I've said on this forum before that I was not happy with the standard low beam's ability to keep the road lit in front of me when I dipped the spotties and high beam for oncoming traffic.
Enter the HID kit.
I can tell you that it was a relatively easy install for anyone with a moderate knowledge of your ST and electronics. The kit is set up to be just about fool-proof. The hardest 2 parts of this project were getting the tupperware off both sides - 1 hr - and setting the HID electronics in a good spot that didn't interfere with the steering or glove boxes. I'd previously clued myself up on the actual removal of the halogen bulbs and - without this prior knowledge of how to unclip them, it would have been a nightmare.
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Anyways - all went well and I had to extend the kit's power lead as it was not long enough to reach the pos battery terminal.
They are magnificent! I haven't tested them on a night ride yet - but the difference is remarkable! I'd allowed all week for this and a couple of other minor maintenance projects - but got it finished in 3 hrs.
The lights were too bright to photograph directly on - but I got these pics to show you the difference. The old/standard halogens were roughly the same colour as the little marker lights above the main array...... now look.......
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They are even brighter than the sunlight in the background. These are the 6000k temp lights (sunlight is around 4800k).
In this final shot from the side - you can really see the vast difference in intensity be tween the HIDs and the more standard marker lights....
These are the H4-3 Bi-Xenon HIDs which means they have hi-lo beam, but the arc does not change - the switch moves the arc forward or backward in the reflector to produce a different light pattern (assimilating hi beam).
I also changed the coolant whilst I had STella undressed.
You can also see that the wiring has a lot to be desired here. This is addressed in my wiring upgrade posts.
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