Post by Admin on Nov 23, 2014 9:36:13 GMT
If you’re looking to replace your existing headlight bulbs to get a brighter light or to enhance the style, then here is small information you can consider.
Before going to the topic let me give you a bunch of details about headlight bulbs.
In the automotive lighting, “halogen bulb” was the most used and predominantly talked bulb since the last 20 yrs in India. Halogen lighting involves a conventional direct-current direct-circuit setup. The bulb itself houses a filament commonly made of tungsten metal, which is basically a very delicate loose coil of wire.
When electrical current is supplied to the positive lead wire in the halogen bulb, it crosses a path of tungsten wire, which has very high electrical resistance. It is this high resistance that produces heat and ultimately light emits. Low beams of halogen bulb will normally operate on 55 watts of power and high beams at 55 watts to 85 watts. These kind bulbs will be filled with inert gases like argon, krypton.
Technology increases the effective luminous efficacy of a tungsten filament. When operating at a higher filament temperature which results in more lumens output per watt input, a tungsten-halogen lamp has a much longer brightness and lifetime than similar filaments operating without the halogen regeneration cycle.
HID AND PROJECT HEADLIGHTS
High-intensity discharge lamps (HID) produce light with an electric arc rather than a glowing filament. These lamps are formally known as gas-discharge burners and have a higher efficacy than the existing headlights. Xenon headlamp can produce a more robust beam pattern. Automotive HID may be called “xenon headlamps”.
In this kind of bulb instead of argon and krypton XENON will be filled. The sole purpose of these heavy gases is to create a level of pressure within the bulb that deters tungsten evaporation. Once a tungsten atom leaves the surface of the filament, it is immediately blocked by giant xenon particles that are crowding it and pushing it back towards the surface of the filament. Xenon is most commonly used because it is the heaviest of the inert gases and is used in HID lighting.
If you are purchasing BI xenon Headlight HID Kit for any two wheeler it includes the following components
Ballast
Light Bulb
Ballast Bracket
Projector lens
Power Cables
Screws and Nuts
Cable Ties
English Instruction Manual
Warranty Card w/ 1 Year Warranty
HID headlamp bulbs do not run on low-voltage DC current, so they require “ballast” with either an internal or external igniter. The ballast controls the current to the bulb and plays like a central processing unit. Projector lens controls the beam and produces the pattern, rest all the things is to fix and connect the projector.
Halogen filament headlamp bulbs produce between 700 and 2,100 lumens from between 40 and 72 watts at 12.8 V while the HID headlamp burners produce between 2,800 and 3,500 lumens from between 35 and 38 watts of electrical power.
What is Lumen?
Let me tell you what “lumen” is. Lumen is a measure (unit) how much light you are getting from a bulb. More the lumen number brighter the light; fewer lumens means it’s a dimmer light.
Color Temperature
Many of the people have a common misconception that the higher the “K” (Kelvin temperature) brighter the light on road but “K” rating is inversely proportional to the visibility. More the Kelvin ratings brighter the light but visibility on the road will be less. Lower the “K” the brighter the visibility.
Also Xenon runs cooler and than your traditional halogen, therefore it will not melt the surrounding of bulb and case. The light from HID headlamps can exhibit a distinct bluish tint when compared with tungsten-filament headlamps. Tungsten-halogen lamps produce 3000K to 3550K. While the HID xenon bulb emits color temperature- Ranges from 6,000K to 15,000K.
Xenon Headlight Color Temperature 6000K: has an approximately 3200lm output, it emits pure white light colored beam of light
Xenon Headlight Color Temperature 8000K: has an approximately 2900lm output, It will be slightly bluish
Xenon Headlight Color Temperature 10000K: has an approximately 2650lm output, 10000K produces deep bluish
Xenon Headlight Color Temperature 12000K: has an approximately 2200lm output. This color temperature produces violet light and is deeper colored than the 10000K. 15000K will produce deep violet colored light
Some of the benefits of HID bulbs over halogen lighting are…
Up to three times less wattage is used (HID = 35w, halogen = 55-100w)
Up to four times more bright light produced (HID = 2400-3200lu, halogen = 800-1700lu)
Up to ten times more intense light produced (HID = 202,500cd, halogen = 21,000cd)
Up to six times longer lifespan (HID = 2500hr, halogen = 400hr)
HID light contains less infrared and ultraviolet light, which fatigues the driver and surrounding motorists
HID light illuminates the road with better contrast and more lifelike tones of color
Halogen filaments naturally produce a color of 2300K to 4000K (2300K is yellowish, 4000K is whitish) Anything bluer requires the use of light-dimming color filters
HID produces a natural color of 4100K to 6000K (4100K is daylight white, and 6000K is slightly bluish white) Anything bluer requires the use of light-dimming color filters
HID lighting produces a wider and deeper beam pattern with razor sharp cut off lines
HID has low lumen maintenance, meaning bulbs do not dim down as much towards the end of their lives
HID has high flux properties, meaning light is very evenly distributed when installed properly
Now you all will be thinking whether it is possible to install this HID xenon to Indian made two wheelers, how to install the projector head light, what will be the cost and whom to contact for the installation.
