Scooter HID Xenon Conversion Kit By sillylittleboy (Read 972 times)

[sillylittleboy]

Has anyone installed a HID Xenon Conversion Kit?  My headlight on my TaoTao Powermax 150cc wasn't very bright at all.  I wouldn't trust it on an unlit road.  At first I looked and read about options for getting a higher wattage bulb, which was only good for melting the plastic housing.  Then I looked at a Blue Halogen bulb (ordered one of those, too) before deciding on taking a $30 shot with this HID Xenon Conversion Kit from Scrappy Dog Scooters.  Here's their verbiage on it:

HID conversion kit for H4 style headlight sockets. This also fits B35 sockets most commonly found on Handsome Boy scooters like the VIP and others. These HID kits are super bright, use less energy, run cooler, and last so much longer. Be seen, and see!

These are not the cheap *ss DC based kits found elsewhere that flicker and burn out. There are the top quality AC ballasts. Has HID low beam and Halogen high beam bulb all in one unit. Plug and play! 35w with 5k daylight color temp.

These look to come with the ballast and whatever else is needed to make these work at the same voltage and wattage as my current headlight.  I may want to get a higher quality battery.

Has anyone had any luck with one of these kits?  I'll post photos and results of my own adventure into the world of XENON and HID lighting.

[jct842]

I put a led lamp in my KLX25, the stock light was dangerous to ride on the highway at night. I had to paint out a couple hot spots on the lens. Not cheap though, I think it was around 60 bucks but was worth it. Takes a lot less current and lots brighter and unlike the cheap ones it has 2 different light patterns. The cheap ones just dim the one beam, this one lowers it just like the old fashioned ones do.

[sillylittleboy]

I got all the parts connected and got some connectors to wire/plug things together. I even created a little toggle switch that I was going to use to turn on the lights, so they wouldn't be on all the time and thus cause undue drain on my battery.

It doesn't appear that I'm getting enough voltage and current, because the light is rather dim and the brightness waivers a bit. The electricity for the lights and instrument panel don't come directly from the battery, do they?

I was thinking that I probably need a better battery than the stock one AND I was thinking I might get a bit more wattage by running straight off the battery with some fusing.

So this LED light you got helped with your night lighting needs? My scooter sounds equally as dim as yours with it's factory headlights. To insure proper lighting for safety and peace of mind would be well worth the $60. If this Xenon HID thing don't work out, then I may just have to look into this LED that you speak of. Is it a kit or just a bulb?