Headlight upgrade HID on fleabay

[cammy1100]

Headlight upgrade HID on fleabay

Anybody know if this is anygood/ got it fitted.

£49 is pretty reasonable if it improves the 2 and half candle power currently put out it would be worth the investment

 

[Mike Sands]

Anyone know why the output is so poor on the Rocket? It has two headlights that look just about identical to the StreetTriple and I don't hear complaints about that. The Thunderbird has just one similar headlight and I haven't so far seen any complaints.
other R3 owners have said get the fog lights but they change the look of the front.
The bulb upgrade sounds a reasonable price but do they draw higher current and thereby risk blowing something?
Mike

 

[Fred F.]

Headlight HID upgrade

I would look into it carefully. Mine has the "simulated" HID bulbs in it. They are still only 2 1/2 candlepower but they are that cool blue color woo, woo ! They were in it when I got it. I wouldn't pay 50 cents for another set of these. Fred

 

[JT]

Check the Fleabay ad again. I may be wrong but I think it is £49 per headlight. I have heard tell that a cheap and nasty HID kit can fry the bike's electrics if it goes tits up.

 

[ruzzle]

What year/model did they upgrade the Rocket the extra half candlepower?

 

[Bishop]

Check the HID power requirements, you'll be in for a surprise if you don't output enough power for the ballast and your lights shut off and on while you're riding.

You get what you pay for, so do some research.

I used these guys for a HID conversion on my old CBR1100XX and they were very good.
http://www.xtralights.com/hidxenonmotor ... nkits.aspx

But, I don't think they make a dual ballast H4 system specifically for motorcycles.

 

[atomsplitter]

I opted for 50 watt mini-lights. The result was about the same as what you drive on dims in a car. Very wide field of view and hitting the "brights" adds about another 40 feet of lit road. For $15.00 a very nice alternative to HID's.