I have seen a few around town ( Madison WI ) but im wondering if anyone rides their bike with HID bulbs insted of their stock ones? Or what kind of aftermarket lights do you get for your headlights? And some pictures would be awesome also.

 

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1038899

 

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MY buddies n i all have hid's crashtest sonny is one of them.. really really bright n we love them.

 

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&gt; all

 

i ride with HID on both of my head lights on my 02 R1. love it to death. really bright

 

i ride with 8000k hid though my stock diffused headlight reflector housing not projector. but its still bright as hell

 

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8000k?

Your light output on that must be terrible! if yuo're going to get HID's the higest color temp I'd suggest is the 6000k..anything more and it is a waste. In reality, if you want the best light output, 4300k is the best.

 

^^ he is absolutely right, i would stay in the 4000-5000 range.

 

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8000k?

Your light output on that must be terrible! if yuo're going to get HID's the higest color temp I'd suggest is the 6000k..anything more and it is a waste. In reality, if you want the best light output, 4300k is the best.</TD></TR></TABLE>

i agree. the higher you get the less output is actually being shined on the road. anything imho over 5000k is riced out and is about the color. i have 4300k d2s bulbs wid s2k projectors in my gsr (i will be doing a retrofit on my bike as soon as i get it ) and the output is awsome.

 

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thats what i like to hear, SMART people

in reality, the absolute best would be lights that put out YELLOW light in a set of OEM projectors. that way yo uget the most light output AND you get that cool diffraction of color

 

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i agree. the higher you get the less output is actually being shined on the road. anything imho over 5000k is riced out and is about the color. i have 4300k d2s bulbs wid s2k projectors in my gsr (<U>i will be doing a retrofit on my bike as soon as i get it </U> ) and the output is awsome. </TD></TR></TABLE>
i'm waiting...

 

I was just thinking, I'm gonna retrofit teh "euro-spec" indicator/turn signals into the headlight too...heeh might as well!

 

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Your light output on that must be terrible! if yuo're going to get HID's the higest color temp I'd suggest is the 6000k..anything more and it is a waste. In reality, if you want the best light output, 4300k is the best.</TD></TR></TABLE>

you speak the truth. im switching back to halogen and selling them

 

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better yet, keep the ballasts, sell teh bulbs to another unspecting fool

then you'll be set!

 

ok so now what kit did any of you use, anyone install a kit on a gsxr?

 

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thats what i like to hear, SMART people

in reality, the absolute best would be lights that put out YELLOW light in a set of OEM projectors. that way yo uget the most light output AND you get that cool diffraction of color </TD></TR></TABLE>

haha yeah too bad they are illegal (if you are speaking abotu the jdm yellow) id sport that **** anyday!!!

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HAHA SOMEDAY MAN...then we can split oem hid. how bout the s2k? im lovin mines on my gsr

 

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haha yeah too bad they are illegal (if you are speaking abotu the jdm yellow) id sport that **** anyday!!!
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not here

 

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better yet, keep the ballasts, sell teh bulbs to another unspecting fool

then you'll be set!</TD></TR></TABLE>

Everyone keeps saying that 8000K sucks and blah blah blah but I have 8000K's on two of my cars and all my friends that get in my ride says, "Damn your lights are bright." They always tell me how they can't see **** when they get back into their cars.

When I drive another car without HID's, sometimes, I can't tell that the lights are even on.

When I'm driving on the freeway and drive next to a new Bimmer, or Lexus, the road in front of me is just as bright as theirs. And my 2000 GS400 with factory HID's are not any brighter than my aftermarket kits.

I know you guys must have some great info on this light output thing but I've just gotta disagree. My 8000K's are a lot brighter than any halogen bulbs. And I don't see them being any less bright than a lower Kelvin system.



Modified by ScareyH22A at 1:38 PM 12/3/2004

 

they only seem brighter because of the color output. the actual light output of something rated a little lower is more.

 

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HAHA SOMEDAY MAN...then we can split oem hid. how bout the s2k? im lovin mines on my gsr </TD></TR></TABLE>

s2k's are fine by me.

 

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s2k's are fine by me. </TD></TR></TABLE>

SWEET!!! i can get good deals

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Everyone keeps saying that 8000K sucks and blah blah blah but I have 8000K's on two of my cars and all my friends that get in my ride says, "Damn your lights are bright." They always tell me how they can't see **** when they get back into their cars.

When I drive another car without HID's, sometimes, I can't tell that the lights are even on.

When I'm driving on the freeway and drive next to a new Bimmer, or Lexus, the road in front of me is just as bright as theirs. And my 2000 GS400 with factory HID's are not any brighter than my aftermarket kits.

I know you guys must have some great info on this light output thing but I've just gotta disagree. My 8000K's are a lot brighter than any halogen bulbs. And I don't see them being any less bright than a lower Kelvin system.

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yes eglovr is rite. it seems brighter because of its color. i pulled up to a car da other day wid 8000k hid (yes i know it was cuz i can tell) wid my 4300k, mine shined more and better on the ground than he did. its not the color, its the amount of light that projects down on the ground. also try pulling up to a car that has 4100k to 4300k, in da rain, lets see who has more light on the ground, you or him

and yes, your friends who have stock halogen lights are going to think ur lights are better because you have hids...any hids are going to better then stock halogen.

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not here </TD></TR></TABLE>

hey i live in seattle too, im i missing something?


Modified by juicyfn at 3:32 PM 12/3/2004

 

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SWEET!!! i can get good deals

yes eglovr is rite. it seems brighter because of its color. i pulled up to a car da other day wid 8000k hid (yes i know it was cuz i can tell) wid my 4300k, mine shined more and better on the ground than he did. its not the color, its the amount of light that projects down on the ground. also try pulling up to a car that has 4100k to 4300k, in da rain, lets see who has more light on the ground, you or him


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I have no idea what K my OEM Lexus HID's are but they're not brighter than my 8000K's.

And in the rain, I don't think any headlights work well period. I'm not worried about headlight performance in the rain. When its raining, I drive slower.

I gotta admit tho, yellow lights are the best. I've heard of yellow HID's. Know where I can get some?

 

I have looked for some hid kits for a gsxr. No luck.

Did you fab. your own kit?

 

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I have no idea what K my OEM Lexus HID's are but they're not brighter than my 8000K's.

And in the rain, I don't think any headlights work well period. I'm not worried about headlight performance in the rain. When its raining, I drive slower.

I gotta admit tho, yellow lights are the best. I've heard of yellow HID's. Know where I can get some?</TD></TR></TABLE>

usually oem hids are 4100k to 4300k. true bout the rain thing tho, more respect for you driving carefully in the rain. i know in seattle (yeah go figure, people should know how to drive in the rain rite ) people suck at driving in the rain. they drive faster it seems cuz, suv drivers especially, think they are masters on the road cuz of their big rigs.

ya know i dont know where you can get those yellow hid bulbs. i want some but id be too parinoid about etting pulled over too many times