[sledhead44]

Is this the correct HID kit to buy? http://www.ddmtuning.com/Products/DDM-35W-55W-Single-HiLo-Motorcycle-HID-Kit

35 or 55 watt? Any heat issues?

What are the pros & cons of an HID kit vs. an upgraded Halogen bulb like the PIAA's?

 

[JesterAZ]

I recently removed mine. When I bought the bike, the previous owner said the hi beam burned out after 2000 miles. I didnt like the idea of not being able to get bulbs locally, esp if it burned out on the road. I installed a Phillips Motovision instead. Provides ample light for my night driving at a fraction of the cost.

My ballast was hid in the neck of the bike and the rest of the wires stuffed into the headlight housing. Tight fit, but doable. Light output seemed good but I never got to test the hi-beam. No problem with heat. Note: after installation, you'll probably have to adjust your beam direction.

This is similar to what I had.

http://www.xenonlink.com/H4+Hi%25252...f9b9436311be1f

 

[wes]

I swore by DDM, but I had issues about 9 months down the road with one ballast not firing all the time, and then about 3 months later, it wouldn't fire at all... Sometimes they both wouldn't fire and would need for me to turn em on and off a bunch of times..(that was in my car)

The almost $200 set I have in my truck I have not had one issue in 5 years...

DDM has a warrenty, but if it is not their problem, they charge you a crap ton of money to send you the ballast back

 

[JesterAZ]

Yea that reminds me, another reason I got rid of it was if the ballast goes you're screwed too. So be sure to keep a spare bulb and ballast.

 

[UrbanRage]

I just removed my DDM HID because it stopped working. I just received the Oracle 35W HID kit. http://www.automotivelightstore.com/oracle35wsilmhidkits.aspx . I got it for half the price, because I only needed one of everything...lol.. I am hoping to get everything installed tomorrow.

 

[Hotsocket]

I've had my eye on these for some time: http://www.ebay.com/itm/YAMAHA-XVS-HEADLIGHT-SINGLE-HID-KIT-H4-HI-LO-/321004248544. At $33 it's hard to swallow the thought of these multi $100 deals. $33 is less than a PIAA halogen!

 

[flpsmlps20]

I would recommend getting one that uses a halogen bulb for the high beam function. So if the ballast/bulb fails you still have a light.

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[UrbanRage]

I would recommend getting one that uses a halogen bulb for the high beam function. So if the ballast/bulb fails you still have a light.

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Any more info on this... who makes it and/or a website?

 

[flpsmlps20]

I bought the kensun 8000k kit from amazon.com you may be able to find it cheaper if you buy a motorcycle kit. But I bought the kit with two so as to have an extra.

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