HID in Stock Bucket

[jsanford]

Surely there's a HID kit out there in a classic round-headlight housing?

[jesse370]

HD used to make (not sure if they still do) a projector and HID setup for the v-rod in a round headlight bucket. It looked really nice....BUT was really freaking expensive.

[cshadow2]

over in Iraq we got these bad ass led headlights for our Hummers i wanted to put one in my stock housing but they are 24v. they throw are bright like a HID but they have no ignitor like HID. any one have any ideas for a step up converter?

[dbran1949]

over in Iraq we got these bad ass led headlights for our Hummers i wanted to put one in my stock housing but they are 24v. they throw are bright like a HID but they have no ignitor like HID. any one have any ideas for a step up converter?

you're going to need something that can handle the power like this
http://www.secamerica.com/model620.html

[mmakay]

.....your also gonna need a new bucket.  An incandescent that throws like HID is going to be high wattage, and VERY hot.  I don't think the stock bucket is made to dissipate much more than it already does.  (Especially if you have any plastic parts in the mix.)

[Capo]

.....your also gonna need a new bucket.  An incandescent that throws like HID is going to be high wattage, and VERY hot.  I don't think the stock bucket is made to dissipate much more than it already does.  (Especially if you have any plastic parts in the mix.)

LED's put out very little heat.

[dbran1949]

LED's put out very little heat.

So you're saying this ultrabright lights are LEDs? Then it is possible they could be modified to run off 12VDC. They probably only run off 24VDC to be compatible with the power distribution already in place in the vehicle. They may already have a step-down converter built in

[mmakay]

Sorry, I missed the LED part.  (Hence my "incandescent" comment.)

LEDs are unconcerned with voltage (assuming there is enough).  The brightness is related to current.  When you see resisters used, they are relying on constant voltage, and tweaking the circuit for correct current.  It works well enough but is not the ideal solution.  My point is this ... LEDS don't need 24V.

I will say, though, that high power LEDS are not as cool as you think.  The multi-watt units are very different beasts than the little 5mm jobs most people have experience with.  I made a custom headlight for my bicycle using two 5-watt LEDS that mount using the handlebar as a heat sink.  When that thing is running it's like having grip warmers set to low.  Nice and bright, though. 

[Dannog]

I put a bi-Xenon HID kit in my standard headlight. I had to drill out the back of it so that it would fit. In retrospect, I wouldn't bother with the the Bi-Xenon and go with a standard Xenon HID lamp.

I do have the problem that I have to wait for the lamp to warm up before starting the engine otherwise the light will go out requiring me to turn the ignition off and then on again to reignite the lamp. I don't know what is causing this.

I often come home late from work in winter when its really dark. The light output is fantastic and you can see the road in all its glory. I adjusted the angle of the headlight until I was happy that it wasn't blinding oncoming cars. The Hi-beam has a maginet that pull the lamp back and alters the focus in the lense. I never need to use it though.

I got mine from www.emsusa.com.au

[TAftonomos]

Any pics of the beam/pattern?

[Dannog]

I'll take some tonight and post then

[moto]

This is what we are running on our bike:



We added the HID headlight in late 2002...it has been working fine since.

JWS HID Headlight

There is a less expensive 2 bulb Halogen version available for only $99: JWS Halogen Headlight .



You'll need a 7" headlight bucket to install this on a Monster. We were trying to put together a kit but could not find a good supply of buckets.

[Dannog]

Here are a couple of Pics I took tonight. It's really hard to photograph.

[RB]

nice!
could you take a pic from the rider position? looking down a road...

thanx

[TAftonomos]

Preferrably both one with the light pointing down a road, but more importantly (to me), with the light shining at a wall, maybe 20' away.