Which headlight bulbs? HID?

Evening

So I need to replace one of my headlights - main beam doesnt work, but high beam does.

If I'm going to replace one I should replace both so I'm led to believe. Problem is I have no idea what is in there atm.

Thought about HID but getting put off with wiring, and potentially cost - any words of wisdom?

Looking at some threads and I'm getting a little confused what bulb/rating I should look to get, and gettng confused.

What rating should I get? 55w? H4? 4200K?

Are car/bike HID kits the same, or is there something I need to look out for?

the bike ones are different, they have a solonoid that allows the bulb to switch from high beam to low beam, the ones I have in the car do not have this, but my mates bike ones do! I think 6000k is the one most people go for, white with a small tint of blue, and 35watt bulbs are the norm and are considerably brighter than normal bulbs, 55watt ones are probably overkill.

Wiring, there is the lead coming from the bulb to the ballast, and from the ballast to your origional headlight wiring, thats all, unless you get one with ballasts that need to be connected to the battery, in which case you will have those also

Thanks mate.

Maybe the wiring isnt so scary afterall...

Will have a look later on tonight then for some bike specific ones, all I could find were car ones last night on evilblag.

Originally Posted by warrenhewitt10

the bike ones are different, they have a solonoid that allows the bulb to switch from high beam to low beam

The differnce is that the SV takes H4 bulbs which are dual fillament and your car probably has single fillament bulbs such as H7/H1 etc so the SV would require a kit such as http://www.hids-direct.co.uk/hid-con...kit-p-455.html so theres no difference between car and bike kits, you may find that the bike kits only supply one bulb and ballast

Have a search round on ebay, i just got myself a H7 35w 4300k kit for my bike from that same company but on ebay and it had about £20 off compared to what they advertise on their website, its up to you what you choose 4300k is a white light 6000k has a slight blue tint 8000K and upwards just get bluer untill it turns purple, i also have 50w 6000k in my car they burn your eyes out

So as long as it states H4 I'm ok?

Yea, also id recommened getting a slim ballast kit as they are a lot smaller and easier to place than the normal ballasts

Ok - thanks.

I've read some people fit a relay for HID's. What's the deal with this?

Dont know, i didnt bother, afaik the ballast just deals with it all, im sure some one else will clarify

lol, I reckon I'll end up doing the same but curious none the less...