HID's and CCFL red halos

[Galviniser]

Hi All

I recently bought some hid lights, I've been wanting them for a while and just won a claim so why not.

I'll upload all my pics of how I fitted them.

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They are actually blue, the camera shows some strange green

[Galviniser]

Not blue sorry white, there 6000k

[DarrenSV650S]

They look sweet on your bike. Very nice! 8)

[Galviniser]

Thank you, I'm quite impressed with the look myself, I love my bike

[joshwalker094]

That is one sexy bike !

[DarrenSV650S]

How cumfy is that seat btw? Looks like a sofa :p

[Bluepete]

Looks pretty, but red light to the front is illegal.

Pete ;)

[MMN]

Did you have to bake the light, so that you could take it apart? And then fit the halo and new light inside?

[NTECUK]

Did you have to bake the light, so that you could take it apart? And then fit the halo and new light inside?
Apparently the pointy lens un-clips

[Goldy]

a few of questions mate, as i have been thinking of doing the projector idea myself.

1) where did you buy them?
2) how do you manage to get them central? im assuming unless you get them perfectly level and twisted the right way the beam pattern will be wrong.
3) how long did it take? fancy doing mine? lol
finally, have you got any nigh pics witht them in so we can see the difference? ive got HIDs but wonder how the projector will help.


many thanks

goldy

[MMN]

Apparently the pointy lens un-clips

What year is your bike from?

[NTECUK]

Was informed by a pointy owner on another tread.
Don't have an SV any more(like 50 % on hear ;) )

[Galviniser]

Hey people,

Thanks for the comments, the seat is so comfy, it's a beauty on long rides now.

They took a while to fit and yes you do unclip it but it also has loads of glue you have to melt, I'll try and get some night pictures done tonight, when you fit the lights you tighten them up then the actual chrome fitting thing has slight adjusters on, mine aren't fully inline as I couldn't be bothered after spending so much work on it, I'll get it done soon tho, it's not hard to line. I have a switch to turn the halos on and off.

Thanks again for the good comments

Chris

[Galviniser]

My bike is an 11 plate

[Galviniser]

If you type in eBay sv650 hid its on there, it was a risk but well worth it

[Galviniser]

I also have a video of them on YouTube, I'll film another at night http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDsSchx3LvU&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[Galviniser]

Just to let you lot know I have wired them up so that one light is low beam and one is high, looks kinda strange ATM but Iv got a little project to have 4 of these bad boys in, bit like an r1


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[Galviniser]

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I have now another set of hid projectors, so this means I have 4.....gona have to make my own bracket to have 4 inside the headlight unit


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[DarrenSV650S]

Just to let you lot know I have wired them up so that one light is low beam and one is high, looks kinda strange ATM but Iv got a little project to have 4 of these bad boys in, bit like an r1


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Why did you decide to do that?

[Galviniser]

Different, never seen it before, brighter lights, good project


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[The Guru]

I think he means why have one on Low beam and one on High beam?

[Galviniser]

Ooh, we'll, so I have a high a low beam instead of two low beams :/ haha just did


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[DarrenSV650S]

Are yours the type that have a solenoid that flicks each light from low to high?

[Runako]

Go for it man. Do because you can. I love this kind of creative thinking. I hope it turns out like you think. Never know, it might start a trend!

[Galviniser]

Naha, that's why I bought another set, can't wait to get them all sorted


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[phil24_7]

Galvaniser - What ones did you go for for the replacements?

Regards

[Galviniser]

I can't remember exactly but when I'm in tomorrow ill have a look, if still got the box and everything, they have a high and low beam but you can't have projectors with them


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[phil24_7]

I've been looking at either of these but am unsure at the moment:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/160763984706?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649&clk_rvr_id=427095927910&afsrc=1

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280744700097

[LewSpeight]

Phil, that second one is BorKa's kit on the org.. Drop him a pm

[Kenzie]

Let us know how you get on with the mot. I was looking to get a H4 hid kit for my car but apparently they are not road legal. A link was posted to the DOT website, they don't work correctly with the reflector in the light unit. Only way to get HID is to fit a specific HID unit to your vehicle.

[Bibio]

Phil there is nothing special about the kit in the second listing apart from the supplied loom has been modified slightly. they are the exact same as the car ones but they have modified the loom supplied to make it shorter.

tbh at £150 i could supply a complete proper plug and play with pointy specific loom at that price or more than very likely a loooot cheaper. talk about ripping people off, crazzzzzy price for cutting and crimping but i suppose there is one born every min.

[phil24_7]

Phil, that second one is BorKa's kit on the org.. Drop him a pm

What he sells it or he has one fitted to his bike?

[phil24_7]

Phil there is nothing special about the kit in the second listing apart from the supplied loom has been modified slightly. they are the exact same as the car ones but they have modified the loom supplied to make it shorter.

tbh at £150 i could supply a complete proper plug and play with pointy specific loom at that price or more than very likely a loooot cheaper. talk about ripping people off, crazzzzzy price for cutting and crimping but i suppose there is one born every min.

I have to admit, I did think it was a bit steep for a modified motorcycle HID kit. It only appears to have modified (shorter and flatter) cable and I think it has a special bracket for mounting the projector in the headlight housing. I don't mind modding my own stuff but a severe lack of time at the moment means I'll quite happily take the easy route to avoid having to do anything!

If you can put together a kit, I'd definitely be interested. I shall take this convo to pm!

Regards

[leebex]

so does the pointy headlight reflector scatter the beam pattern with a hid or projector fitted?

Id like to fit a non hid projector, although those halos look awesome!!!

Im assuming those hid projectors shown in earlier posts have a mount bracket not shown in the pics?

cheers, Lee

[LewSpeight]

What he sells it or he has one fitted to his bike?

