yankeeslover
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I have stock bulb in my 2000 sxr. Have been thinking of upgrading bulb to something brighter. Gonna stick with correct wattage as I don't want to tax system. I keep hearing about a HID system. Can someone explain what this is? I never heard of it. Is it bright? Safe for sled? And easy to install??? And how do they compare to Piaa bulbs? I hear Piaa are brighter then stock??? Thanks
yankeeslover
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nevermind
I just read they are extremely expensive and not good for stock sled? Still not sure what they are. What's the next best? Is it Piaa? Or are there brighter bulbs yet? Once again don't want to tax electrical system nor break the bank.
I just read they are extremely expensive and not good for stock sled? Still not sure what they are. What's the next best? Is it Piaa? Or are there brighter bulbs yet? Once again don't want to tax electrical system nor break the bank.
chris700readhead
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Go to bluhm enterprises they will have a brighter bulb for you. An hid is high intensity discharge, there is a small glass ball inside the bulb that contains an eltrical arc that puts out extreme amount of light. I have them in my car and bike.
I use them in my sled. you will get 2-3 times the light with less power draw, they are easier on the electrical system. I run two 35w systems in my sled, have them in three autos. wont run anything else.
you will want to buy a hi/low H4 single bulb kit for your sled. It is all plug and play other than, if you do not have a battery(electric start)you will need to install a battery to fire the lights on initial start up. you will need to purchase and install one. sno bungie makes one that is small for things like this. you will wire it into your smoothing coil wires, black and red, you can leave it hooked up as well.
since your going with the single bulb, get the 55watt kit. with two bulbs the 35 are more than enough light. Go with 4-5000 color stay away from the bluer 6000 and up colors, they are pretty but make riding on the snow hard on your eyes.
i have yet to burn a bulb out of the four kits.
if you go through this thread, you will see what I did to mount mine in my apex, tight fit. your underhood mounting would be super easy, especially for one kit.
you will want to buy a hi/low H4 single bulb kit for your sled. It is all plug and play other than, if you do not have a battery(electric start)you will need to install a battery to fire the lights on initial start up. you will need to purchase and install one. sno bungie makes one that is small for things like this. you will wire it into your smoothing coil wires, black and red, you can leave it hooked up as well.
since your going with the single bulb, get the 55watt kit. with two bulbs the 35 are more than enough light. Go with 4-5000 color stay away from the bluer 6000 and up colors, they are pretty but make riding on the snow hard on your eyes.
i have yet to burn a bulb out of the four kits.
if you go through this thread, you will see what I did to mount mine in my apex, tight fit. your underhood mounting would be super easy, especially for one kit.
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Wired correctly they are fine for that model of sled. Good advice above from BTV. Not only are they brighter than halogen, they illuminate the area in front of you much nicer. Go 4300K for a sled. You can build your own, or take a look at www.sledstart.com for a ready to install kit.
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smokingcrater
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In the car world, retrofitting HID's into a housing meant for halogen lights is a really bad idea. halogens emit their light from a very specific shaped filament. Hids emit with an entirely different pattern. Long story short, you might get slightly more light, but you also throw out a massive amount of glare. (retrofitting HID's in a car housing is also highly illegal, and if you cause an accident by blinding someone with glare, you are automatically responsible)
In the sled world, the glare isn't quite as much of a problem, and the housings aren't designed with the same tight tolerances DOT approved car headlight housings are. You will get additional light, at the expense of LOTS of glare to oncoming traffic.
Here is a really good read on HID's by a guy that knows more about lighting than pretty much anyone else in the country!
http://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech/bulbs/Hid/conversions/conversions.html
In the sled world, the glare isn't quite as much of a problem, and the housings aren't designed with the same tight tolerances DOT approved car headlight housings are. You will get additional light, at the expense of LOTS of glare to oncoming traffic.
Here is a really good read on HID's by a guy that knows more about lighting than pretty much anyone else in the country!
http://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech/bulbs/Hid/conversions/conversions.html
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great read.
I still wont change mine till there is a guy with a gun forcing me to, then when he is not looking, I'll change them back.
I still wont change mine till there is a guy with a gun forcing me to, then when he is not looking, I'll change them back.