Let there be Light : Bike Lighting, HID etc

[naveenroy]

Better lighting for the Thunderbird

Hello all!!

I have always rued the bad headlight on the Thunderbird and have been looking for options now....I am not sure if I can use a HID either....if so, what kinda can I get..or is there options in the OSRAM range? Also, where in Bangalore can I get them....

[siva1001]

I guess you put the HID on the high beam. A definite no no. Plus ZMAs reflectors are huge. HID on a reflector, unless it is D2R type, will definitely glare the oncoming traffic.

Even the low beam is causing glare. I will try to focus it low as you said.
BTW, what is a D2R type reflector?

Even I want to do that to those who come on with strong lights in highbeam and in wrong direction..... but then, most of them are SUV's, lorries and busses...

Heck, I need more road presence... may be it is time to upgrade to a JCB or at least a lorry!

Same feeling here.

[siva1001]

If anyone in Chennai is looking for upgrading their headlamps to Nightbreaker(NB) or Philips Vision series, please check out the car dealers @General Patters Road, Behind LIC. I could easily find most fundoo bulbs and I bought my NB for 740 bucks.

Anyone using NB please help, is there a matching pilot lamp available? The OEM yellowish pilot lamp with a more whitish NB looks kinda weird.

[pranay]

Even the low beam is causing glare. I will try to focus it low as you said.
BTW, what is a D2R type reflector?


Same feeling here.

A D2R type HID means you can use HID with reflectors.

A D2S type HID means you are supposed to use it with projectors only.

[Shreeni0403]

Damn dude. I can 2 220s in that second pic. Two sidelights, two beams, .... Good first pic though.

Well, yes, visibility surely drops in fog. There is hardly anything you can do about it except make yourself more visible for oncoming traffic.

Putting yellow lights will help in fog

I'm having a p200 and I'm planning to shift to osram NB....I'll be changing the coil of avenger 180 soon....but I just saw a spare bulbs of hyundai santro, a H4 bulb of 60/55 watts....will it be a more better option than NB.......???

Osram NB is way brighter than car stock bulbs, i ve tested with Swift n Santro's..

A D2R type HID means you can use HID with reflectors.

A D2S type HID means you are supposed to use it with projectors only.

So D2S are much brighter

[Nio]

Put 55W bulbs (philips / Osram /Halonix your choice) with avenger coil. That is the most common pulsar better lighting mod nowadays, and it works like a charm. It will definitely provide better illumination.



I don't think putting a higher wattage is a good idea. It might drain the battery quicker.

Pranay, can you tell me howmuch this halonix costs and any mod required to optimize the battery to adjust to it?
Also does this halonix bulbs provide kinda white color light instead of yellowish usual beam?

[Lost Soul]

im having Rtr
Hey guys whats the Cheapest 55w bulb from Osram,helonix ,philips ?
do car bulbs fit in bikes ,i got spare in my car

[arunprasath]

White light for my apache RTR

Hey guys can any chennai xbhpian suggest me a particular shop and location to buy a white head light for my apache rtr.....thx in advance

[Aryan]

Query Merged.

[siva1001]

do car bulbs fit in bikes ,i got spare in my car

If your car bulb is a H4, it can be used on your RTR. Make sure that the wattage does not exceed what your bike's alternator can handle.

[siva1001]

Hey guys can any chennai xbhpian suggest me a particular shop and location to buy a white head light for my apache rtr.....thx in advance

You can check the car dealers @ General Patters Road (GP Road), Behind LIC. Go for Osram Nightbreaker or Philips, also you could go through the previous posts on this thread, there is lot of information on different types of headlamps.

[hitanshu]

Here is a data point that may be useful for some running avenger coils.

Osram Silver star +30% (150 bux) = Mico +30% (90 bux) almost = Osram 100/90 (80 bux).

The same is as tested for atleast 7000km (first two) and can tell you that upgrading to 100/90 without a better reflector isnt worth the effort (the last came with a relay upgrade).

Of course, its all as tested on my car - but can be useful all the same. Don't bother too much with fancier headlights - our Indian bikes are anyways slow enough.

[tronxk]

The Light Thread



The below quote was posted by Sksy on the older forum.

I haven't read all the pages for this topic but when i was reading the first page, i wanted to make a small correction on what Sksy_Biker has said about Bi-Xenon HID kits. Actually, a Bi-Xenon HID kit has a single bulb and not two bulbs.

Xenon HID (High Intensity Discharge) lighting technology replaces the filament of the light bulb with Xenon gas. The gas is ignited to produce an arc of light when high voltage is applied - 23,000 Volts from the ballast operated by a 12V battery. The amount of light output is three times that of a standard halogen bulb yet only consumes half the power. The lamp also glows at a higher light temperature (closer to natural sunlight) which gives it its distinct color and appearance.

Coming back to Bi-Xenon, a true kit uses a magnet to actually shift the bulb forwards and backwards when you toggle between high-beam or low-beam. Non Bi-Xenon kits will either use 2 bulbs, one HID and one normal halogen bulb OR will only have a single beam - either high or low.

The best light by industry standards is the 6000K kit. It is bright white light and has a slight blue tinge at the bulb. Anything above 6000K does not produce very bright light. So with a 6000K kit, you are getting the best of both worlds.

If you are looking at a kit, look for the Philips kit that are now available in India - a single kit that includes the bulb and ballast costs about Rs. 4400 - 4800 and a dual kit costs Rs. 9800. This is a true Bi-xenon kit, pretty good and i believe it comes with a warranty. It is much better than the Bosch kit.

Also available are the cheaper Chinese imports, but i have no idea about their reliability.

[shadez]

^ good info there tronxk.

[pranay]

Dual Bulbs Philips 6000K HID setup for High Beam/Low Beam on a P220.

I think the High beam is a bit off, but low beam is just soooooooooper.