The great/rubbish light debacle...

[mickvp]

Where do the projectors stand legally? Sorry I know this has cropped up before but my searching abilities are letting me down.

Last time I looked into it - aftermarket hid kits were illegal, unless fitted in a proper projector headlight unit with an auto balancing/levelling unit, and there was also a requirement for headlight washers too.

Admittedly, this was for its use in a car, and not specifically on a bike, but I would imagine the legislation carries over?

[dcurzon]

S'far as I'm aware, it was stated as specifically for a car. No such legislation in place for bike.

(I have my standard lights just in case)

[MarkWales]

They look amazing - any idea of a price for the kit?

[Wouter]

Hello guys, this is Wouter from Retrofitlab, I developped the kit for this bike.
This kit is not yet on our website but we will add it in the near future. Darren told me that some of you were interested in this kit. We could set up a groupbuy for this kit and ship all the kits to one address to save on shipping costs as well.


Normally the price of this kit will be around € 215 ex shipping which is about 180 GBP.
We are willing to give 2% discount per participant, up to 20%!


Please reply when interested, so that we can get this thing started :-)


The kit is available of course for left and right hand drive.

[MarkWales]

Great news Thanks for the update

[Fuzzy]

Looks great this, what the Fazer should have had from the factory. Am tempted

[dcurzon]

Looks great this, what the Fazer should have had from the factory. Am tempted

To be honest, I wish I'd gone down this path at the beginning rather than dick around with bulbs etc. the difference, excuse the pun, is night n day.

It might seem steep but consider what you're getting, from a reputable company, with decent warranty, and it's a bloody good investment. If you get 9-10 for a group buy then it's an absolute steal at <£150.

[Timbollew]

I'm interested although not sure when I'll have the cash. If someone could give me a dummies guide to wiring them I would be pretty much guaranteed to get this kit.

[Derpdiherp]

Don't post here often but consider me interested too! Almost shat myself on woodhead pass unlit a while back with the nightbreakers in. I'd really like clarification of the legality of this though, I'd hate to be pulled over and have the bike taken :/

[davidkent]

The bike wouldn't ever get taken, worst case you'd have an improvement order or something.

Tbh they can't really do anything, can hardly tell, so many cars and bikes have xenons these days, if they're behind projectors like these the beam will be controlled and not scattered. They'll be absolutely fine.

I'd love some for the fox eye but at the moment other priorities with money are around, looking into buying my first house next year so saving money is a must at the moment!

[Wouter]

So a few people are interested, do you guys think we could get to 5?! :-)

[dcurzon]

I've just spent a couple of hours fitting Wouter's loom, it's made it a much neater install.
Relay bolted to the horn mount on the left, with the trigger connected to the left light fitting.
I put the ballasts behind the battery section and ran the extension cables nicely under the tank.
12v feed for high beam taken from the rhs light fitting.

Job jobbed!  I've lost the 'flash to pass', unless the lights are switched on anyway (they usually are), but has made a nicer install and a better power source, and I now have dual high beam.

Will grab some video footage tonight when it gets dark.

Wouter - some feedback for you - make the ballast to bulb extensions 12" longer then the ballasts would comfortably fit in the luggage section under the seat. Also, the H1 bulb used by the fazer seems to have a h4 or h7 connector (not sure which) so I had to make a connection rather then plug n play.

[keratos]

has anyone taken this mod through an MoT. If so, can I have the number of the MoT centre so that I can get mine done there. A lot of cash (£180) if they fail an MoT - too much hassle to swap out just for an MoT and anyway, I wouldnt ride with anything not Road Legal.

[paulchucky]

i`ve found that sorting  the wiring so both lights work on main + dip together (both lights on)  seems to be fine using 90 / 130 bulbs


although i do find that having a cd player heater and arm rest much more comfortable at night and a hell of alot safer 

[dcurzon]

Mot'd just fine

[keratos]

Mot'd just fine

Great. Ok. So the number of the MoT 'fine' assesor is? Please..

[Doddsie]

You gonna post it you tube?

[keratos]

Yeah.... You tube it please...

[Doddsie]

I meant you!!

[midden]

I meant you!!

[keratos]

Clearly a nonsense thread and a 'idiots guide' ... Literally. End of

[darrsi]

 

[midden]

I blame  the closure of nut houses and care in the community

[darrsi]

It's a "super full moon" tonight so some allowances should be made! 

[darrsi]

Clearly a nonsense thread and a 'idiots guide' ... Literally. End of

What exactly do you mean by that?