good replacement hdlt bulbs?

[Gumby]

I bought my bike in mid February, installed the HID kit from A&R in probably early March. I've put 6500 miles on the bike and I have never rode at night. Now as the days get shorter and shorter and the ride to work gets darker and darker I am finally getting to see how awesome this light kit is.

+1 on the A&R light kit. 

[ZG]

I bought my bike in mid February, installed the HID kit from A&R in probably early March. I've put 6500 miles on the bike and I have never rode at night. Now as the days get shorter and shorter and the ride to work gets darker and darker I am finally getting to see how awesome this light kit is.

+1 on the A&R light kit. 

+1... 
 
Winter is coming, it won't be too much longer until it's dark when I go into work in the mornings  , and dark when I come home at night sometimes too if I have to stay late at the office past 4:30 (which thank goodness is rare  )...

[jonathan]

Since I avoid riding in the dark like the Black Plague, I have come to the conclusion that my lights are just fine as they are.

Me too but on rare occasions it just happens.

[Pokey]

I would like an AR-15, that would get much more use from me.

[h2smokin]

jamminjere you mentioned the 4500k bulb did you mean 4300k? I want as bright as I can since half my riding at least is at night . I only ask because the 4300k is the one they show. Thanks

[h2smokin]

Disregard last question. I went ahead and ordered the 4300k set of lights . "farkle" still worked . $120 total including shipping . Figured why not upgrade now instead of ending up doing it later.

[maxtog]

Damnit all.  I can't stand it anymore.  I just ordered the damn A&R kit.  The damn discount code still works, too.

Damnit, I already have the damn box from USPS sitting here now.  I guess I have to tear apart the damn bike tomorrow.

[B.D.F.]

The brightest HIDs are right around 4,100 degrees Kelvin although anything in the low- to- mid 4K range is about the same. By 5,000 Kelvin the light is taking on a blue cast and is going down in lumens (light output). Same thing going the other way- by 3,400 Kelvin the lights have an orange bias and again the light output is going down.

HIDs are usually not offered in steps of a couple of hundred degrees Kelvin so if the place you bought yours from sells them as 4,300 K, that is the only thing they will have in that range. The next steps would probably be 6,000 K and 3,000 K up and down respectively, not 4,100 K or 4,500 K. A few hundred degrees change is not apparent to the human eye either unless directly compared to another light of the same type and apparent brightness, for example on the same car.

Brian

Disregard last question. I went ahead and ordered the 4300k set of lights . "farkle" still worked . $120 total including shipping . Figured why not upgrade now instead of ending up doing it later.

[B.D.F.]

It really isn't a big deal, at least not in the same realm of doing something like changing the air cleaner.... Then again you can cut the installation effort in half if you only put in one HID.

:-)

Brian

Damnit, I already have the damn box from USPS sitting here now.  I guess I have to tear apart the damn bike tomorrow.

[patatty]

Damn you guys.  I have a pair of the "Xtreme" bulbs on the way, but just ordered a set of A&R HIDs after reading this post.

Despite bad luck with 2 previous (non A&R) HID sets for my ZRX, I am hoping that these do the trick for the C14.

[ZG]

Damn you guys.  I have a pair of the "Xtreme" bulbs on the way, but just ordered a set of A&R HIDs after reading this post.

Sorry bro, it happens... 
 
Congrats! 

[h2smokin]

I got mine today, super quick shipping. Got email on sat. with shipping # and here today . Now to get over the intimidation of the wiring harness and such . I hate electrical work

[gthomas15229]

I found that the H4 Phillips bulbs at Walmart are least expensive and if you get the super bright ones in sets of 2 for cars, it is more affordable. I went through about 4 changes on my '06 C10 before I found on that lasted over 2 years. I also started the bike with the light switch in high beam, so if it burned out my low beam would be available until I could get a replacement. That method seemed to have made the bulb last longer.

[gthomas15229]

So, what type bulb is the small bulb? Kawasaki parts list only shows their p/n, not the bulb type. I have seen some C14's with a LED conversion bulb in the small sockets, but I did not book mark it and cannot find it now.