HID with projectors??

I see a few people have done the HID mod but left the stock headlight setup. I've also heard people that hate it because they say it's not meant to be that way and that the stock reflectors scatter the pattern and don't do the HID justice, while blinding oncoming drivers. So has anyone installed the actual projectors in the headlight to make the HID setup work how it's supposed to? And if so, do you have pictures? Thanks.

 

A member by the name of "TheSkeeter" on here has retrofitted some HID projectors into the VFR. I PM'd him about some information and it was a total custom job. Most of the parts he used were off of ebay and I think he did it for around a few hundred plus the cost of the HID's. Shoot him a PM and he will probably be as willing to talk to you about it as he was with me. As far as I know, he is the only one on here with projectors retrofitted to the VFR. I've searched for retrofit kits, but I have yet to be able to find them.

Here is a link to his pictures: HID Projector Retrofit 1 - VFRworld Photo Gallery

 

Info sent...

 

TheSkeeter, can I bother you for the info as well please? I have a 55W H4 kit and a 55W H7 kit in the mail... Would love some more info.

 

Let's see if this helps. Here's a link to a thread on here where I was outlining the process: http://vfrworld.com/forums/mechanics-garage/19847-winter-project-kickoff.html

There's a guy tha thas a series of videos (5 parts?) on youtube that pretty much details out the steps you'd need to take. His is for a car, but you get the idea: YouTube - (1) How to build HID projector headlights

Check those two links out and lemme know when you want to start!

- Mike

 

I was all hot on HID a few years back. I did my cars and a couple of other bikes. But when I got my VFR, I was impressed with the stock light pattern. The 5th gen has a very wide and deep pattern, it also has a very very bad cut=off! Because of this, I will not be doing HID's on my 5th gen's stock reflectors. A good cut-off is vital to a successful HID retrofit. If you have a very soft cut-off, you'll get really bad light scatter/glare.

I also found that HID is really hard on the eye's in bad weather. On some trips to reno during winter, on the hard packed snow, I found after a couple of hours I was getting headaches behind my eyes. My wife also had sore eye's and now wears sun glassies
on are night trips. On my GSXR I did an HID retro and thought it was so cool! until I get caught in a rain storm coming home from an all day trip. The back glare of the wet road was really bad! I made a point to never ride that bike at night if there was any chance of rain. I've stocked up on my Walmart find of XtraVision H4 bulbs, for the fifth gen. I'm going to wait for LED's to further develop. In 2~3 years, I'll retro in some L.E.D's on till then my +30% halogens will do.

 

the glare problem might be dependant on the kit you used. I have HIDs on both cars, and haven't ever had a problem, but on both it is stock. with so many cars out there that come with HIDs, it seems hard to imagine that something inherent in the design is likely to give a significant portion of the public a headache. Otherwise people would be paying to have their HIDs retrofitted as Halogens.

 

Nope! it's not the type of system I've used, as my 4x4 truck has projectors from a junk yard BMW, and the 4runner had Audi's. It's the very white light. Simple fact is, in bad weather a lower temp light is better.

Not sure if you've done any longer trips on fresh snow fall? I take them about 15 times a year. When I first installed the HID's I was very excited about the first trip thru the mountains. It was no fun with the HID's At first there was some oowing & aawing, but after a few hours it sucked. I found some low temp 3700k that have help a bunch. Still look legal. IMHO, The only true advantage with HID's is there longevity and lower current draw.