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The ORIGINAL post (by Me) was HID lighting you can AFFORD! I don't call $525 affordable, I call that EXSPENSIVE!

They are nice though. Good Find. for people with deep pockets

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Mornin' Martyn,

yep thats exactly the same bulb!

I've spoken to the UK supplier of the unit, who spoke to Philips in Holland, who indicated an expected life span of 500 hours, in normal use. I've asked if my gentle type trail riding should be taken into consideration and they say no.

And before anyone asks, no I havn't touched the glass on the original, nor any of the replacements!
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Talking Worth every penny!
I've done the HID conversion on the low and high beam on my KTM 950ADV and added Touratech Hella fogs also converted to HID. Main units are 50 watts and the fogs are 35 watts.

Night becomes DAY in a very big way!!!!!!!

Converted low/main and the fogs for a total of £300, brilliant value and I also used HID50.com 50 watt HID lighting.

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To true a true HID unit is expensive its the ballast so Im told. But There just (haha just still pricey to me) $119 US each thats about 55 pounds UK?

Be careful of the bulb not to get your fingers on it some how makes them go bad faster. Also some after market bulbs get hot (and suck up the power) and can melt the hosing or wires.

The smaller 35w HID lights may give out enof light to shut down the main head lights on the bike giving more power to play with.

I dont know to get them or not its $250 for 2 plus a light bar I can make the bar and wire them up but $250 for something I hope to never need to use seems a little steep.
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To true a true HID unit is expensive its the ballast so Im told. But There just (haha just still pricey to me) $119 US each thats about 55 pounds UK?

Be careful of the bulb not to get your fingers on it some how makes them go bad faster. Also some after market bulbs get hot (and suck up the power) and can melt the hosing or wires.

The smaller 35w HID lights may give out enof light to shut down the main head lights on the bike giving more power to play with.

I dont know to get them or not its $250 for 2 plus a light bar I can make the bar and wire them up but $250 for something I hope to never need to use seems a little steep.
Unless your entering the DAKAR, which is cancelled, your not going to need TWO unless its for pose value...... or your Night Blind!
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Hi Martyn,

have you read the info on the website you linked to?

The H4, single bulb applications (like my XT) don't sound too promising!

Of course I may consider an additional light, rather than a replacement H4 HID product!

Thanks for making us aware of the product.
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H4?
What about H4 filament? If I understand it correct, then HID version of H4 only changes the focus (position of filament) with internal motor, meaning I'll have the same light illumination power all the time and only the focus point changes when switching between high/low beam(?)

Will that blind the oncoming vehicles? Or on the contrary, the high beam maybe will be too weak, since HIDs are mostly specialized for "improving" low beams?

Also I've heard from a guy who tested it the H4 HIDs high/low switching motors are prone to get "sticky" in time (with all the heat and dirt going on behind the reflector), meaning it just blocks at one position and you don't have any low/high swithing anymore (whether it'll stay always low or high beam ...or something inbetween)

Can anyone confirm this about H4 versions of HIDs? Or they've been improved by now and they're worth buying in H4 format now?
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