Brighter Light?

Ok lighting guru's, i bought a bates style headlight & would love to go HID but is it possible with this bulb? There is also a sidelight bulb built in too in another part of the light.

Check out these threads:

kzrider.com/forum/4-electrical/348657-he...nversion-hid-halogen
kzrider.com/forum/4-electrical/487467-le...bulbs-i-was-thinking
kzrider.com/forum/4-electrical/487311-auxilary-lights

Thank you.....that all confuses me a little though........no surprise there TBH! :lol:

Is there a name for my bulb? eg H7 / H4 ????

Hey Steve, unfortunately, I don't know what kind of bulb you have there.

If you convert to HID, you must use a reflector specifically designed for HID bulbs as HID light are significantly brighter than most [all ] other bulbs. Using such a bright bulb in a reflector not designed for it will blind oncoming traffic.

Maybe Otto can chime in and give you some more information.

mtbspeedfreak wrote: If you convert to HID, you must use a reflector specifically designed for HID bulbs as HID light are significantly brighter than most [all ] other bulbs. Using such a bright bulb in a reflector not designed for it will blind oncoming traffic.

Oh dear, that seems like alot of trouble! If i knew what bulb that was i'd settle for LED if its possible or a bigger wattage bulb if thats safe to do.

All i can find at the minute is its called a 'Bosch Type' bulb

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So is it ok to use these safely?







I dont see how i have a high beam with the kit below

you can use any of the Halogen bulbs that you found but you can't use the HID setup because you would have to change the reflector also. On a single light vehicle you can go as hi as 75W but you are restricted by the power output of your alternator. You would have to find out what it puts out.

Ok Otakar, thank you. Is there a 4.5 inch reflector you can recommend then? Its a bates style headlight

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750steve wrote: Ok Otakar, thank you. Is there a 4.5 inch reflector you can recommend then? Its a bates style headlight

I Can't help you there. I just deal with the standard 7" in the round. All modern light reflectors have UV coatings.

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H1Vindicator wrote:

mtbspeedfreak wrote: ...

If you convert to HID, you must use a reflector specifically designed for HID bulbs as HID light are significantly brighter than most [all ] other bulbs. Using such a bright bulb in a reflector not designed for it will blind oncoming traffic.

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Also, HID light produce UV radiation that can be harmful to the human eye.
HID headlight assemblies have a lens that blocks the UVs.
An incorrect beam pattern & lack of UV filtering is why most if not all HID conversion kits are illegal for street use.

Er, no, they are illegal for street use because they are not DOT certified, and they're not DOT certified because no one wants to spend the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$ to get them certified.

I've never heard of anyone enforcing it though.



Check out the article at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-intensity_discharge_lamp