Let there be Light : Bike Lighting, HID etc

[navnish]

[QUOTE=imranvl;504767]

Go for the 60/55w bulb if your budget is low . If you have a bigger budget go for an hid


I am jus not able to find a 60/55 Bulb??? Can you please recommend one? Also any idea where would i find in Mumbai????

My budget is around 2k??? Would an HID fit my pocket??

How can I get one of those, budget is not a constraint ???

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[karan.gohil]

hi..........
thanx for your reply.....
so that means i can fix hid on my bike(avenger 200) & there wont be any problems i believe......
& i didnt get the 3rd statement of yours---but for 600-700 extra you won't notice the difference

ur bike is ac/dc bike which is not at all compatible for hid.if you need hid you need to convert the whole system to full dc with charging boost.
by default you can use 55/60 watt bulbs.use a proper good bulbs which costs 100-200 inr.i have used both phillips and osram premium serise bulbs,i would say its not really that much worth it.

hi.....
i spoke with my mechanic....he also said hid is not at all compatible....however he said u can fix 2 halogens besides the headlight(right at the top),so should i go for it.....

2 bulbs on ac.dc bike.no boss ,i am not in favoure of it.according me what ever is fitted to bike electrical part should work all effortlessly all time.i have a p 180 ug2 which was a ac/dc bike but now i am running 2 hids which can run all day all time basis,no battery drain.

if you want to use 3 lights i strongly suddegest you please rewind and put high capacity rr which can support 144watts if done properly in full dc mode without battery drain.
currently if you fix 2 halogens the battery and rr will go for a toss after few days.one 55 watt lamp can be used in dc mode for 1 hour but battery will be drained deeply which will shorten the life of the battery.

if you want good light the best possible mod you can go for full dc mod followed by putting one bixenon 35 watt 4300k or lower ct bulb.the reflector is quite superb in avy and you have to see a hid in avy s headlamp to see what it can do.
you can also use halogen bulb of 90/100 after rewinding and rr change if u want to dont wanna spend so much money.

hi....
i dont know much more abt the bike technical terms......can u plz explain me......
1)wat is ac and dc
2)wat is rewinding and wat to rewind....
3)wat is rr

and if i do al the changes wat u said.....can i travel 24/7 on my bike.....keeping halogens on or not....plz do let me know.....bcoz im planning to go mumbai to goa.....& that wud be the night ride(10 to 12 hours journey).....so plz help me.....

plzzzzzzz help me guyzzzzzz...........

[sajjt]

plzzzzzzz help me guyzzzzzz...........

If ur bike is under warranty stay away from all mods as it can void the warranty. else read on ...

If u need to upgrade the lighting system to halogen with higher watts then coil rewinding will be enough. Just go to the mech and ask him to pull out the stator coil and give that to a auto electrician and tell him to rewind it with 19g wire in the same manner. Once u finish this job, ur bike will be ready to support 1/2 aux lamps too.

If u've any plans to go for HIDs then u need to convert the electricals to DC. Ur present electricals are AC+DC system ie; lighting will be from the alternator (dynamo) and the other self starter,brake lights, horns will be from battery. Battery needs DC (direct current) for charging and a halogens can be lightup either by AC/DC and thats why the lighting is on AC. Hope u got an idea about the electricals. If u doesnt have any general awareness pls take a help from an auto electrician to avoid messing up.

So first u make up ur mind and get back, we all here to extend a helping hand to u.

[karan.gohil]

If ur bike is under warranty stay away from all mods as it can void the warranty. else read on ...

If u need to upgrade the lighting system to halogen with higher watts then coil rewinding will be enough. Just go to the mech and ask him to pull out the stator coil and give that to a auto electrician and tell him to rewind it with 19g wire in the same manner. Once u finish this job, ur bike will be ready to support 1/2 aux lamps too.

If u've any plans to go for HIDs then u need to convert the electricals to DC. Ur present electricals are AC+DC system ie; lighting will be from the alternator (dynamo) and the other self starter,brake lights, horns will be from battery. Battery needs DC (direct current) for charging and a halogens can be lightup either by AC/DC and thats why the lighting is on AC. Hope u got an idea about the electricals. If u doesnt have any general awareness pls take a help from an auto electrician to avoid messing up.

So first u make up ur mind and get back, we all here to extend a helping hand to u.

thanx dude....for ur quick reply....
so without tension now i will fix hid on my bike and i will ask the technician to do all the changes(mention above) on my bike.....
And also 1 more thing.....in hid there are many types of halogens....i mean h1,,3,4,7.....which 1 u will suggest to go for......

