Never have any one that i know of Done that But there are some Single Kits out there, But if your gonna Remove all that Tuppaware you might as well Do them Both. :thumbup:

http://www.vvme.com/hid-conversion-kits ... cva1e367jr

You don't have to spend Hundreds of dollors just $30 to 70 on up... Don't get ripped off by $200 Kits that's just gonna Quit on you...

Good Luck...

Elliott,

 

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...On the K8 both headlights have low beam and high beam but if I read the information on HID lights correctly they are one or the other. What would be the best set up to improve the low beam light output without totally disabling the ability to use a high beam? Like Daboo I live in the Pacific Northwest where it's dark and drizzles from October through May and I'd really like better lights. Does it make sense to put an HID light on one of the head lamps and leave the other alone?

Thanks for all the help

Ray

Mitch's way is the best. You'll get all the light focused on the road with a sharp light cutoff. The only disadvantage is that it requires removing the headlamp assembly and taking it apart. But the time would be well worth it.

Your light bulbs are H4 on both sides. You're lucky. The K8 has the same high and low beam on both sides. The K7 does not; we have a low beam on the left, and a high beam on the right.

All the conversion kits I've seen are set up for two headlamps of the same kind. So you can buy an H4 conversion kit and do a comparison. NOTE: Watch what kind of H4 light bulb you get. They make three kinds. You want the bi-xenon bulb. It has a magnet inside that moves the shield giving you both a low beam and a high beam. You don't want the less expensive single mode HID lamp. It is only set up for low beam, and doesn't do it that well.

If you specify the 4300K lamp color, it'll match the halogen bulb for color when someone looks at the bike from the front.

Chris

 

Mitch, I think taking the headlight assembly is beyond me but I am impressed with the quality of the light you get doing it your way. Am I correct that once you had things apart you didn't have to do anything special as far as shimming the projectors? Do the existing aiming adjustments still work?

Chris, if I get bi-xenon bulbs I'm guessing I'd have to play a bit with the aiming so that I wouldn't create too much glare for oncoming drivers? Which ones did you get?

Thanks for the help guys!

Ray

 

I found a place in Shanghaii on eBay that sold two bi-xenon H4 bulbs for $9.99. The name of the vendor is factorykiss. There's no such thing as a free lunch. The shipping was another $20. And it came on a slow boat from China...literally. Still, I got two bi-xenon H4 bulbs with the relay to control the light for $30. You can't buy two Silverstars for that price. Here's a link to the sale. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... OTORS:1123 Note: you get the two bulbs and the relay to control the change from high to low beam...but you do not get the ballast. You need that as well.

I was thinking tonight on my way back from the prison in the dark (no rain though), about your situation. Another option is simply to adjust your high beams down and use them all the time. I did that on my Kymco Bet&Win 250. It had one headlight in front. The low beam was useless unless you were going about 20 mph. However, the high beam was pretty good if you aimed it low enough to not blind anyone. It lit up my lane only, and far enough out to give me time to react. So with a two headlight system like yours, you may wish to simply lower your high beams and use them all the time.

Chris

 

Mitch, I think taking the headlight assembly is beyond me but I am impressed with the quality of the light you get doing it your way. Am I correct that once you had things apart you didn't have to do anything special as far as shimming the projectors? Do the existing aiming adjustments still work?

when I installed projectors in, I don't have to adjust the aim at all but just a little bit.. with no projectors, just HID bulbs, took me little time to get right aim bec they get glare easy to oncoming drivers..
projector just sit in the headlight housing just like bulb do. no modification to do

 

Chris, you still have your Kymco Bet&Win 250,

I run my Lights Day And Night never helps to be safe and HID's are Much Brighter Day or Night, Regular builbs are just plain Yellow in the Day,,

For Safety Run them each time you Ride, The real problems Today on the Road are Left turning Vehicles up ahead which don't see you and may turn out into your Lane..

Drive Safe All.

Elliott,

 

Daboo

The seller "factorykiss" on ebay also offers the entire kit for $69, if you contact them.

 

Thanks. I looked on their eBay "store" and didn't notice it.

Chris

 

He's offering outside of Ebay. But after more searching, I found some other sellers(chinese) selling kits $10 cheaper on ebay. It be nice if anyone could recommend one of the sellers after many months of successful usage :]