17-02-12, 04:48 PM
Retro fitted HIDs are illegal (there's a recent decision from VOSA that says so).
That said. I recently fitted one and I intend to revert the bike to standard at MOT time.
Aside from HIDs. the Philips/Osram "100percent Brighter" bulbs are good, but they don't last the full 1000 hours of a bog-standard Quartz Halogen bulb.
10 years ago I arranged mine to have both bulbs lit on main beam and only the lower H4 (right hand light) lit on dip.
That made things a whole lot better but it needed a relay and a lot of screwing about with the aim of the left hand H1 to get it up and to the right.
That said. I recently fitted one and I intend to revert the bike to standard at MOT time.
Aside from HIDs. the Philips/Osram "100percent Brighter" bulbs are good, but they don't last the full 1000 hours of a bog-standard Quartz Halogen bulb.
10 years ago I arranged mine to have both bulbs lit on main beam and only the lower H4 (right hand light) lit on dip.
That made things a whole lot better but it needed a relay and a lot of screwing about with the aim of the left hand H1 to get it up and to the right.