HID kit ?'s

[GaHyperOne]

I have an 01 GSXR 600 and someone had put HID lights on it. Problem is the lights are low beam only. Also I'm not getting any distance of light display on the road so its hard to anticipate road conditions/obstacles in the roadway beyond a short distance. SO... either I need a solution to the current lights or I was considering a new kit that has hi/low kit. Do any of you have any suggestions to somewhere to buy the kit, someone that has had experience with ordering from the company or their customer service.

Thank you all in advance. Stay safe.

[secondgen7]

You should still be able to adjust the beam up & down as w/stock headlights ... it's just the bulbs that have changed, not the whole housing (most likely). I've got HIDs on my R1 and love 'em.

EDIT: mine are low beam only too, but they're brighter than my high beams so I don't even use the highs.

[Over TWO Customs]

I agree with the above posting. it sounds like the lights are out of adjustment. The 01 GSXR should have seperate bulbs for high and low?

[wallypiper]

it's just the bulbs that have changed, not the whole housing (most likely). I've got HIDs on my R1 and love 'em.

HID's don't just replace the standard bulb. If they're the real thing, there has to be a whole new housing so it's very possible that the original aiming adjustments no longer work.

From Hella's website:



1. I want to convert my vehicle’s headlights to Xenon/HID. Does Hella sell Xenon (HID) retrofit kits for my vehicle?
No. The Xenon or HID "retrofit" kits that are widely sold on the Internet are illegal and potentially harmful to other drivers. The only legal Xenon conversions are those that use factory parts designed for a specific model of vehicle and sold by the manufacturer as an optional upgrade. The Xenon headlamps are designed as a complete system that includes the bulb, reflector, lens, housing, ballast, and other specific parts. Merely using the bulb and ballast inserted into a modified Halogen headlight housing will not give the proper light pattern. This is due to the fact that reflectors manufactured for Halogen bulbs and reflectors manufactured for Xenon capsules are very different in design and are not compatible. The result is usually a large amount of glare and scattered light that can blind oncoming drivers. Because these kits are illegal, Hella does not sell or endorse any Xenon “retrofit” kits.

[secondgen7]

HID's don't just replace the standard bulb. If they're the real thing, there has to be a whole new housing so it's very possible that the original aiming adjustments no longer work.

From Hella's website:

True (and good to know), but I'd wager that the majority of kits installed on bikes (mine included) are of the "retrofit/illegal" variety and thus still, at least somewhat, adjustable.

[Over TWO Customs]

i have only seen one set that replaced the entire internal housing. all others are bulbs that fit inside the stock headlight with external ballasts.

[NiceGuysFinishLast]

i have only seen one set that replaced the entire internal housing. all others are bulbs that fit inside the stock headlight with external ballasts.

Then you've only seen one legal, correct set. Nobody ever seems to care about all the extra light they're throwing into peoples' eyes. That being said, you're right, 99%+ of the kits that I see are the illegal retrofit kind, because doing it right is stupid pricey, and often requires DIY work. Like everyone else said, I'd look up how to adjust the lights on your gixxer and see if that helps.

[wallypiper]

i have only seen one set that replaced the entire internal housing. all others are bulbs that fit inside the stock headlight with external ballasts.

So far as a little googling can tell, nobody makes a legit HID kit for a motorcycle. You can get kits from Hella that are just standalone add on lights like you might put on a 4wd truck and they are available in a lot of styles and sizes but I think the market for HID replacements for motorcycles is so small (even the car market for HID's is fairly small) that nobody makes a real one. Just the hacked up bulb replacement schemes. They're illegal. They may or may not actually improve your field of vision at night and they are not sold by the big name auto lighting companies like Hella or Philips or Osram. Everything you see advertised on the internet is probably just HID lights with some kind of cobbed together adapter to get the HID lamp to mount in a standard housing.

[GaHyperOne]

Thanks for all the information and response. I had heard a few people talk about the HID lights and how"great" they are but I wasn't impressed. I had actually considered going back with the OEM halogen light but not sure what the person did to out the HID kit on, if the headlight assembly had been butched or modified. I will have to see if there is a way for adjustments or a couple of other options.

Just curious, how many of you are running the Retro fit/illegal HID lights? Sorry would want anyone to incriminate themselves, but have any experiences with the HID lights? Like dislike could care less?

[willr1]

Dude, I wend to Wally World and purchased the Sylvania H4's (check your oem bulb, as they are typically the same as a cars) Silver Stars and they are brighter, but still have my highbeams. I had the HID's in mine, but they burned so bright, that they burned out within 6mos, I could have had a fingerprint on them,but do not like blinding people. Try upgrading yours with a better quality bulb, that will help and they are $35 a pair

[TLR67]

Neon is where its at... Aint that right Todd!!

[Mongo]

Silverstars in all of mine - work great

[flatblackrr]

i have the ddmtuning hid kit, all hid kits is is a hid bulb and a ballast, its a direct fit into the stock housing if you use the same bulb. bike and car bulbs are the same, its a direct fit,no modifying,cutting what so ever. its a perfect plug and play. unless you do a retro projector swap, then thats a different story.


but if you buy like a h7 hid kit,it a direct replacement into your factory housing.

[NiceGuysFinishLast]

i have the ddmtuning hid kit, all hid kits is is a hid bulb and a ballast, its a direct fit into the stock housing if you use the same bulb. bike and car bulbs are the same, its a direct fit,no modifying,cutting what so ever. its a perfect plug and play. unless you do a retro projector swap, then thats a different story.


but if you buy like a h7 hid kit,it a direct replacement into your factory housing.

Yeah.. except now you have no light cutoff or adjustability, and you just blind the shit outta everyone you see. They're also illegal. (But you'll probably never have trouble with them.. they'll be too busy looking at your tag.. :lol:).

[flatblackrr]

i have no cut off but i can adjust it, i have adjust both headlights. i dont have a hi/lo type, the high is just aimed higher than my lo. i run both of them hi/lo all the time and i have never got flashed or any thing in that sort. yes they are bright a hell but thats why i adjusted them down. either way i dont care, as long as they see me thats all that matters to me. i have let someone drive my bike behind me and passing me is the do not blind you.

[wallypiper]

i have no cut off

I think you are misunderstanding the term. I believe NGFL is talking about the beam characteristic. When you design a headlight, the beam has a particular shape. It extends farther out on the right along the shoulder of the road. It has a "cut off", a sharp line at the top, that prevents it from shining up at eye level into oncoming traffic. HID sources in a housing designed for something else won't have the cut off in the right place. But suit yourself. Blinding oncoming traffic at night certainly makes you visible.