| Author | Message | ||
     Union_man |
What is the brightest bulbs that I can buy to replace both of my headlight bulbs. I just want to buy them and put them in. I am not interested in HID or other type kits because I have Aux Lights installed. A brand and part # would be a huge help. | ||
| Johnboy777 |
You can safely go to 100W ... wait, wait, maybe not.  | ||
| Froggy |
If you put on HID lights, you will wonder why you wasted money on Aux lights!  | ||
| Buellhusker |
+1000 what Froggy says | ||
| Carbonfibrebob |
Amen! HID convert as well. I could have saved a lot of $ by going HID at the first filament failure! | ||
| Ronmold |
You can have my HID-swap take-outs for the cost of postage, they'll never be going back in! | ||
| Whisperstealth |
PIAA Extreme White Light Bulbs are fairly bright, but do not last a long time. It's what I use in my high beam, and is about as bright as you can get without going to HID. | ||
| Itileman |
Sylvania 4100 Bright White. These work very well. | ||
| Pkforbes87 |
DDM tuning 55w 3000k kit + an extra pair of 6000k bulbs cost me less than replacing both stock bulbs would have. Plus, now I can see my lights reflect off of upcoming russians even in broad daylight. | ||
| Pkforbes87 |
Wow, my bad. Russians should read "roadsigns". Didn't notice the phone corrected my spelling  | ||
| Snub13 |
Ha!, you had me scratching my head on that one..... How many Russian's do you pass in OK City? | ||
| Jphish |
My experience is: the higher the intensity - the shorter the bulb life. Not so bad on a Uly, because they are relatively easy to change. I merely did the 'bridge' solder in switch so both lights are on, in hi beam mode. Plenty of illumination for my 'no night riding' inclinations. | ||
| Eternalbiker |
DDM tuning 55w 3000k kit What bulb type? And I'm guessing no heat damage? | ||
| Froggy |
H7 bulbs. don't worry about heat damage, even the stock bulbs will eventually melt reflectors. | ||
| Eternalbiker |
Don't worry about the heat... So don't go with the 35w to be safe? LOL 55w it is then! I installed the Palmer bracket with a pair of Trail tech Eclipse SC4 HIDs didn't last 30 miles before what I guess was the vibration caused them to quit... I still have to send them off for repair  | ||
| Froggy |
I have the 50w (didn't offer 55 back then), and am happy. Whichever floats your boat, I don't know if the 35w would prevent melting, but headlamp assemblies are cheap so I don't give a damn if it melts again. | ||
| Eternalbiker |
Who needs a reflector with 55w of HID power anyway!  | ||
| Pkforbes87 |
The 55w hids put off less heat than the stock 55w bulbs did, believe it or not. And yeah.. 55w of hid is just stupid bright. I run a 3000k in the low beam side and a 6000k in the bright. I left the wiring harness mod alone too so both lights are still on with the bright. | ||
| Uly_man |
Its not the size of the lamp but more about the design of the lights. Bad reflectors and no focus/beam lens is the main problem. PIAA lamps work well as will the main/dip light mod. Fitting beam spot lights with PIAA lamps works the best but as with HID the money will add up. You pays your money etc. | ||
| Froggy |
I can tell you as a owner of various PIAA units on my XB's over the years including the 510 and 1100x, that they are overpriced and underperforming. Even with all the adjustments I've tried, my 50w HID low beam would drown the PIAAs. They just simply don't have the output. My 1100x was damaged in a wreck, I took it off and haven't thought about it since. For one quarter of the price you can get HID lights with 4x the output. | ||
| Tootal |
Here's what I have. A H9 65 watt bulb on a H7 platform. They are much better and on sale for $19.00 a piece. http://store.candlepower.com/osraulhiouh7.html | ||
| Union_man |
Anybody have the part # for the stock headlight bulbs? | ||
| Ronmold |
H7 | ||
| Andymnelson |
Pat if you just want a bright halogen bulb, I highly recommend the Sylvania Silverstar bulbs. I also highly recommend not going to a higher wattage halogen! | ||
| Tootal |
The Osram 65watt has been in mine for years now with no problems. 100 watt, might be too much but the 65 watt works great. When checking out bulbs look at the lumens provided, not just watts. | ||
| Pkforbes87 |
55w HID kit from DDM Tuning: (sorry the pictures aren't better) 3000k low beam:  3000k low beam + 6000k high beam:  This was immediately after the install. They're aimed considerably lower now I'm actually surprised I haven't run into any problems from LEOs yet with the 3000k low beam being so yellow. It works great though for foggy riding. The 6000k high beam is the purest WHITE light I've ever seen on a vehicle. Not the least bit blue, just 100% bright white light. It's perfect. | ||
| Pkforbes87 |
 You really have to see these things in person to believe how amazing they are. | ||
| Eternalbiker |
I'm actually surprised I haven't run into any problems from LEOs yet with the 3000k low beam being so yellow. So would you recommend a different low beam maybe the 4500K? I have the light mod for both beams on high as well, I had planned on keeping stock headlights. But since my auxiliary HIDs went out I'm rethinking of switching the stock to HID. LEOs = Law Enforcement Officers? Don't want any trouble from them, NC is ramping up traffic tickets to boost state revenue! JC | ||
| Pkforbes87 |
Eternal, I knew the risk of LEO attention when I installed the 3000k bulb. Personally, if I start getting tickets I'll put a 6000k in the low beam side. That's why I got a pair of each color when I ordered the kit. I have 2800k fog lights in my car (not HID) and have never attracted negative attention. Then again, the fog lights in the car only come on when they're needed. As for opting for a 4500k to avoid the risk, I don't think that's going to be low enough in the spectrum to give any extra benefit during foggy conditions, which for me was the sole reason for using a low temperature bulb in the low beam. Oklahoma is not a required helmet state, and as such I think riders who choose to wear them are cut a lot of slack. I've had cops simply blip their lights at me for a couple seconds, or wave a "slow down" motion out the window instead of pulling me over. The gloss white full face helmet and hi-viz jacket seems to earn a few more brownie points than the squids in flip flops and the pirates in sleeveless leather vests. If I had it to do over again and with a little extra cash, I'd probably only put a 35w igniter on the low beam, leave a 55w on the high, use 6000k "bulbs" in both sides, and explore my options for accessory lamps to use as fog lights. I know quite a few guys here recommend not installing a HID in the high beam. I understand the logic behind it, but the best incandescent bulb on the market would be drowned out by even a 35w low beam HID. In my eyes, that's only worthwhile if you are ok with the low beam being your "only" source of light and used the incandescent bulb for flashing only. (Message edited by pkforbes87 on March 27, 2011) | ||
| Druelly |
+1 Andy I went with the Sylvania's. 55 watts and other than my clutch breaking have not had any issues since. I must mention the dielectric grease as the stock plugs are prone to allowing some arcing thus no more light. Found that out the hard way. Druelly |
