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Old Mar 20, 2013 | 09:06 AM
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I got the bulbs yesterday. From the look of them, I do see two bulbs (for high and low) integrated into one light bulb. I am not 100% sure whether or not both high and low beam will work, I guess we will have to wait and see.
 
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Old Mar 20, 2013 | 09:36 AM
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Originally Posted by hikeetech
I got the bulbs yesterday. From the look of them, I do see two bulbs (for high and low) integrated into one light bulb. I am not 100% sure whether or not both high and low beam will work, I guess we will have to wait and see.
All DDM's bulbs are all single bulbs, The way their Hi/lo bulbs are telescoping bulbs. They use a single hid bulb that has a magnetic base. You will have to wire a Hi/lo harness with the bulbs. When you turn on your high beams the bulb will move inward changing the beam pattern.

You also can not turn a Lo bulb into a Hi/Lo bulb by adding the harness either.

Sorry for being the bearer of bad news, although it will still be bright as hell.
 
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Old Mar 20, 2013 | 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by cookml22
The testing set up......
Hey. What kit did you get? Looking for something similar. Already have the hid and ballast, but I want the projector.
 
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Old Mar 20, 2013 | 10:32 AM
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Hey. What kit did you get? Looking for something similar. Already have the hid and ballast, but I want the projector.
Look into the FX-R's Bi-xenon: FX-R 3.0 - HID Projectors from The Retrofit Source Inc

or the Morimoto Mini Bi-xenon: Morimoto Mini D2S 2.0 - HID Projectors from The Retrofit Source Inc

http://www.hidplanet.com/forums/show...g-lots-of-pics

Just be careful with projectors on bikes as the cut-off lines will make a blindspot in every corner at night, (As seen at the 30sec mark of the video in the link.)
 

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Old Mar 20, 2013 | 01:31 PM
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I got my kit from the same place as the links he posted. I wen with the stage three kit sport bike kit (stupid name but I digress) the second link that Jeff posted is the projector I have and I plan on installing it today if I don't spend all day in little rock with the other half-_-
 
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Old Mar 20, 2013 | 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by jeffjones
All DDM's bulbs are all single bulbs, The way their Hi/lo bulbs are telescoping bulbs. They use a single hid bulb that has a magnetic base. You will have to wire a Hi/lo harness with the bulbs. When you turn on your high beams the bulb will move inward changing the beam pattern.
that's pretty fancy. I guess you get what you paid for. I paid 13$ for a pair of bulbs so even if 1 bulb only lasts 1 season, I wouldn't complain.

I just hope I have both high and low beams.
 
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Old Mar 20, 2013 | 09:45 PM
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do you need to take off the front fairing to install HID headlight on a F4 ?
 
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Old Mar 20, 2013 | 11:19 PM
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do you need to take off the front fairing to install HID headlight on a F4 ?
nope, but its tight.
 
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Old Mar 20, 2013 | 11:20 PM
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so yah...like Jeff said. The HIDs I ordered only has low beam.
 
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Old Mar 22, 2013 | 04:19 PM
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Here's the kit installed
 
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