Let there be Light : Bike Lighting, HID etc

[rishi1994]

Re: Let there be Light : Bike Lighting, HID etc

Hello fellow xbhpians,

Looking for a new set of white headlight bulbs for my Yamaha R15. The setup is two 35W bulbs, and two 5W auxiliary bulbs(small parking light kinda). Thing is, most motorcycles have a 55W single bulb setup.

Philips white-streak is a series that has bulbs in which the emitted light is white in color. They are a perfect direct fit for cars and motorcycles. Only problem is that they all seem to be 55W and above.

Is anybody aware of Osram, or Philips ones that are 35W with white color emission? Any other brand with also do.

Thanks.

[lockhrt999]

Re: Let there be Light : Bike Lighting, HID etc

Not exactly true, trs aka morimoto give the best warranty in the business, aes is not the only manufacturer of the mini h1 6.0, fxr, EVO xr and mini d2s,xyb, vision, wst also make the same stuff, trs gear is tuned, for best output, avs the India distributer sells the morimoto mini h1 6.0 at a little over 6k,the generic mini h1 is just over 4k a pair which is the same as the aes mini h1 ultimate, the regular mini h1 from aes costs around 6k with standard bulbs and ballasts and are crap, still better than a 35 watt halogen. I have a mini h1 super model from vst, which has decent bulbs, I don't trust the ballasts though and will be ordering a pair of hylux ballasts. There is a lot of crap projectors on the market, people here get hung up on gimmicks like angel eyes, do your research properly and save yourself future hassle and disappointment.

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So where can I get that? I want to buy decent pair of projectors with HID (H4/d2s) at ~ $100. What are my options?

[dineshaugustin]

Re: Let there be Light : Bike Lighting, HID etc

Guys there has been a doubt whether we can fit Hs1 bulb in bikes uses h4...well by mistake I have fitted Hs1 in my HUNK without noticing its hs1 and it worked fine...just thought of sharing....
And now we have option to install

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[dineshaugustin]

Re: Let there be Light : Bike Lighting, HID etc

This is the one I had it in my HUNK


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[rishi1994]

Re: Let there be Light : Bike Lighting, HID etc

This is the one I had it in my HUNK


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Is it 35W sir? And is the emitted light white in colour?

[dineshaugustin]

Re: Let there be Light : Bike Lighting, HID etc

Is it 35W sir? And is the emitted light white in colour?

It is 35w and little whitish than normal bulb since it is not blue tinted. But way better than normal 35w and sir....? plz u can stop calling me sir

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[rishi1994]

Let there be Light : Bike Lighting, HID etc

It is 35w and little whitish than normal bulb since it is not blue tinted. But way better than normal 35w and sir....? plz u can stop calling me sir

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Thank you. The philips pack landed me on the Philips website and finally made a selection for a 35W bluevision bulb. Only thing is that I'm unsure of the type of bulb on R15.

Thanks again.

[dineshaugustin]

Re: Let there be Light : Bike Lighting, HID etc

Thank you. The philips pack landed me on the Philips website and finally made a selection for a 35W bluevision bulb. Only thing is that I'm unsure of the type of bulb on R15.

Thanks again.

H7 if Iam not wrong. But google will bring u the answer.

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[Avinash666]

Re: Let there be Light : Bike Lighting, HID etc

Hi everyone. I own a Suzuki Gixxer. It is provided with a 35/35 headlamp. It is okay for city riding but in highways it is far from sufficient.
Since it has a tiny 3A battery, I was wondering what could be done for a better lighting.

[dineshaugustin]

Re: Let there be Light : Bike Lighting, HID etc

Hi everyone. I own a Suzuki Gixxer. It is provided with a 35/35 headlamp. It is okay for city riding but in highways it is far from sufficient.
Since it has a tiny 3A battery, I was wondering what could be done for a better lighting.

Bro in 35w u can't do much to improve light. But I have installed 55w in my HUNK and it illuminates like car though mine is not dc. But gixxer is dc I guess and u can fit 55w with relay. In 55w we have wide range of options

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[sandeepcf]

Re: Let there be Light : Bike Lighting, HID etc

Hi everyone. I own a Suzuki Gixxer. It is provided with a 35/35 headlamp. It is okay for city riding but in highways it is far from sufficient.
Since it has a tiny 3A battery, I was wondering what could be done for a better lighting.

I got my gixxer on thursday and I am going to change the headlamp to philips xtreme vision 55/60w. will do it tomorrow. Also I will look into the possibilities of installing a bigger battery.

[Avinash666]

Re: Let there be Light : Bike Lighting, HID etc

I got my gixxer on thursday and I am going to change the headlamp to philips xtreme vision 55/60w. will do it tomorrow. Also I will look into the possibilities of installing a bigger battery.

Yes, I just read your post in the Gixxer thread. Congo for the new bike:thumbup:
As far as I know, changing the battery won't be easy because the housing itself is so small that it'll accomodate only a 3A battery.

Now if you're changing the bulb, do update us afterwards.

[Avinash666]

Re: Let there be Light : Bike Lighting, HID etc

Bro in 35w u can't do much to improve light. But I have installed 55w in my HUNK and it illuminates like car though mine is not dc. But gixxer is dc I guess and u can fit 55w with relay. In 55w we have wide range of options

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What good does a relay do? Pardon me because I don't know much about the electricals. Please enlighten.

[acs1207]

Re: Let there be Light : Bike Lighting, HID etc

What good does a relay do? Pardon me because I don't know much about the electricals. Please enlighten.

A relay takes the electrical load off the oe wiring. If you connect an h/l thru relay the oe switch activates the relay which supplies current to the bulb. So the relay is also directly connected to the battery ( power source ) as well.

[dineshaugustin]

Re: Let there be Light : Bike Lighting, HID etc

What good does a relay do? Pardon me because I don't know much about the electricals. Please enlighten.

A relay takes the electrical load off the oe wiring. If you connect an h/l thru relay the oe switch activates the relay which supplies current to the bulb. So the relay is also directly connected to the battery ( power source ) as well.

summed up nicely.