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zippy
11-02-2008, 09:16 PM
I just today put a PIAA LED in my front park light and HID's in place of my headlights and I am very happy with them, I'll try by best to explain how I did these lights and if you have any questions just message me. My next project will be my black out kit plug and play installation, I will actually be selling those soon as my first big production.

HID's 6000k
I started by simply taking the plastic off above the headlights which is only held on with one bolt and snap in plugs. then after that it was very simple, I ordered the euro fx HID conversion kit fitted for the 08 zx6r off of ebay, they have an ebay store, the lights and harnesses were already fit for my bike. when they arrived I simply was able to plug them into the headlight harnesses, also the bulbs were an exact fit. so basically all I had to do was hide all the extra wire and replace the 10a fuse with a 20a just for the headlight start up but after the start up they only use 35w and 6a I think, plus I was putting the entire low and high beam load on just to make sure there were no accidental fuse blows.

http://i387.photobucket.com/albums/oo316/sbeer6er/bike2.jpg
original park light

http://i387.photobucket.com/albums/oo316/sbeer6er/bike4.jpg
PIAA LED in place of the parking candescent

http://i387.photobucket.com/albums/oo316/sbeer6er/bike8.jpg
HID & candescent comparison

http://i387.photobucket.com/albums/oo316/sbeer6er/bike6.jpg
HID low beam

http://i387.photobucket.com/albums/oo316/sbeer6er/bike11.jpg
HID high and low beam

http://i387.photobucket.com/albums/oo316/sbeer6er/bike9.jpg
another HID & candescent comparison

http://i387.photobucket.com/albums/oo316/sbeer6er/bike10.jpg
both HID's
superhawk ben
11-03-2008, 11:53 PM
:thumbup: Got pics? :thumbup:
Matt
11-13-2008, 04:22 PM
Did you just replace the bulbs...or ad a ballast in there for them as well?
zippy
11-16-2008, 10:09 AM
Did you just replace the bulbs...or ad a ballast in there for them as well?yes I did the whole system, ballasts and ignighters. I've tried to replace just the bulbs in the past and ended up with melted wires and even melted light bulbs.
Matt
11-16-2008, 07:33 PM
Ya that's why I asked. I didn't see anything mentioned on them so just wanted to be sure. :rad:
zippy
02-06-2009, 08:16 AM
I re-did the pics, should be able to see them now
Alex9101
02-06-2009, 08:39 AM
Looks great man! :thumbup:
Stacya_250
02-06-2009, 09:33 PM
I'm hoping I can do the same to my F4. Do they work with any type of head light or do they have to be projection type?
zippy
02-21-2009, 04:32 PM
yes they will work any type, but the only thing you have to prepair for is that the light scatters more with the open beam headlight lenses, so it will look a little brighter to other riders and drivers, then with that in mind if you run your high beams all the time anyway, it would not be that different on low beams now. But i've seen it and looks very cool. And I don't think it would be a problem with your bike at all.
Matt
02-22-2009, 09:50 AM
yes they will work any type, but the only thing you have to prepair for is that the light scatters more with the open beam headlight lenses, so it will look a little brighter to other riders and drivers, then with that in mind if you run your high beams all the time anyway, it would not be that different on low beams now. But i've seen it and looks very cool. And I don't think it would be a problem with your bike at all.


Ya and if you have the stock lenses be careful they don't melt on you. They're really not designed for the amount of heat HID's make. You'll most likely be ok though, just something to keep in mind.

But ya you'll definitely have better visibility then you do with the stock lights.
KnightReiteR
02-24-2009, 09:01 PM
Ya and if you have the stock lenses be careful they don't melt on you. They're really not designed for the amount of heat HID's make.

HID's produce less heat than halogen....

During normal HID operation, you use only 42 watts (35W to run the bulb plus 7W in heat losses in ballast) instead of the 55 watts that the halogen bulb uses.

Just thought you should know :thumbup:
Matt
02-24-2009, 09:53 PM
HID's produce less heat than halogen....

During normal HID operation, you use only 42 watts (35W to run the bulb plus 7W in heat losses in ballast) instead of the 55 watts that the halogen bulb uses.

Just thought you should know :thumbup:





Ya I meant to add on for the position they're in. HID bulbs are bigger compared to stock bulbs, and are almost always closer to the lens than the stock bulb. which results in them melting.

Man sorry I'm having trouble writing here! haha. I've had to edit this post alone like 5 times. Maybe it's bad to work 6 days a week and 16 hours a day? Think it's time for a vacation!