HIDding in plain sight

[northwind]

That one looks pretty similiar to mine, the capsules and wiring loom are different though. To be honest I wouldn't know a good one from a bad one, that's why I went with a company I'd heard of. One thing to watch for is that any advertising Bosch ballasts are always fake, they don't make standalone ballasts. Though that's not to say they're any worse than the usual unbranded ones.

<edit- on the one hand even if they blow up after hardly any time you can get 3 for the price of my one kit. But on the other, it only has to set your bike on fire once )

Knowing what I know now, incidentally, I'd probably get a solo headlight kit.

I'd also recommend anyone to get a 4000K kit NOT a 6000K kit. The light is so much better and so much less blue.

[northwind]

Yep, I'd agree with that, 6000K wasn't my choice. It's not bad, not drastically blue, but I'd prefer something closer to 4000K

What about the 5K kits?

5K is okay too. Typical daylight colour temp (no cloud) is around 5200K. 4000K - 5000K is the range you want to be using for good results.

Cheers

Matt

[northwind]

Yup. Or going colder still to 3600K gives less light, but some people claim it's better for depth perception (in the same way as a green/yellow tint on sunglasses or visors).