas

[buvanrajd]

@ guys thanks for covering me up. Was too tied up with work so couldnt post .


Hehe . Yeah am going to treat shrini with some LEDs



Hey doc got your mail. Was really tied up with work . Let me know when i can ship the stuff to you .



Guys am testing out a external HID on a bullet . Will let you guys know how it works.

@ shrini will give you a call today. Was really really tied up at work

Hi Navnish

If you can let me know about the External HID kit for Thunderbird Twinspark , It will be of great help.

How good is the fog lamps in the normal roads?
How good is the HID kit in the fogy weather?

Regards
Buvan

[Swas]

hi , the output is very similar to he FX-r . it also has a clear lens and gives a nice blue cutoff . it costed me 2400 each for 1 bi xenon projector . an HID costs around 1500 so its total 3900 much lesser than 5500 that u are quoting . the spread is too good , w8 some time for a few pics i'l upload .

Puneet bhai, pls post the projector beam pics

[Puneet1]

Puneet bhai, pls post the projector beam pics

sorry i dont have a compatible HID bulb at present . have to wait 15-20 days .

[madhav krishna]

my mech has suggested me to get coil rewinding done to increase the light. I dont want to fit the HID because it can cause a glare in other riders & could lead to an accident & moreover it can be fined by the police also. The mech told me a price of 800 for getting the rewinding done. Is this price ok & would the rewinding do any problems?? Would the rewinding void the bike's warranty??

I am owning a yamaha gladiator.

[drvmtm]

@buvanrajd here r few pics..


bikes headlamp-55 watt phillips xtream power-low beam.

bikes headlamp-phillips extream power 60watt-high beam.

only hid-dcm toyota sealbeam on rx housing mounted on left crash guard.hid info-make ikodo,h4-2 later i removed the halogen and other unnecessary parts,chinease make,no warrenty,35 watt,6000k,wires extended to keep the ballast under the seat,supplied with a heavy duty relay.

hid+high beam

hid+low beam.

the set up.


then i changed my halogen 55/60 bulb to 4300 bixenon hid

HERE ARE THE PICTURES...........................

FRONT VIEW-BIXENON 4300K IN MAIN DOME,6000K IN AUX DOME.

LIGHT CANON ...... JUST A BIT OF EFFECT.....

4300K LOW BEAM.

4300 K HIGH BEAM.

AUX 6000K HID.

6000K+4300K LOW

6000K+4300K HIGH.

the lights are tooo good then the pics above.also 4300k is the one to go for.

[joelkraju]

hey there...
myself own a pulsar 180 ug3
wants to make it dc connection
what all i have to purchase and do?
and is there any one in mumbai who will do the work..?
i am willing to add hid xenon to my bike..

[ayushkant]

Light for TB?

Hi all,

I have recently bought a RE Thunderbird. It has a 12V 55W/60 bulb capacity but currently has a stock bulb of 35W. I have 2 bulbs in my options - Osram NB n Philips Premium. Which of these will be more fruitful for my TB? It has a circular projector.

[tejasmph]

Hi all,

I have recently bought a RE Thunderbird. It has a 12V 55W/60 bulb capacity but currently has a stock bulb of 35W. I have 2 bulbs in my options - Osram NB n Philips Premium. Which of these will be more fruitful for my TB? It has a circular projector.

pm drvtm or ask navnish. they are the best guys...

[RoadZilla]

Guys... have anyone of you have installed HID in your FZ16? The headlamp of FZ is not very effective for highway driving. Could any one of you please share the experience.Does it drain too much battery too?