HID kits

tony.mon · Post by **tony.mon** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 6:50 pm

I may need a slimline ballast.

My current pillion is getting a bit porky.

stormingjoe · Post by **stormingjoe** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 11:31 pm

Is that high or low beam????

Also you need to pull the bike about 20ft away from the wall and take the pic from that distance when its dark.
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Would do, but bike in bits at the moment, was on low beam, when bike back together(just waiting for forks from PDQ) ill redo but might not be till mid/late Feb.

storminateacup · Post by **storminateacup** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 12:14 pm

mellis wrote:Hmmmm, i have to disagree with all of you. I have fitted HIDs to all of my bikes, GSXR600, Firestorm, SP1, GSXR1000 and now my TL1000R. I have yet to have a single problem with them on MoTs or indeed the TUV German version of the MoT which is far more stringent. In fact I have yet to see any of the spilling of light from the reflector. In truth you can take a projector from a BMW or similar and mount it into your headlight but i have had not a single problem with mine. I bought this one:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BI-XENON-HID-CONV ... 240%3A1318

Now why does that picture remind me of Timbo

Seeker 77 · Post by **Seeker 77** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 3:23 pm

I just knew that someone would make that joke!

Seeker 77 · Post by **Seeker 77** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 3:32 pm

rst steve wrote:
mellis wrote:Hmmmm, i have to disagree with all of you. I have fitted HIDs to all of my bikes, GSXR600, Firestorm, SP1, GSXR1000 and now my TL1000R. I have yet to have a single problem with them on MoTs or indeed the TUV German version of the MoT which is far more stringent. In fact I have yet to see any of the spilling of light from the reflector. In truth you can take a projector from a BMW or similar and mount it into your headlight but i have had not a single problem with mine. I bought this one:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BI-XENON-HID-CONV ... 240%3A1318

Have you got any beam pattern shots from your TL???

Be interesteing to compare them to my storm ones. The main problem is the reflector as it is designed for halogen not hid. I have fitted these kits into various different cars and bikes and all of them have had the same problem which is glare and funnily enough all have passed mot's. I have a video somewhere that shows the problem i will try to find it and post it later.

Steve

I am picking the bike up again from the workshop next week, pictures to follow

rst steve · Post by **rst steve** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 9:05 pm

mellis wrote:
rst steve wrote:
mellis wrote:Hmmmm, i have to disagree with all of you. I have fitted HIDs to all of my bikes, GSXR600, Firestorm, SP1, GSXR1000 and now my TL1000R. I have yet to have a single problem with them on MoTs or indeed the TUV German version of the MoT which is far more stringent. In fact I have yet to see any of the spilling of light from the reflector. In truth you can take a projector from a BMW or similar and mount it into your headlight but i have had not a single problem with mine. I bought this one:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BI-XENON-HID-CONV ... 240%3A1318

Have you got any beam pattern shots from your TL???

Be interesteing to compare them to my storm ones. The main problem is the reflector as it is designed for halogen not hid. I have fitted these kits into various different cars and bikes and all of them have had the same problem which is glare and funnily enough all have passed mot's. I have a video somewhere that shows the problem i will try to find it and post it later.

Steve
I am picking the bike up again from the workshop next week, pictures to follow

That would be great getting really into the whole hid thing at the moment got a few projects on the go and the more pics i get the more info it gives me.

Seeker 77 · Post by **Seeker 77** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 10:20 pm

I have a pair of projectors that i am hoping to modify into an old TLR headlight. Wait and see!