No no he sells it :)

[tigersaw]

What are the red bits for?
They look like trick brake lights more than anything - surely inviting an accident?

[Galviniser]

so does the pointy headlight reflector scatter the beam pattern with a hid or projector fitted?

Id like to fit a non hid projector, although those halos look awesome!!!

Im assuming those hid projectors shown in earlier posts have a mount bracket not shown in the pics?

cheers, Lee

No it doesn't its crap. It's just a massive beam, no pattern, but I got angry with car drivers blinding me so I left them. They just fit into the original slots, you don't have to make anything


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[Galviniser]

What are the red bits for?
They look like trick brake lights more than anything - surely inviting an accident?

They are for show, I never drove with them on, that would be stupid


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[leebex]

No it doesn't its crap. It's just a massive beam, no pattern, but I got angry with car drivers blinding me so I left them. They just fit into the original slots, you don't have to make anything


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The downside with the pointy light is that suzuki didnt do an oem projector light like they did with euro curvies. That was simple to make into a uk spec projector light.

So has anyone done a decent pointy projector install with the correct beam pattern?

[DarrenSV650S]

Lee I think you are confusing "projector" with "HID". Or am I missing something?

[leebex]

the halos are basically projector lights (the glass magnified ball) with hid kit fitted arent they?

Id like to fit projector lights to a pointy and just wondered how well they fit and work seeing as the unit is meant for H4 bulbs.

[phil24_7]

The projector is the ball type lens unit. They can be either standard halogen or HID but both are projectors. The halo is the small ring around the lens that lights up, the same as BMW standard fit HID lights.

Regards

[DarrenSV650S]

The downside with the pointy light is that suzuki didnt do an oem projector light like they did with euro curvies. That was simple to make into a uk spec projector light.

So has anyone done a decent pointy projector install with the correct beam pattern?

the halos are basically projector lights (the glass magnified ball) with hid kit fitted arent they?

Id like to fit projector lights to a pointy and just wondered how well they fit and work seeing as the unit is meant for H4 bulbs.

Projectors will always give a perfect flat beam, HID or halogen. Like phil says halo's are the sidelight style lights that go around the main light.

Galviniser has fitted HID projector lights with red halos. If you mean you want to fit normal HID's with no projector to a standard faired sv light unit, speak to bibio as that's what he has and has a good beam pattern.

[NTECUK]

No it doesn't its crap. It's just a massive beam, no pattern, but I got angry with car drivers blinding me so I left them. They just fit into the original slots, you don't have to make anything


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I found with My Dig-T that bending the addaptor fpr the H4 mount got the light source in the right position ...eventualy.
It was a roal pia though.
But if you want a set of lights so you can see on the back roads its worth the greif.
I'v even had to take the back off one HID ,as it didnt move properly to its main beam position ,due to the wires not being fitted corectly.
They do run Hot! I removed the rubber seal on the back of the lamp ,But its still showing some dicoleration close to the bulb.

[leebex]

was interested to know how the projector lense fitted to the headlight, as the hid part is surely the ballast,lamp wiring etc, does the hid shown in galvanisers pics simply fit into an ordinary projector assembly (modded from h1 to hid lamp)


Ive had hids fitted to a previous car so ok with whats a hid and whats a projector (the car had projectors as standard). Id like to see how the units fit into a pointy headlight and whats mods were required, brackets, covering the reflector to avoid the light scattering etc.

Sorry for the confusion with my question ;)

Lee

[MMN]

I would like a guide?? On how to.
I know it is not Road legal, but like the look so mutch and you get mutch more light.
What kind of mods do you have to do, to the pointy headlight, cutting, baking, ect.???
If i would like a projector with halo's, could i get a halogen and just plug in normal sv bulbs in? Or is it with balast and everyting? Do i stil get the greater strenght in light.

[leebex]

pics of the rear of the headlight assembly would be ideal. Ive got a spare beemer 3 series projector in the shed, so itching to get a project started :cool:

[NTECUK]

I would like a guide?? On how to.
I know it is not Road legal, but like the look so mutch and you get mutch more light.
What kind of mods do you have to do, to the pointy headlight, cutting, baking, ect.???
If i would like a projector with halo's, could i get a halogen and just plug in normal sv bulbs in? Or is it with balast and everyting? Do i stil get the greater strenght in light.

If you have a white halo it would be legal .
Don't listen to rumors about hid's being illegal .
Badly set up fazzeling the on coming driver is bad form.
Fit a quality kit get it aimed properly and Mr Mot can't fail it fact .
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=N_o0HazW59w&feature=player_embedded&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Ffeature%3Dplayer_embedded%2 6v%3DN_o0HazW59w&gl=GB
That's bad but cool lol

[NTECUK]

Check an old thread
http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=172032

[MMN]

Hid is xenon right?
Halogen is a normal bulb?

[NTECUK]

Hid is xenon right?
Halogen is a normal bulb?
Well HID bulbs are a light made by an Arc rather than heating up a piece of metal
All sorts of gasses are suitable to be honest
we have a mecury lamp in out bearded dragons Viv'. Its a HID too ;)

[Galviniser]

Lee I think you are confusing "projector" with "HID". Or am I missing something?

Agreed


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[Galviniser]

When I am home tonight, I will take pictures of everything, I still have the bulbs the projectors, stuff like that, I will show you how the plonk inside and stuff, how there is no pattern and no low beam


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[Galviniser]

Here is the light bulb that I bought and its most common to the cheaper hid, as you can see it has two wires, which means only one beam, I'll post the projector when I find it haha

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[Galviniser]

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[NTECUK]

Its the projector that has the solinoied to move a mask to make dip with that type of bulb

[Galviniser]

Yes

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