HID install question

[rangermike14]

It's easy to plug it all in....it's a pain to find a spot for all of it.

 

[rangermike14]

Mine was from DDM and plugged in without any issue. No cutting or splicing. I did end up adding a little to my ground wire but didn't have to. Was a great price and works great.

 

[Sasquatch]

The set I got from Rock gets it power from the stock light plugins. The two ballasts and wiring fit in the dash pod behind the speedo assembly. Other then figuring out the placement of the ballasts and securing them (I used tiewraps to secure) once in place you never know they are there. Unplug stock bulbs and remove, plug ballasts to stock bulb plugins and plug those to the HID replacement bulbs. Pure plug and play that is self contained in the dash pod with no need to touch anything when removing it. Couldn't be simpler and man the HID's ROCK pun intended! Once you go HID you will never go stock!

 

[actionjack]

Mine was from DDM and plugged in without any issue. No cutting or splicing. I did end up adding a little to my ground wire but didn't have to. Was a great price and works great.

Same here DDM kit Under $70. Only uses 1 H4 socket. Riders in front of me can practically use my headlights.

 

[rangermike14]

Yeah. I think mine was $60 shipped to my door. Hoping the light is awesome! I've only read good reviews.

 

[DGZRT]

All I can say is Rocz kit is the best! And by Far the easiest kit to install Period ! I have done other kits and not having to take the Air box off to get to the Battery and ground everything is priceless !

 

[cnybrian]

The set I got from Rock gets it power from the stock light plugins. The two ballasts and wiring fit in the dash pod behind the speedo assembly. Other then figuring out the placement of the ballasts and securing them (I used tiewraps to secure) once in place you never know they are there. Unplug stock bulbs and remove, plug ballasts to stock bulb plugins and plug those to the HID replacement bulbs. Pure plug and play that is self contained in the dash pod with no need to touch anything when removing it. Couldn't be simpler and man the HID's ROCK pun intended! Once you go HID you will never go stock!

X2 on Rock's HID lights. True plug and play. I owe him a picture of the low/high beam short from my driveway across the street and into an open field at night. The difference between Rock's HID kit and stock is pure night and day. With the HID kit on high beam I can make out every tree at the far end of that field. You cannot out-ride those lights on a straight away.

 

[sgauthier]

JMO but HID's should come with projectors only so that you have a better light pattern which is also better for oncoming traffic. i tried an HID kit in my F150 and i sent them back. Light is scattered all over without the projectors. my ultra silverstars give me better distance. I run the same bulbs on Apex, a better more focused light along with better distance then the stock bulb at a fraction of the price. Some guys say they dont last but I've only replaced one in the last 3 years. some folks run them and like them, just not for me

 

[Sasquatch]

X2 on Rock's HID lights. True plug and play. I owe him a picture of the low/high beam short from my driveway across the street and into an open field at night. The difference between Rock's HID kit and stock is pure night and day. With the HID kit on high beam I can make out every tree at the far end of that field. You cannot out-ride those lights on a straight away.

Yes when crossing fields you can see the reflective material on jackets a mile away. Rock is good to deal with and he is an advertiser on this site. Must be around 13 to 14 thousand miles on the HIDs in my Warrior and maybe 5,000 miles in my Apex. Rocks sets are not only plug and play they are quality!

 

[Sasquatch]

JMO but HID's should come with projectors only so that you have a better light pattern which is also better for oncoming traffic. i tried an HID kit in my F150 and i sent them back. Light is scattered all over without the projectors. my ultra silverstars give me better distance. I run the same bulbs on Apex, a better more focused light along with better distance then the stock bulb at a fraction of the price. Some guys say they dont last but I've only replaced one in the last 3 years. some folks run them and like them, just not for me

Not sure what you mean by projectors unless its the new truck lights which I hate because all light goes straight ahead and its like looking down a tunnel. When I dim my sled lights to oncoming they are not blinded in any way. The lens focuses the bulb so no matter what lights you put in the light stays more or less the same. I would think the pattern is same as stock by what I see. Distance is no comparison over stock, the HIDs are way better all around both distance and color. The other plus side is the HIDs free up 40 watts off the stater. The silverstars use more power then stock bulbs as per thier own admission, I have them in my truck. They are a brighter then the stock bulbs ( I think HIDs are brighter yet) but they last almost exactly one year. I just changed the passenger side one, the drivers side one should go around Christmas time. Oh and at 60 bucks a set Im now on my third set so 180 dollars worth of bulbs, I think I should have bought HIDs for the truck. Maybe next Fall!

