XT600 XT660R XT660X HID Headlamp Conversion

[philb]

Guys,

Anyone fitted one of these conversion kits??

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... K:MEWAX:IT

Cheers!

Phil (Luv this 'Smiley!)

[Mark.F]

I've yet to fit a HID kit Phil,but I also saw that kit,it's on this winters to-do list along with a trail-tech dash & a 34L tank & seat so if you fit one soon could you let us know how you get on?
Mark

[Mezo]

Not fitted the kit as i don't do any night time riding (fair weather bloke me) but speaking from an Electricians point of view & knowing how discharge lighting works, id say that was a quality bit of kit from the pics i can see (nice thick wiring & decent connections)

I have researched this subject when they first came out & some of the cheaper kits looked like junk, these kits id buy myself going by the pics.

Mezo.

[philb]

I've yet to fit a HID kit Phil,but I also saw that kit,it's on this winters to-do list along with a trail-tech dash & a 34L tank & seat so if you fit one soon could you let us know how you get on?
Mark

Will be back in the UK in August from Saudi, so I will fit it then and let you know how it performs. Looks promising tho'.

Phil

[patrick2wd]

these are very commen in Holland and not too expensive a set for a single light would set you back about €50.-
double about €10 - 15 more..

Id definately have a set in my headlight once it gets that far..
more light, more vision (on dark roads)

I would have preferred to have a set of projector lenses on my bike, but these wont fit (any?) single round (5 - 6 inch) headlight.
like these:


it needs about 10cm behind the H4/ H7 H-whatever to fit a lamp, = about 3inch.
Ive been looking to get a fitting set, but.. doubt it'll fit..

BUT..
it would look great..
bit light dispearsion (??) is bad unless the front of the lamp is clear..
like:

found on:
http://www.theretrofitsource.com/retrofit_examples.php

any thoughts....?

[Danjet600]

found on:
http://www.theretrofitsource.com/retrofit_examples.php

any thoughts....?

looks like good stuff, all quality kits, would look good in the 3AJ
i think it would be worth the effort

[essjay]

So anyone done it yet? I'm thinking a 35w HID kit on the 34L to save a bit of juice......

[scottieh]

I've put an HID kit on my 3AJ. I got the kit from Advanced German Technology (http://www.motorcyclehidlights.com/buel ... -kit-p-195). I had to modify the wiring by cutting off their stock H4 connectors and crimping on the Italian market 3AJ wiring harness. They have a high and low setting - high is the HID setting and low is a tungsten halogen output. So far the results have been mixed for me. When I am on the highway they are great. Nice constant output of a very bright light. They work great to illuminate anything that reflects light. But when I am driving through neighborhoods or on twisty roads they become intermittent and will flash off and on. I usually drive with the low beam tungsten setting because of this. I'm not sure if this is being caused by a wiring short or if the alternator is not supplying enough power to keep them on all the time, or if it's because when I put the harness back together I switched the high and low beam settings so that the low beam switch is the HID setting and high beam switch is tungsten halogen. I have a charging meter on the dash and when both HID lights are on they draw enough power to put the meters in the red, meaning the battery is not charging I assume. Likewise for the low beam tungsten setting. When both lights are on they draw a lot of power. I can even notice this effect after a lot of riding with both lights on. When I shut off the bike and go to start it again, the starter motor is a little weak turning over.

That being said, I still like them. I have a kickstarter, so screw the battery They are super bright and make me very visible to oncoming traffic. I got the 4300K version.

[essjay]

This is what I'm thinking for the 34L

http://www.vvme.com/hid-headlights/bi-x ... on-hid-kit

HID hight and low but switched by moving the position of the bulb

[scottieh]

get the pink one