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Sportster_mann
Posted on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 - 05:05 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I seem to remember reading that the headlight bulbs are H8, but I've just seen these on Ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Buell-1125R-08-2008 -White-Xenon-H7-HID-Light-Bulbs_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ _trksidZp3286Q2em63Q2el1177QQhashZitem230337291835 QQitemZ230337291835QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPar tsQ5fAccessories

So are the bulbs H8 or H7 ?
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Ccryder
Posted on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 - 09:10 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

It is an H8.

I can't find the chart I wanted to show you but there are some critical differences in the dimensions and the terminals/ plugs.
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Zac4mac
Posted on Thursday, April 16, 2009 - 09:04 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Those bulbs are NOT HIDs. The package says "Xenon" then "HID Brightness"
They are Halogens - a wire, heated in Xenon gas by current flow.
HIDs require a high-voltage power supply, or "starter/igniter" and fire an arc across a gap, like a streetlight.
The frequency of the igniter controls the color output.

The bulbs in the ad depend on a colored coating - they are NOT as bright as HIDs but might be brighter than the OEMs.

And like Neil says, they aren't even the right type.

Z
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