so I wanted to check with you guys if you have any experience with these type of bulbs.
how much of a pain it is to change the H4 on the headlight?
I just ordered them. They usually cost 19€ each (about 26 USD) but there was an offer in Amazon with only a few boxes (2x pack) left and I grabbed the last one for 21€ (28.60 USD).
They should be here on Wednesday and I'll install them right away, but not before a pic of the beam, and another picture after the install as well, so I can compare.
I agree - they are definitely a worthy upgrade. With OEM bulbs I did not feel safe traveling faster than 50-55 mph at night. The H4's seemingly double the light intensity. The process of changing the bulbs is easy, especially if you have Fred Harmon's video instructions to follow.
Yes. The claims they make about "100% more light" and such is just outright, non-scientific, marketing lies. I do believe they are better, but if I had to place a number on it, I would say more like 15%. A lot of it is just an illusion because they dye the glass blue (for the low-beam only) to make it appear to look more like HID. Now, is it worth the effort and expense? That depends on who is being asked. I thought it was a reasonable upgrade, myself. But I also had low expectations. I would buy them again.
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One of problems with HID lighting, especially in non- HID reflectors, is that there is so much light on things like street signs that our down range visibility is actually damaged by our pupils closing from reflected light. I know some highway signs are actually a bit painful as I pass them and that absolutely hurts my real night vision of that forrest- rat standing 400 yards down the road.
Yep. I am blinded by signs now. There is a lot more light with the HID conversions, but they are mostly not *USEFUL* light. This is why I was disappointed with the outcome of the conversion. Still an improvement, but nowhere near what I had hoped for. And compared to the G37 HID projectors, it is utter crap.
Someday there should be a professional/quality LED projector setup and I might consider a switch to something like that if it isn't too overly complex.
Maybe auto darkening welding face shield technology could be used.
How about someone try these and let us know what you think.
I think with these new bright LEDS HID may become obsolete. I have been using HID's for a long but the bulbs do wear out and the ballasts die
The big problem is not the lamp technology, but the fact that the retro-fits just don't work well in headlights designed to use H4 bulbs. I am sure there is a good deal of variance from one design to another, but I think what is lacking is the projector technology so the light can be formed and placed better. Of course LED will eventually replace HID- it has a lot of advantages, the only big three disadvantages have been brightness (which is mostly overcome now), price (which is quickly becoming a non-issue), and heat management (which is still a big one).They came today. I got them at a good price. ~$55
They came today. I got them at a good price. ~$55
Now which bike- C14 or the C10 should I try these on?