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Old Oct 17, 2013 | 05:10 PM
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Nobody ever install a HID kit for there head light?
 
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Old Oct 17, 2013 | 06:35 PM
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Originally Posted by jim518
Nobody ever install a HID kit for there head light?
HID is last century. LED is the wave of the future. No ballast needed. No warm up either.
 
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Old Oct 18, 2013 | 06:04 AM
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Originally Posted by jim518
Nobody ever install a HID kit for there head light?

Many people (myself included) have tried the HID route. Many have not been happy with the results. All an HID bulb does is give brighter light in which the direction of the beam is still based on the reflector. The stock reflector is not optimized for the stock reflector. I had what was supposed to be one of the high end HID kits made specifically for bikes and had nothing but problems with it.

Of course on the slipside many use HID kits and are perfectly happy.
 
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