 

[steiner]

HID bulbs that come with its own "projector" or reflector/ housing will out perform any retrofit kit. The reflector is built with the bulb placement in mind giving a more precise light pattern.
These HID H4 kits that we all have been using are virtually the same bulb height and filament placement as the stock bulb. The focus of the output could be better over the stock housing/reflector but it sure beats the stock or even aftermarket halogens bulbs.

I have installed my HID kits both with and without the shield. Did not find a noticeable difference between the two setups so I go without the shield off to help lessen the weight on the motorized bulb.

 

[bigreis]

Not sure what you mean by projectors unless its the new truck lights which I hate because all light goes straight ahead and its like looking down a tunnel. When I dim my sled lights to oncoming they are not blinded in any way. The lens focuses the bulb so no matter what lights you put in the light stays more or less the same. I would think the pattern is same as stock by what I see. Distance is no comparison over stock, the HIDs are way better all around both distance and color. The other plus side is the HIDs free up 40 watts off the stater. The silverstars use more power then stock bulbs as per thier own admission, I have them in my truck. They are a brighter then the stock bulbs ( I think HIDs are brighter yet) but they last almost exactly one year. I just changed the passenger side one, the drivers side one should go around Christmas time. Oh and at 60 bucks a set Im now on my third set so 180 dollars worth of bulbs, I think I should have bought HIDs for the truck. Maybe next Fall!

This is a proper projector for HID bulbs in

Not sure what you mean by projectors unless its the new truck lights which I hate because all light goes straight ahead and its like looking down a tunnel. When I dim my sled lights to oncoming they are not blinded in any way. The lens focuses the bulb so no matter what lights you put in the light stays more or less the same. I would think the pattern is same as stock by what I see. Distance is no comparison over stock, the HIDs are way better all around both distance and color. The other plus side is the HIDs free up 40 watts off the stater. The silverstars use more power then stock bulbs as per thier own admission, I have them in my truck. They are a brighter then the stock bulbs ( I think HIDs are brighter yet) but they last almost exactly one year. I just changed the passenger side one, the drivers side one should go around Christmas time. Oh and at 60 bucks a set Im now on my third set so 180 dollars worth of bulbs, I think I should have bought HIDs for the truck. Maybe next Fall!

This is what a proper projector looks like in an Apex headlamp enclosure:

In the US, it is illegal to install HID bulbs in a standard halogen reflector housing for on-road vehicles due to the unfocused intense light blinding oncoming drivers. I typically ride in areas that have a fair amount of snowmobile and car traffic (when ditch riding) and I would like to think oncoming drivers and riders appreciate not getting blinded by my properly installed lights. But we are talking about off road vechiles pitching up and down wildly, so who knows if projectors really make a difference... I've never bothered to turn around and ask anyone I have crossed paths with if they got blinded by my lights! In my opinion, everyone is safer at night with brighter lights... just fricking slow down when approaching someone at night.

 

[musselman]

It's not only about blinding oncoming traffic, the light output from properly designed projectors is way brighter than HID's in halogen housings.

Plus you can customize them to your liking.

 

[DJ Hennessy]

It's not only about blinding oncoming traffic, the light output from properly designed projectors is way brighter than HID's in halogen housings.

Plus you can customize them to your liking.

That is sick! Where did you get that???

 

[musselman]

It's custom made, the glass lenses are laser etched and everything else was assembled and painted by me. Projector is morimoto and can be purchased from various places.