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 To upgrade a conventional H4 halogen headlight to HID, you will typically need a bi-xenon upgrade kit. The H4 bulb has two filaments, one for low beam and one for high beam. A bi-xenon headlight uses a single xenon bulb with a mechanism to reposition the bulb in the reflector to provide a low beam or high beam pattern. To upgrade a conventional H4 halogen headlight to HID, you will typically need a bi-xenon upgrade kit. The H4 bulb has two filaments, one for low beam and one for high beam. A bi-xenon headlight uses a single xenon bulb with a mechanism to reposition the bulb in the reflector to provide a low beam or high beam pattern.
  
-There are at least two proper ways to achieve this. Both use a single HID bulb that provides low beam or high beam under control by an electromagnet. Avoid the upgrade kits (usually advertised as high/low beam kits) that have one HID bulb for low beam (that also stays on in high beam), and a regular halogen bulb just for high beam. Stay away from those, they cost as much as the bi-xenon but only provide HID light in the low beam area in front of the bike.+There are at least two proper ways to achieve this. Both use a single HID bulb that provides low beam or high beam under control by an electromagnet. Avoid the upgrade kits (usually advertised as high/low beam kits) that have one HID bulb for low beam (that also stays on in high beam), and a regular halogen bulb just for high beam. Stay away from those, they cost as much as the bi-xenon but only provide HID light in the low beam area in front of the bike while still providing significant leakage in low beam, meaning drivers coming in the other lane may be blinded, will flicker their high beams at you and may even crash in you!
  
 The more common type of bi-xenon kit, at least the most commonly found on eBay or Amazon ​ (like used as OEM equipment on most cars) uses a small metal vane rotated by an electromagnet to block part of the beam in low beam mode. In high beam mode, the flag rotates out of the way and all the light goes out. This type of kit requires a significant modification of the headlight assembly because the solenoid activated vane is part of a projector assembly that goes inside the headlight which has the be opened up. However, they tend to provide a very good, broad pattern because the projector is well mated to the HID bulb and takes advantage of the high light output and spreads it wide. This is very comparable to an OEM HID setup like my wife has on her Infinity. They do look a little funny because the projector is much smaller than the reflector, which is not illuminated. The more common type of bi-xenon kit, at least the most commonly found on eBay or Amazon ​ (like used as OEM equipment on most cars) uses a small metal vane rotated by an electromagnet to block part of the beam in low beam mode. In high beam mode, the flag rotates out of the way and all the light goes out. This type of kit requires a significant modification of the headlight assembly because the solenoid activated vane is part of a projector assembly that goes inside the headlight which has the be opened up. However, they tend to provide a very good, broad pattern because the projector is well mated to the HID bulb and takes advantage of the high light output and spreads it wide. This is very comparable to an OEM HID setup like my wife has on her Infinity. They do look a little funny because the projector is much smaller than the reflector, which is not illuminated.
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-The Innovited kit I bought is rated 55 W. The brightness is unbelievable. This particular model has a 6000K color temperature rating, which is called "​crystal white" but is very slightly blueish compared to the typical OEM HID projector you see on the road. I would have preferred the 5000K which is called "pure white" and even brighter. In addition, the 5000K color temperature is more effective (less attenuation through the air, particularly when it's foggy). Most OEM HID lights have color temperatures between 4300K and 5000K, ​which is white and has the best range in the fog.+The Innovited kit I bought is rated 55 W. The brightness is unbelievable. This particular model has a 6000K color temperature rating, which is called "​crystal white" but is very slightly blueish compared to the typical OEM HID projector you are most likely to see on the road. I would have preferred the 5000K which is called "pure white" and even brighter. In addition, the 5000K color temperature is more effective (less attenuation through the air, particularly when it's foggy). Most OEM HID lights have color temperatures between 4300K and 5000K, ​because it is a pleasing ​white with good color rendering ​and has the best range in the fog.
  
 If you ride at night, or even if you don't, I recommend installing HID lights on your vehicle. The difference is striking. If you ride at night, or even if you don't, I recommend installing HID lights on your vehicle. The difference is striking.
 
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