[Puneet1]

thanx dude....for ur quick reply....
so without tension now i will fix hid on my bike and i will ask the technician to do all the changes(mention above) on my bike.....
And also 1 more thing.....in hid there are many types of halogens....i mean h1,,3,4,7.....which 1 u will suggest to go for......

Hid and halogens are different types of bulb . the h1,h3,h7 etc are the holder type . your bike will need a bulb that is an h4 type one . h4 is a dual filament type i.e it has both hi beam and lo beam while h1 ,h3 ,h7 are single beam .

[karan.gohil]

Hid and halogens are different types of bulb . the h1,h3,h7 etc are the holder type . your bike will need a bulb that is an h4 type one . h4 is a dual filament type i.e it has both hi beam and lo beam while h1 ,h3 ,h7 are single beam .

hi.....

i hv fixed normal philips bulb....h4 55/60w....still i am not happy with the light....can i add somting to it....to get more light.....i dont wnt to got for.....hid......

[drvmtm]

hi.....

i hv fixed normal philips bulb....h4 55/60w....still i am not happy with the light....can i add somting to it....to get more light.....i dont wnt to got for.....hid......

the simple math is if you want more light you need to attach more source.
be it hid or be it halogen you need more ,thats it.
in terms of power source its the direct source current or dc is the best,its stable like cars,not affected by rev of the machine,be it a 1k or 9k the light will be same.

you can do it by the following link i am posting..

http://www.xbhp.com/talkies/desi-bikes/13426-electrical-modification-convert-apaches-full-dc-power-run-hids-all-day.html#post447482

after you are done with it you can use 100watt halogen or 130 watt halogen or 2 55/60 watt bulbs or 2 hids your car.
just remember that the equation is...

one hid 35watt 4300k= or more then >>130watt halogen.

just think you can use 2 hids with this mod which is like using 2 huge 130watt halogens.
i am using two hids now on highway rides on bike.its better then my stock lights of my scorpio or swift!!

[drvmtm]

THIS IS THE GOD OF ALL LIGHTING FORUMS<<SO cant see it goin inactive so it looses the first page of universal threads,
my request please let it be active and let there be light.
in the mean time i am posting one of my friend GANESH s hyper moddded uranium pulsy s lights throws........it
using...

1. custom rewinded coil
2. custom rectifier
3. autopal 7 inch high beam,100watt
4. lumax 5.25 inch low beam ><2,each 55watts
5. 2 ><8 amps ups battery=16amps of raw storage

so sit back end enjoy..........

[raman sriharsha]

^^^^
hey nice 1..

but at night if you will switch off the head light and on the other 2 lights then it will appear as tractors's head light

plz dont mind ,

[drvmtm]

^^^^
hey nice 1..

but at night if you will switch off the head light and on the other 2 lights then it will appear as tractors's head light

plz dont mind ,

lol,cool ...
ya a tractor indeed in terms of more then the light as the immence torque this maniac pulsar produces ,dont ask ganesh also he also dosent know what is the cubic capacity after last time he used a esteem piston on it,,,,,,...
its better to ride a tractor like this on onindian roads where we cant even see wahts on the road @night and is seen also the rear wheel is in the mud because we all do offroading a fair bit on road also

[tejasmph]

lol,cool ...
ya a tractor indeed in terms of more then the light as the immence torque this maniac pulsar produces ,dont ask ganesh also he also dosent know what is the cubic capacity after last time he used a esteem piston on it,,,,,,...
its better to ride a tractor like this on onindian roads where we cant even see wahts on the road @night and is seen also the rear wheel is in the mud because we all do offroading a fair bit on road also

man you should be the lightning god on xbhp.............

[drvmtm]

man you should be the lightning god on xbhp.............

hey thanks tejas,how r u?hows ur 15 with hids?

[tejasmph]

hey thanks tejas,how r u?hows ur 15 with hids?

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[k_tornado_sj]

these can be used as main lamps isnt it ? i wanna give them a try ..

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[RanjithMN]

Guys....i have a question about the OSRAM NB 55/60
since every one had recommended the ONB..i got them long long back and have been using it.was happy with it since it obviously had a better output than the stock 35W.

but yest i put the ONB to my car on one side...the other side had the stock HALONIX 55/60 and i was surprised to see that they were both pretty much the same!
except that the ONB was slightly whiter..i dint find any diff. in the output!
now...is the ONB really worth it?considering the HALONIX cost less than the half of ONB??