6000k Bi-xenon HID kit installed on my Rocker
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From what I've read on the PIAA bulb, it does produce a brighter light than the stock headlight. I wouldn't consider anything that just changes the color without adding brightness. To put it another way, is there a bulb replacement that will produce more light without going as far as installing the HID kit?
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"Really, I guess some car companies can defy physics. Subaru uses the same headlight housing on there 04/05 Impreza's for the WRX STi model that comes with 4300k HID's and the WRX that comes with halogen lamps.
The HID conversion lights up the road better and that's what I wanted. I have used aftermarket and OEM HID kits since 1999, so I have done a fare share of installs on cars, trucks and motorcycles"
There are NO HID conversion kits on the market that are DOT approved, period.
It's impossible for them to produce the proper beam pattern, no matter what you say.
That might be why they're ILLEGAL for street use.
There are HID's that ARE DOT approved but they are a complete system, not a "conversion kit".
The HID conversion lights up the road better and that's what I wanted. I have used aftermarket and OEM HID kits since 1999, so I have done a fare share of installs on cars, trucks and motorcycles"
There are NO HID conversion kits on the market that are DOT approved, period.
It's impossible for them to produce the proper beam pattern, no matter what you say.
That might be why they're ILLEGAL for street use.
There are HID's that ARE DOT approved but they are a complete system, not a "conversion kit".
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From what I've read on the PIAA bulb, it does produce a brighter light than the stock headlight. I wouldn't consider anything that just changes the color without adding brightness. To put it another way, is there a bulb replacement that will produce more light without going as far as installing the HID kit?
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Really, I guess some car companies can defy physics. Subaru uses the same headlight housing on there 04/05 Impreza's for the WRX STi model that comes with 4300k HID's and the WRX that comes with halogen lamps.
The HID conversion lights up the road better and that's what I wanted. I have used aftermarket and OEM HID kits since 1999, so I have done a fare share of installs on cars, trucks and motorcycles.
If you don't want to install a kit on your bike that's your problem, stick to your dim yellow lights.
The HID conversion lights up the road better and that's what I wanted. I have used aftermarket and OEM HID kits since 1999, so I have done a fare share of installs on cars, trucks and motorcycles.
If you don't want to install a kit on your bike that's your problem, stick to your dim yellow lights.
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