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« on: 12 February 2021, 06:04:50 pm »
I've actually done both of the conversions you have both mentioned. On my 1999 FZS600 I fitted the full monty kit. I made the mounting plates (rather than pay £215) and purchased projector Headlamps and the HID kit. I did it correctly using relays. The lights were phenomenal but the downside was when sitting in traffic at tickover your battery gets a hammering off the almost six amp draw from the twin 35w hid lamps. If I'd fitted the 55w lamps it would have been over 9 amps draw. The bikes voltmeter would read 13.4v at 60 mph and at tickover this would drop to 12.4v. Put the indicators on and it was down to 11.8v.
In a fit of madness got rid of my Fazer and bought a BMW R80rt (don't laugh, someone has to ride them).
I missed the Fazer so much that I bought a 2001 FZS600 last October.
Oh, how missed the Fazer but then I rode at night.
I've made the conversion (again using my home made mounting plates) but this time I thought I'd try LED lamps.
I'll be honest, they are not as bright as HID but they pull next to no current. With the lamps on at tickover the voltmeter drops from 13.8v to 13.7v. The lights are loads better than stock and good for 70 mph night driving.
I used reasonably priced lamps off eBay too (around £12 for two) because the likes of Philips and Osram want over £45 per LED lamp.