Please understand it is possible to install to any two wheelers which has headlight that simple it is. Only thing is you need to contact a good automotive decor retailer. If you are from Bangalore JC road is the best place.
Here you have two options in changing:
Change headlight bulb to HID bulb
Change it to projector head light
Both will give you same amount of brightness, changing bulb will cost you less. If you install projector type head light it will give you a stylish look as it has “angel light” in it. You can choose any colored angel light. Eg: Crystal white, blue, Red etc.
Installation of HID:
They will remove the headlight set from the bike, separate the headlight glass from the back cover. It is quite tough to separate as it comes with pressing kind of locks and it will be sealed with glue. The installer will heat the sealed portion with a hot air blower uniformly in the joining portion then with force they will separate the back cover from the glass.
Care should be taken while using screw driver and sharp tools as it may cause damage to the back cover and locks. Once it is done, they will place the bulb and projector inside the reflector and screw it tightly and seal back the cover.
As the HID xenon bulbs needs more power to light it will be directly connected to battery and this in turn drains the battery soon. If you have twin headlight bikes (Eg: Fazer, R1) to avoid this battery draining problem in long run, you can opt single light in dip and double light when you use high beam. When you switch on parking light both the angel light will be at on. If you wanted to change parking lights you can change it to LED kind bulbs. This will suit better for this kind of HID light.
Cost:
In Bangalore, including fixing cost will be around Rs.3500/-, per head light. If you change only bulb then it will cost around Rs.2500.
Note: Above 8000K is not allowed according to RTO rules.
Courtesy of BikeAdvice. Just shared the Informative Article here.
Before going to the topic let me give you a bunch of details about headlight bulbs.
In the automotive lighting, “halogen bulb” was the most used and predominantly talked bulb since the last 20 yrs in India. Halogen lighting involves a conventional direct-current direct-circuit setup. The bulb itself houses a filament commonly made of tungsten metal, which is basically a very delicate loose coil of wire.
When electrical current is supplied to the positive lead wire in the halogen bulb, it crosses a path of tungsten wire, which has very high electrical resistance. It is this high resistance that produces heat and ultimately light emits. Low beams of halogen bulb will normally operate on 55 watts of power and high beams at 55 watts to 85 watts. These kind bulbs will be filled with inert gases like argon, krypton.
Technology increases the effective luminous efficacy of a tungsten filament. When operating at a higher filament temperature which results in more lumens output per watt input, a tungsten-halogen lamp has a much longer brightness and lifetime than similar filaments operating without the halogen regeneration cycle.
HID AND PROJECT HEADLIGHTS
High-intensity discharge lamps (HID) produce light with an electric arc rather than a glowing filament. These lamps are formally known as gas-discharge burners and have a higher efficacy than the existing headlights. Xenon headlamp can produce a more robust beam pattern. Automotive HID may be called “xenon headlamps”.
In this kind of bulb instead of argon and krypton XENON will be filled. The sole purpose of these heavy gases is to create a level of pressure within the bulb that deters tungsten evaporation. Once a tungsten atom leaves the surface of the filament, it is immediately blocked by giant xenon particles that are crowding it and pushing it back towards the surface of the filament. Xenon is most commonly used because it is the heaviest of the inert gases and is used in HID lighting.
If you are purchasing BI xenon Headlight HID Kit for any two wheeler it includes the following components
Ballast
Light Bulb
Ballast Bracket
Projector lens
Power Cables
Screws and Nuts
Cable Ties
English Instruction Manual
Warranty Card w/ 1 Year Warranty
HID headlamp bulbs do not run on low-voltage DC current, so they require “ballast” with either an internal or external igniter. The ballast controls the current to the bulb and plays like a central processing unit. Projector lens controls the beam and produces the pattern, rest all the things is to fix and connect the projector.
