I need to replace the Headlights on my bike because the previous owner had a HID System in it and the boxes burned up. Should I go with another HID set up(I was thinking like ES300 for a nice yellow), or should I just go to stock. Also if anyone knows a good place to get them. Thanks

 

Im not a huge fan of the stock lights, personally. I test drove a stock '01 f4i and I could hardly see a thing, the bike I bought has bright white lights (havent looked into them much, they are whatever the original owner installed) and they are AWESOME. Hands down, I say do not go stock, though. They are pitiful imho. A cool mod I like a lot is retrofitting r6 projectors into our stock headlight housing. I cant remember where I found it but it is something I will be doing in the future just to be unique! Just another alternative for lighting issues.


edit:
I was mistaken, I found the r6 retrofit and it was in an rr, it shoould be possible in the f4i, to, I would think.

Heres the link: http://www.600rr.net/vb/showthread.php?t=63522

 

https://cbrforum.com/forum/f4i-main-...-135556/page4/
this guy put in HID's, it looks sweet, if that guy is still around he maybe could help you
also that has got to be one of the nicest looking f4i's around.

 

www.ddmtuning.com have been great to me.

If you want the depp yellow lights you want to look around the 3000K range.

 

I am also looking to upgrade the lighting on my 06 f4i. Can I just buy a better quality brighter light bulb and just put it in or is there wiring that needs to be done?

 

Halogen you can just plug in, With a 300% brighter HID for the same price, you have to wire in a plug and play ballast (An extra 3 plugs = 10mins extra work)

Difference between ddmtuning's $50 8000K HID (Not fully heated up yet) and a $60 Sylvania "Pure White" Halogen:




HID's fully heated up

 

so the bottom pic is of halogen bulbs that just plug in? if so thats what im looking for

 

So I think I will go with these
HID Kits, BMW Aftermarket Bumpers & Lighting, DEPO - DDM Tuning
at 3000k but what bulb type should I get, (not sure what the bulb type does)? Also do you really need high beams with HIDs?

 

The bottom pic is the HID's (Its an extra 20-30mins on the install)
I would highly recommend getting them.

The clutch side of the pic below is the top of the line Halogen, compared to a 1/2 powered HID (Gets way brighter after about 30 secs) on the brake side

 

You will want the H7's and if your going to do one side you might as well do both. Also just get the 35W's as the 55W can have wiring problems due to the high inrush current on start-up.

Here is an awesome write-up on how to do the install from a fellow member
https://home.comcast.net/~nstama/hidinstall.html