HighBimminR6, that group buy is for a true HID conversion kit. That means takeoffs that include the bulb, ballasts, and - very important - the projector housing, are still OK to put on your bike, and - best of all - they deliver the highest quality light output. That said, OEM HID equipment is OK to resell and install. (Too many people complained about crappy installations that do nothing but blind other drivers.) So if you see some business on the net selling 'kits', they are doing it illegally and they can earn themselves some very stiff fines. Summer of 2003 is the last time that HID 'kits' could be sold legally by businesses. So they look like real HIDs, and they fool the eye into thinking that they are brighter. However, many people rave about their benefits because they give off light of a different color. These "HID bulbs" offer no advantages over stock bulbs. These setups generally run ~200/light source and come OEM on many vehicles. This is a special bulb connected to special ballast/ingnitor, housed in specifically designed housing that properly aims the light put off by the bulb. So I'm guessing that the area immediatly surrounding a HID bulb doesn't get all that hot.īut this is a good bit of conjecture / SWAGging in my part. I also just consider this: no special considerations are made for both OEM HIDS and HID conversions that I have ever seen for what might be excessive temps. as a result that little bit of heat is disapated pretty quickly keeping the surrounding area from ever getting all that hot. I think they actually run pretty cool (guessing here) because although the arc is very hot in temp it does not actually put out a lot of heat. The only thing that might work is to check the temp immediatly after turning it off but that is still not going to be the greatest because you will still pick up temp of the hot inner quartz and not the surrounding glass bulb. the light given off by the light will make it nearly impossible to get an accurate reading and it will likely be much higher than actual. Scott from NJ don't even bother trying to use one of those IR guns to determine the temp.
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