yay or nay????

[Nikon]

i want more lighting for the least money possible....perfect world I know but what do you think about these?

clicky clicky

[PinHead]

One word, PIAA.
I have been using the PIAA lamps I bought off e-bay for over a year now without any blowouts. And just remember that wattage is a measurment of heat produced. The PIAA lamps will only draw the 55-65w like your OEM setup and produce much brighter light. The knockoff's will draw twice that and burnout much quicker and posibly melt some stuff in the proccess.

[oreo_n2]

i bought that same brand off ebay for about the same price and they burned out in about a month.

[RandyO]

blue light is not as bright as white light of the same wattage

[bigred875]

Sylvania Silver Stars...best bang for the buck and they even sell them at Walmart...

Half the price of PIAA

[benVFR]

I have see a few *REAL* HID setups on VFRs lately.

You would have a harder time hiding the ballast on a naked bike but you could probably do it. The ballast is a little box that is needed to create the very high voltage to start the arc. It is about the size of a regulator/rectifier or the ECU box.

It sounds like it costs $600-1000 to do it right though.

You WOULD have the brightest ZRX on the planet though.

Ben

[cyberxen]

What a ripoff on the shipping $ for that eBay auction....

[skiierx]

Call mark at Break Lites. He always backs up his products plus he gives NESR a 10% discount.

Here's the link linky

Jamie

[Nikon]

thanks everyone. I am not gonna get em. I am currently looking into PIAA Platinum Series Super White Halogens...

[PinHead]

I think you liked the one I had on my bike which is a
Super Xtreme 4200k/3950k
H4 12v 60/55w = 135/125w
The ones in my truck that have a slight purple halo are the
Super Plasma GT-X 5000k/3800k
H4 12v 60/55w = 135/120w

I prefer the one in my bike because it is a whiter light and lets you see a whole hell of alot better. I originally had the GTX in the bike but I wanted a whiter light.
Here is the PIAA site with the kevlin scale so you can get an idea of the kind of light you are getting. PIAA
Example...4300k=HID light and 5250k is sunlight .

[Mad Max]

I had a "Superwhite" 90/100 watt H4 bulb on my bike. When I went to get it inspected they guy told me that they were illegal and a cop can fine me for them because the bulbs had a blue tint to them.

They were brighter by a good amount than stockers, but it was also a higher wattage. Any tint on the bulb itself is going to reduce overall intensity and make the actual bulb hotter.

I would up the wattage but stick with a clear bulb. I am not sure how strict cops are in your area, but its can be one less thing for them to bust your balls about if you stay with a clear bulb.

[Nikon]

Originally posted by PinHead
I think you liked the one I had on my bike which is a
Super Xtreme 4200k/3950k
H4 12v 60/55w = 135/125w
The ones in my truck that have a slight purple halo are the
Super Plasma GT-X 5000k/3800k
H4 12v 60/55w = 135/120w

I prefer the one in my bike because it is a whiter light and lets you see a whole hell of alot better. I originally had the GTX in the bike but I wanted a whiter light.
Here is the PIAA site with the kevlin scale so you can get an idea of the kind of light you are getting. PIAA
Example...4300k=HID light and 5250k is sunlight .

thanks ed. so this is gonna sound dumb (as expected from me) but how do I know what kind of bulb will fit on my bike? I have never had to replace a bulb on my car, jeep or bike before....

[Nikon]

Originally posted by Nikon
thanks ed. so this is gonna sound dumb (as expected from me) but how do I know what kind of bulb will fit on my bike? I have never had to replace a bulb on my car, jeep or bike before....

answer me.........

[PinHead]

If you have a manual for the bike it will tell you. Or remove the old one and look at the numbers on it.