I know a few folks here have fitted these so thought I would ask here
did you just do the dip or did you do all three bulbs?
when you did the swop over, did you also do the wiring mod?
where did you secret the ballast?
finally - a good cheap reliabel source for the bits anyone?
cheers
Pete
(And yes, I am doing some work on the fairing parts and as I have to take everything off I thought I would investigate this as an idea for something to do....)
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Let's face it, you wouldn't go to a nurse to get good advice on a problem with a Falco - you'd choose an Engineer or a mechanic...
Pete,
I did the mod - just the dip beam.
The HIDs take a few seconds to come up to brightness and I didn't want a lag when switching to main beam .... besides my ebay bargain (think it was about £23 if I remember rightly
) was a single HID kit.
I did the light wiring mod to go with it - so no lag switching to dip.
I posted all this up on here.
Fitting HID (you actually posted on that thread)
Light Switch Wiring Mod
As for the main beams, my plan is to fit a set of THESE - ( 80% brighter than standard bulbs) but not done that yet (they do them on ebay)
I did the mod - just the dip beam.
The HIDs take a few seconds to come up to brightness and I didn't want a lag when switching to main beam .... besides my ebay bargain (think it was about £23 if I remember rightly
) was a single HID kit.I did the light wiring mod to go with it - so no lag switching to dip.
I posted all this up on here.
Fitting HID (you actually posted on that thread)
Light Switch Wiring Mod
As for the main beams, my plan is to fit a set of THESE - ( 80% brighter than standard bulbs) but not done that yet (they do them on ebay)
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I have to say that the normal 'low' beam is more than adequate for the little night riding that I do.
The times I have had the high beams on, it's been like sitting behind one of those anti-aircraft spotlights.
I shudder to think what it would be like with a full complement of HIDs installed (or even those Phillips 80% brighter lights).
The times I have had the high beams on, it's been like sitting behind one of those anti-aircraft spotlights.
I shudder to think what it would be like with a full complement of HIDs installed (or even those Phillips 80% brighter lights).
It's the V-twin thing. There's just something about it that inline-4s don't have at all, and V-4s don't have enough of.
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Hi Pete,
I fitted one of these years ago, dip only, and second to the 15T sprocket, is my favourite mod - check my avatar!! I also did the dip beam mod - well worth it. I do a reasonable amount of night riding and the light is amazing but, far more important from my perspective is that, even in the daytime, car drivers see you far more easily - mostly they seem to just 'melt away' in front of you!
Apart from the warm up factor that Andy mentioned, the other issue with a 3 beam swap is finding somewhere for the ballast units - there isn't much spare space behind the fairing. I located mine on the support frame on the LH side but I'd struggle to find space for 2 more!
These guys are reaonably cheap for kits.
Finally, as Johnl said, don't be tempted by the higher colour tempratures. 5000K gives a fairly white light - the higher temperatures give a more blue light - merging to violet at the extreme end - and the less 'useable' light ends up on the road.
HTH
I fitted one of these years ago, dip only, and second to the 15T sprocket, is my favourite mod - check my avatar!! I also did the dip beam mod - well worth it. I do a reasonable amount of night riding and the light is amazing but, far more important from my perspective is that, even in the daytime, car drivers see you far more easily - mostly they seem to just 'melt away' in front of you!
Apart from the warm up factor that Andy mentioned, the other issue with a 3 beam swap is finding somewhere for the ballast units - there isn't much spare space behind the fairing. I located mine on the support frame on the LH side but I'd struggle to find space for 2 more!
These guys are reaonably cheap for kits.
Finally, as Johnl said, don't be tempted by the higher colour tempratures. 5000K gives a fairly white light - the higher temperatures give a more blue light - merging to violet at the extreme end - and the less 'useable' light ends up on the road.
HTH