HID Questions

[MountainMax]

Hey guys, I have done searching and read lots of posts on the subject of putting HID's in my sled, I have seen you can get Bi Xenon bulbs to allow low and high beam usage, what I want, I also learned the higher the number the bluer and less bright the light, all good, however I have seen some kits say they come with igniters, is this the balast or another part, some don't say anything about them. Also What about the idea of needing extra harnesses with relays, do the new HID's draw more power then the 55/60watt bulb? if not i don't see where a relay/harness will be needed, can i get some opinions here, thanks.......

 

[charger0926]

i have hid lights on my 07 attak and they work great
if you buy a kit get the bi-xenon set .
mine were a plug and play unit from www.omnixautosports.com
they come with all the ballasts and wiring you need
if anything i think that they take less power to work

 

[MountainMax]

that link don't work......

 

[SlowPoke]

I think he ment www.omnixautosports.com

 

[charger0926]

yeah sorry about that...
linky fixed

 

[Phazernut]

Those lights look good. Did you see a big difference? I have Xenon 130 watt bulbs in my Apex now and they are great. But the price seems right for this setup as well. Was it a big job to install? What kind of life can I expect from the bulbs?

 

[charger0926]

i did notice a huge difference in the "color" of the light it is definately alot brighter
install was a little tricky as far as where to locate the ballasts i think that i will re-do my install in the summer and locate the ballasts under the fuel tank cover
as far as the bulb life i am not sure you might try and call the company and talk to them, i know that they have a program avail. when you need to replace your bulbs..maybe they have some used bulbs for less $$$ i am not sure on the details

 

[stopdropanroll]

I have alot of experience with HID and I would say, if you buy a "cheap" kit you are roll'in the dice some people have great luck others not so much. I would also buy a kit that does not have external ignitors, you want the "all in one" ballast. The relay harness is a good idea, it allows you to draw power from the battery IMO is the better way to go. The temp (kalvin) is very important, you want to stay with a 4300K or lower, if you buy a "blue" kit your waisting your time.

 

[MountainMax]

why is the blue kit a waste of time? and what is wrong with external ignitors? thanks.

 

[MCDuke]

You should also buy H.I.D kit with slim ballasts. They are very small. Search ebay for pics. You can mount the slim ballasts under part # 8FP-84118-00-00 STAY, HEADLIGHT. This is the headlight bracket.
I have done it to a lot of Yamaha sleds.
4300 or 5000 kelvin colour. Above 6000 kelvin you get more blue than white light.
And REMEMBER to buy a bi-xenon kit, this is with
hi and low beam.

 

[blueironranger]

4200-5000k is the most efficient light color, the higher the number past that the less amount of "usable" light you get. 95% of FACTORY HIDs on cars are 4300k color. HID use alot of power to get started but once they are "warmed up" and full brightness they use roughly 1/2-2/3 the power of normal halogen bulbs.

 

[northerndoc]

Just bought a set off Ebay for under $100 complete (bi-xenon). Like the set I put on my R1. All plug and play, no cutting, splicing, etc. The set on my R1 worked great. This set will be going on my Nytro. Got slim ballasts, so they will be easier to mount. Toughest part of install will be finding a place to hide everything- since everything is so tightly packed under the nytro hood. They make it pretty easy now to install these kits, especially if the sled is equipped with a battery.

 

[Daranello]

Since they use allot of power at start up, would it make a sled harder to start at real cold temp since there robing power from the batt?

 

[MCDuke]

No the sled wont be harder to start. The lights comes on when the motor is running, not when you turn on the ignition.