Better light with HID Conversion Kit? - SV650.org

17-08-05, 01:58 PM

i was reading about an HID Conversion Kit made by Interpower in Performance Bikes magazine: "These are the best headlights money can buy. With no filament to break and less current drawn than your 55W bulb, these lamps are the first choice of world-class endurance racers like Phase One" - Quotes from PERFORMANCE BIKES magazine, July 2005 issue page 8

Any one of you guys tried something similar. Is it practically worth the extra cost over H4? Its £375 a pair.

More info on:
http://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/home.php?cat=620

M.C. · 17-08-05, 02:57 PM

my clio 182 has them and i must say they are a hell of a lot better than std bulbs
but you cant do it legally you need to have self leveling system and also head light washer spray or else it won't pass a MOT

Viney · 17-08-05, 03:21 PM

A cheaper option is PIAA Superwhite bulbs. £100 a pair. HID is great, but correct me if im worng, it dont cover Main beam? That uses a incendecent lamp/bulb??

fizzwheel · 17-08-05, 03:28 PM

I've got the PIAA bulbs in my car they are awesome

17-08-05, 04:01 PM

My mate has just fitted a full kit to his blandit 6. The lights are now excellent. His setup has one projector-beam for dip (the dip projector on blandits has a metal shield to make it dipped, and and another projector working in conjuction with the first (without a shield) for high beam (standard faired blandit set-up) As far as I know they should pass an MOT. But his is under three years old so I can't help you.

The shield in the dipped projector is fixed, it doesn't move up and down. I can remember him mentioning that they needed to have a different ballast to car type units so that they switch on and off quickly, in order to be able to dip quickly without the need for a mechanical shield.

I may however be talking utter shazz. I'll have a chat to him and see what I can find out.

Danno.

17-08-05, 06:31 PM

as already posted, you lose one of your beams.. I just replaced my blown out stock bulb with an Ostram-Sylvania Silver Star, comparable to the PIAA Superwhite, but less money

17-08-05, 10:09 PM

Yer I cant see the point that much, they use it one endurance races because they race at night needing a good view of the track and also not having the bulbs blow while going along at hair raising speeds.

While most ppl on their bikes usually ride during the day and just needs lights to warn other ppl and also navigate at night at speeds less than 100mph

save your money and buy some performance bulbs from powerbulbs or those PIAA ones Viney suggessted

18-08-05, 05:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fizzwheel

I've got the PIAA bulbs in my car they are awesome

For £100 a pair they should be

Viney · 18-08-05, 07:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RandyO

as already posted, you lose one of your beams.. I just replaced my blown out stock bulb with an Ostram-Sylvania Silver Star, comparable to the PIAA Superwhite, but less money

Randy, that is soooooo not the case. I run silverstars and they are no where as good as the piaas...sorry

18-08-05, 04:56 PM

The H4 kit has both replacement bulbs with low and high beam incorporated so you essentially can use only one if like me you only have one headlamp. If you have an SV650S you can either replace one bulb or both for super dooper lights! But I was assured that you can work with only one.

http://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/search.php?mode=search

If my friend with a Honda Magna is interested I could buy the two light kit and split it with him so we could share the cost. You could do that as everything is double in the kit. Great eh. Pity it'll cost us £375 sterling though. The cheaper kits don't have the dual light (high / low) on each bulb. Hope this helps.

17-08-05, 01:58 PM	#1
zunkus Guest Posts: n/a	Better light with HID Conversion Kit? i was reading about an HID Conversion Kit made by Interpower in Performance Bikes magazine: "These are the best headlights money can buy. With no filament to break and less current drawn than your 55W bulb, these lamps are the first choice of world-class endurance racers like Phase One" - Quotes from PERFORMANCE BIKES magazine, July 2005 issue page 8 Any one of you guys tried something similar. Is it practically worth the extra cost over H4? Its £375 a pair. More info on: http://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/home.php?cat=620

17-08-05, 03:28 PM	#4
fizzwheel Super Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Somerset Posts: 3,614	I've got the PIAA bulbs in my car they are awesome __________________ Look Dave, I can see you're really upset about this. I honestly think you ought to sit down calmly, take a stress pill, and think things over. K5 GSXR 750 Anniversary Edition

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17-08-05, 02:57 PM	#2
M.C. Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: West Midlands Posts: 281	my clio 182 has them and i must say they are a hell of a lot better than std bulbs but you cant do it legally you need to have self leveling system and also head light washer spray or else it won't pass a MOT

17-08-05, 03:21 PM	#3
Viney Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: In the shadows to the left Posts: 7,700	A cheaper option is PIAA Superwhite bulbs. £100 a pair. HID is great, but correct me if im worng, it dont cover Main beam? That uses a incendecent lamp/bulb??

17-08-05, 04:01 PM	#5
Dan_SV Guest Posts: n/a	My mate has just fitted a full kit to his blandit 6. The lights are now excellent. His setup has one projector-beam for dip (the dip projector on blandits has a metal shield to make it dipped, and and another projector working in conjuction with the first (without a shield) for high beam (standard faired blandit set-up) As far as I know they should pass an MOT. But his is under three years old so I can't help you. The shield in the dipped projector is fixed, it doesn't move up and down. I can remember him mentioning that they needed to have a different ballast to car type units so that they switch on and off quickly, in order to be able to dip quickly without the need for a mechanical shield. I may however be talking utter shazz. I'll have a chat to him and see what I can find out. Danno.

17-08-05, 06:31 PM	#6
RandyO Guest Posts: n/a	as already posted, you lose one of your beams.. I just replaced my blown out stock bulb with an Ostram-Sylvania Silver Star, comparable to the PIAA Superwhite, but less money

17-08-05, 10:09 PM	#7
falc Guest Posts: n/a	Yer I cant see the point that much, they use it one endurance races because they race at night needing a good view of the track and also not having the bulbs blow while going along at hair raising speeds. While most ppl on their bikes usually ride during the day and just needs lights to warn other ppl and also navigate at night at speeds less than 100mph save your money and buy some performance bulbs from powerbulbs or those PIAA ones Viney suggessted

18-08-05, 04:56 PM	#10
zunkus Guest Posts: n/a	The H4 kit has both replacement bulbs with low and high beam incorporated so you essentially can use only one if like me you only have one headlamp. If you have an SV650S you can either replace one bulb or both for super dooper lights! But I was assured that you can work with only one. http://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/search.php?mode=search If my friend with a Honda Magna is interested I could buy the two light kit and split it with him so we could share the cost. You could do that as everything is double in the kit. Great eh. Pity it'll cost us £375 sterling though. The cheaper kits don't have the dual light (high / low) on each bulb. Hope this helps.