Halogen filament headlamp bulbs produce between 700 and 2,100 lumens from between 40 and 72 watts at 12.8 V while the HID headlamp burners produce between 2,800 and 3,500 lumens from between 35 and 38 watts of electrical power.
What is Lumen?
Let me tell you what “lumen” is. Lumen is a measure (unit) how much light you are getting from a bulb. More the lumen number brighter the light; fewer lumens means it’s a dimmer light.
Color Temperature
Many of the people have a common misconception that the higher the “K” (Kelvin temperature) brighter the light on road but “K” rating is inversely proportional to the visibility. More the Kelvin ratings brighter the light but visibility on the road will be less. Lower the “K” the brighter the visibility.
Also Xenon runs cooler and than your traditional halogen, therefore it will not melt the surrounding of bulb and case. The light from HID headlamps can exhibit a distinct bluish tint when compared with tungsten-filament headlamps. Tungsten-halogen lamps produce 3000K to 3550K. While the HID xenon bulb emits color temperature- Ranges from 6,000K to 15,000K.
Xenon Headlight Color Temperature 6000K: has an approximately 3200lm output, it emits pure white light colored beam of light
Xenon Headlight Color Temperature 8000K: has an approximately 2900lm output, It will be slightly bluish
Xenon Headlight Color Temperature 10000K: has an approximately 2650lm output, 10000K produces deep bluish
Xenon Headlight Color Temperature 12000K: has an approximately 2200lm output. This color temperature produces violet light and is deeper colored than the 10000K. 15000K will produce deep violet colored light
Some of the benefits of HID bulbs over halogen lighting are…
Up to three times less wattage is used (HID = 35w, halogen = 55-100w)
Up to four times more bright light produced (HID = 2400-3200lu, halogen = 800-1700lu)
Up to ten times more intense light produced (HID = 202,500cd, halogen = 21,000cd)
Up to six times longer lifespan (HID = 2500hr, halogen = 400hr)
HID light contains less infrared and ultraviolet light, which fatigues the driver and surrounding motorists
HID light illuminates the road with better contrast and more lifelike tones of color
Halogen filaments naturally produce a color of 2300K to 4000K (2300K is yellowish, 4000K is whitish) Anything bluer requires the use of light-dimming color filters
HID produces a natural color of 4100K to 6000K (4100K is daylight white, and 6000K is slightly bluish white) Anything bluer requires the use of light-dimming color filters
HID lighting produces a wider and deeper beam pattern with razor sharp cut off lines
HID has low lumen maintenance, meaning bulbs do not dim down as much towards the end of their lives
HID has high flux properties, meaning light is very evenly distributed when installed properly
Now you all will be thinking whether it is possible to install this HID xenon to Indian made two wheelers, how to install the projector head light, what will be the cost and whom to contact for the installation.
Please understand it is possible to install to any two wheelers which has headlight that simple it is. Only thing is you need to contact a good automotive decor retailer. If you are from Bangalore JC road is the best place.
Here you have two options in changing:
Change headlight bulb to HID bulb
Change it to projector head light
Both will give you same amount of brightness, changing bulb will cost you less. If you install projector type head light it will give you a stylish look as it has “angel light” in it. You can choose any colored angel light. Eg: Crystal white, blue, Red etc.
Installation of HID:
They will remove the headlight set from the bike, separate the headlight glass from the back cover. It is quite tough to separate as it comes with pressing kind of locks and it will be sealed with glue. The installer will heat the sealed portion with a hot air blower uniformly in the joining portion then with force they will separate the back cover from the glass.
Care should be taken while using screw driver and sharp tools as it may cause damage to the back cover and locks. Once it is done, they will place the bulb and projector inside the reflector and screw it tightly and seal back the cover.
As the HID xenon bulbs needs more power to light it will be directly connected to battery and this in turn drains the battery soon. If you have twin headlight bikes (Eg: Fazer, R1) to avoid this battery draining problem in long run, you can opt single light in dip and double light when you use high beam. When you switch on parking light both the angel light will be at on. If you wanted to change parking lights you can change it to LED kind bulbs. This will suit better for this kind of HID light.
Cost:
In Bangalore, including fixing cost will be around Rs.3500/-, per head light. If you change only bulb then it will cost around Rs.2500.
Note: Above 8000K is not allowed according to RTO rules.
Courtesy of BikeAdvice. Just shared the Informative Article here.