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Old Oct 6, 2010 | 10:32 PM
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ive got a 10 SG and i would love to do a HID, however its not in the budget right now (need rims first).

my question to the masses is: what bulb if any, are your replacing your stocker with for better light?
 
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Old Oct 6, 2010 | 10:41 PM
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DDM Tuning, $37.50 HID on sale now.
 
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Old Oct 6, 2010 | 11:07 PM
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Xenon White from auto zone. Good Light.
 
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Old Oct 6, 2010 | 11:17 PM
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Originally Posted by motorcyclelockman
Xenon White from auto zone. Good Light.
If you're using one, do they last awhile, or do you replace them often? I'm looking for a brighter whiter headlight.
 
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Old Oct 6, 2010 | 11:23 PM
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Piaa extreme white anti vibe
 
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Old Oct 7, 2010 | 04:14 AM
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Originally Posted by highwayman1224
If you're using one, do they last awhile, or do you replace them often? I'm looking for a brighter whiter headlight.
Then ya gotta give it full voltage iinstead of the nominal 12 volts it now gets.Install heavier gauge wiring and a relay. look here www.easternbeaver.com
 
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Old Oct 7, 2010 | 05:26 AM
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I run a 70/65W Osram Plus 50 H4 bulb from http://www.danielsternlighting.com/p.../products.html
This is a very bright , very white (no blue) bulb.
I run this in a Cibie 7" round E-Code housing , also from danielstern.
For a $22.00 bulb and $75.00 housing , it's a killer combo for forward lighting.
Very happy with this combo.
Mick
 
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Old Oct 7, 2010 | 06:53 AM
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Originally Posted by whetsel.m
DDM Tuning, $37.50 HID on sale now.
Do you use it? If you do, what's your feedback? I'm always leery when I see cheap stuff like that.
 

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I upgraded to a Hella 80/100 watt H4 bulb. The difference is significant. The new bullb is way brighter than stock . Night riding is much less stressful.
 
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Oddly enough I caught a large rock directly into the headlight this last weekend which pretty much rendered my headlight useless (and scared the crap out of me).

I put in the new headlight module from HD (dual bulb HID) and what a difference! Rode into work this morning and it was dark when I left... Definitely better visibility.
 
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