Off Topic A place for you CBR junkies to boldly go off topic. Almost anything goes.

headlight upgrade question?

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
  #1  
Old 08-27-2010, 01:26 PM
stretch_the_apex's Avatar
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Lake Geneva Wisconsin
Posts: 309
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default headlight upgrade question?

who makes a good hid conversion kit for the 08-10 1000rr, precise kit model numbers would be great but just a name will do.. i see all theses h1 h3 5 h8 etc and i dont know what im lookin at really so some steering in the right direction would be appreciated thanks.
 

Last edited by stretch_the_apex; 08-27-2010 at 01:28 PM.
  #2  
Old 08-27-2010, 01:40 PM
__Z__'s Avatar
April 2011 Ride of the Month
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 5,692
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Everyone will prolly suggest the ddm kit...

http://www.ddmtuning.com/

hopefully someone can help with a size... ide google it
 
  #3  
Old 08-27-2010, 04:12 PM
stretch_the_apex's Avatar
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Lake Geneva Wisconsin
Posts: 309
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

good deal thanks ill check em out.
 
  #4  
Old 08-27-2010, 04:29 PM
stretch_the_apex's Avatar
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Lake Geneva Wisconsin
Posts: 309
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

i anyone knows if this is the correct thing im lookin at for my 08 1krr just say yes lol i believe it is but im lookin at the DDM HID KIT 55W H7 8000K.. go or no go let me know.. thanks
 
  #5  
Old 08-27-2010, 07:48 PM
Michaud85's Avatar
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Peabody, MA
Posts: 263
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by stretch_the_apex
i anyone knows if this is the correct thing im lookin at for my 08 1krr just say yes lol i believe it is but im lookin at the DDM HID KIT 55W H7 8000K.. go or no go let me know.. thanks

dude if your upgrading ur headlight go with the 10000 not the 8000 its DEFINATELY worth it I think, you can see alot further ahead. it makes alot of difference at night visually, and it also looks epoch. im sure the 8000 is bright and looks cool but in terms of actually seeing in front of you at night you can see further with the 10k
 

Last edited by Michaud85; 08-27-2010 at 07:51 PM.
  #6  
Old 08-27-2010, 08:24 PM
stretch_the_apex's Avatar
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Lake Geneva Wisconsin
Posts: 309
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

i heard that goin higher than the 8000 gets quite blue and its not as good as have'n some really white ones, unless have'n the 10000k with a 55w set up washes out the color a bit cause of the brightness of a 55w instead of a 35w is that what you think so it would be better to go higher on the K scale with a 55w kit?
 
  #7  
Old 08-27-2010, 10:20 PM
SovXietday's Avatar
Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Posts: 37
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by Michaud85
dude if your upgrading ur headlight go with the 10000 not the 8000 its DEFINATELY worth it I think, you can see alot further ahead. it makes alot of difference at night visually, and it also looks epoch. im sure the 8000 is bright and looks cool but in terms of actually seeing in front of you at night you can see further with the 10k
LOL

No, actually, the 10K outputs less light. The brightest kit is 4300. If you want to be able to see really well and have a little blue, go with 6K.
 
  #8  
Old 08-27-2010, 10:31 PM
IguessNot's Avatar
Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Orange County, CA
Posts: 3
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

the higher the rating the more blue they look... if you go really high they look purple...

lower ratings will have the most usable light... just youtube the ratings to see what i mean...
 

Last edited by IguessNot; 08-27-2010 at 10:33 PM.
  #9  
Old 08-28-2010, 01:40 AM
Michaud85's Avatar
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Peabody, MA
Posts: 263
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by Michaud85
dude if your upgrading ur headlight go with the 10000 not the 8000 its DEFINATELY worth it I think, you can see alot further ahead. it makes alot of difference at night visually, and it also looks epoch. im sure the 8000 is bright and looks cool but in terms of actually seeing in front of you at night you can see further with the 10k
ignorance
 
  #10  
Old 08-28-2010, 03:38 AM
justasquid's Avatar
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Northern Michigan
Posts: 2,492
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

If I were you, I'd go with the 4300K. Theres not much point in going HID if your going to put out less light than a stock set up.

Even further, I'd suggest going with a projector kit. A friend of mine just put a set in his GSXR he bought on ebay for 150.00, and they are pretty good. I retrofitted a set of projectors from a caddilac into my bike, and his light up the road almost as well as mine do. They are so good, if they had the kits around when I did my retrofit, I would have just bought a set instead doing all the work I had to do. They are pretty easy to install as well.

The nice thing with the projector kit is, you have 2 low beams, and 2 high beams. Plus, there is no delay waiting for the highbeam to brighten, its instant brightness. Plus, you will have focused light. You won't have all of the stray light beams shooting everywhere that you will get by using HID's in your stock reflectors.
 


Quick Reply: headlight upgrade question?



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 03:38 PM.