Geez, I feel like I started another topic thread that won't die (like oil or tires).
For Derek and others, here is a copy of the discussion I had with the LD guy that put together the group buy I went in on, on foregoing low/ high beam to go to a single HID. Like Hawke said, you have to see them to understand and is only worth it if you do a lot of night riding. Also like Mike C said the GTS headlight adjustment is touchy (besides the manual being backwards), and aiming the high beam is not good for the low beam and vice versa. -- Dave Biasotti // Fremont, CA Dave, Frankly, this is the biggest hurdle to using them. They have no hi / lo capability - it's on or off. As I've mentioned privately to another lister, its more a mental thing than an actual problem. The shielded HID bulb I have installed makes things visible farther down than the road than my std. halogen bulbs on hi, but somehow doesn't bother oncoming drivers (I've literally not been flashed once). Don't get me wrong - I'm suffering mentally too, and would feel funny without a high beam (hence why I originally left the std. bulb in the left headlight). When I flick to hi, the HID stays on, and the std bulb goes to high like it normally would. I seriously can't even tell its there. And also why I'm now looking to get the second one. I've been so blown away at the performance of the shielded bulb, I'm thanking my lucky stars Baja Designs offers the unshielded bulb as well - it ought to make my trip to Utah from CT next spring a lot safer. I will make one point however... If I was riding a single lens/bulb bike, having used the shielded now, I wouldn't hesitate for a second to replace any halogen with it - its that much better. I ride with another Trophy owner whose a die-hard PIAA ultrawhite advocate. We lined the bikes up, and the difference is night and day. The single shielded HID makes the pair of ultrawhites look like mini maglites, except with a really bad pattern. Just a smooth wash of light, no hotspots, no dark areas from the HID - can't say the same for the PIAAs. Its not that I think they are a bad product, they just don't compare with the HIDs (although your wallet would obviously thank you). Good luck, -- ahm ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 20:55:43 -0500 From: Derek Baylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: HID Lights I think you said that you bought the "shielded" HID lamp. How does this compare with the original low or high beam patterns? I'd love to have and HID headlight, but maybe not if it's like having the high beam on all the time. If only I could adjust the headlight beam like in a theatrical fixture.... Derek the stagehand.
