2015 S1000rr Lights

Huge said:

Les quoted me "0.01 fire time", I presume that's 1 hundredth of a second.
I agree that 1 tenth would be annoying.

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JimmyMac said:

Hi Chuck, you can get fast ballasts that instantly light up a HID for High beam.

JimmyMac

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Missed that but ?115 instead of ?45 is paying ?70 to have a flasher. The main beam in HID supported by a standard High beam is more than adequate.
I ride all year so at least 40% of my journeys from now until around April are in the dark and never had an issue with just HID main.
Wish someone would sort an LED option

GixxerChuck said:

One of these you mean!
https://s1000rrforum.co.uk/showthread.php?6133-HID-fitting-instructions&highlight=Ballast


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Yeah .. thanks

Anyone have any views/opinions on these bulbs?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Philips-12...8875058&sr=8-1&keywords=Philips+T10+LED+6000K
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Philips-12...876447&sr=8-11&keywords=h7+55w+headlight+bulb

Will they even fit? :s

GixxerChuck said:

Missed that but ?115 instead of ?45 is paying ?70 to have a flasher. The main beam in HID supported by a standard High beam is more than adequate.
I ride all year so at least 40% of my journeys from now until around April are in the dark and never had an issue with just HID main.
Wish someone would sort an LED option

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Had LED's on my Z1000 and were great going in a straight line and looked cool but soon as you go around a corner the beam disappears into a thin pencil like line -CRAP!! country lane and your headlights vanish whilst you negotiate a bend- no thanks.

FreudianSlip said:

Anyone have any views/opinions on these bulbs?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Philips-12...8875058&sr=8-1&keywords=Philips+T10+LED+6000K
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Philips-12...876447&sr=8-11&keywords=h7+55w+headlight+bulb

Will they even fit? :s

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The w5w is the small ?sidelight bulb?. Yes they fit. Are they worth it, I think not!


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GixxerChuck said:

The w5w is the small “sidelight bulb”. Yes they fit. Are they worth it, I think not!


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Maybe, maybe not - i'll post up the results .. i'm just keen to get something that means I can see more than bugger-all at night time without breaking the bank or being worried about legalities (as stupid as they may be). I do enough to attract attention as it stands - slicing HGV's in half with a set of ultra sharp HID's might be the straw too much.

i agree hid"s are better than standard but I've been less recently and am very impressed with them.
the prob with hid"s are if u use flasher then might aswell wave at themurplebananna:
but less are instant and just as bright, but not just led bulbs but the ones that have wire strips out back of bulb to cool them.but they haven't melted headlight yet.