...and a 55w 4300k bi-xenon H4 kit...
Just a little info to add about HIDs. If you get something near the 6000k color range (temp) it will be blue when seen from other drivers (although you will see it as whiteish while driving). Try to keep close to 4200k or 4300k for true "daylight" color. Someplaces say their product is "perfect daylight" at 5000k which is actually heading to the blue realm. I will say that LEDs have a super long life span according to the manufacturers. A standard H4 puts out 1100-1500 lumens and draws 55-60 watts to do so. Here are the specs of the HID kit (taken from VVME) I run which is only 35w and produces 3200 lumens at 4300k - you do the math:
The bulbs in the GENSSI kits are identical; the difference is the plastic adapter ring. On my truck the low beam LED was on the left side and the high beam on the right, which is horribly stupid since the reflectors are not symmetrical. If you stood off the road on the passenger side when I had the low beams on, it was clear that the passenger half of each housing was dark and the driver half was bright.That sounds like they were incorrectly assembled. (Not your installation, the mounting of the adapter ring) Left/right makes no sense on any headlight setup that I've ever seen. And assuming they are the same LED unit as my H4, there are only two screws that hold the ring onto the LED, so I can't imagine a way to incorrectly assemble it.
Just curious but are some of you guys using a Hi / Lo HID in a single headlight, stock C-10? If so, you may want to re-think that idea. One ballast and one lamp (burner) provide the light for both the Hi and Lo beams.... if (when actually) one of those fails, it will leave the bike with no forward lighting.Had that happen with one of my HIDs. But, since I have a ridiculous amount of auxiliary lighting, (2 x 27W LED spotlights on the tip-over bars) I didn't even notice until the next day. I was on the highway, and with traffic had been on my low beam anyway. But my LED spotlights took up the slack, and since I have them aimed pretty much right where the low beam hits, I never noticed. They got me home in the dark that morning just fine, too. I just adjusted the right side one up a bit higher and turned it a bit to the right so it would give me better light (less traffic at that time) and wouldn't be in anyone's eyes.
Had that happen with one of my HIDs. But, since I have a ridiculous amount of auxiliary lighting, (2 x 27W LED spotlights on the tip-over bars) I didn't even notice until the next day. I was on the highway, and with traffic had been on my low beam anyway. But my LED spotlights took up the slack, and since I have them aimed pretty much right where the low beam hits, I never noticed. They got me home in the dark that morning just fine, too. I just adjusted the right side one up a bit higher and turned it a bit to the right so it would give me better light (less traffic at that time) and wouldn't be in anyone's eyes.
. . . Just curious but are some of you guys using a Hi / Lo HID in a single headlight, stock C-10? If so, you may want to re-think that idea. One ballast and one lamp (burner) provide the light for both the Hi and Lo beams.... if (when actually) one of those fails, it will leave the bike with no forward lighting. Stock H4 lamps have two filaments and that is a major consideration; the odds of both filaments failing at the same time are really very high but one lamp failing is not much of a surprise. So using a bi- xenon HID setup in a single headlight vehicle is an inherently bad idea IMO- when the headlight fails, it very well could be on a vehicle doing 70 MPH + down the road and suddenly lose all forward lighting.What you say is true, but our C10s have another headlight killer, the headlight relay in the J-Box. If it goes out, it doesn't matter whether you have 1 filament or 2 in your headlight bulb. And our J-Box doesn't have a tremendous reliability rating.
Brian
What you say is true, but our C10s have another headlight killer, the headlight relay in the J-Box. If it goes out, it doesn't matter whether you have 1 filament or 2 in your headlight bulb. And our J-Box doesn't have a tremendous reliability rating.
And yes, I use a bi-xenon HID setup.