I've got a gold colored lamp. I love that for night rides. IMHO having ridden with Xenon, regular and gold, I think the gold has the best definition for close in front trail riding. Long wide opens I'd go for that xenon though.
MegaMan thanks for the link I have been looking for a place to order the two smaller bulbs on 500 XC SP for a while now and they have them. Thanks agian.
they got some sweet ass set-ups for the three bulb hedlight system on bluhmenterprises.com. a bright blue center(brights) with yellow outsides(dims) would be pretty sweet.
Well, from a bit of experience on the import automotive front, the blue light you are probably refering to is HID, which functions as a complex system, with a control source box, and other hardware... not just a bulb. Systems like this run over $500 in new cars, and can be retrofitted to some older cars for a hefty fee. Xenon bulbs have a bluish tint to them, and ae often refered to on the aftermarket as hyperwhite bulbs. While these bulbs produce a nice blue light, but the coating that creates the blue glow also drops the light output. On a sled, I'd think that the best lighting would be bright and efficient, which would be a halogen bulb. Xenon needs more power for less light, and HID would be far to complex and heavy for most sleds.
I've got a gold colored lamp. I love that for night rides. IMHO having ridden with Xenon, regular and gold, I think the gold has the best definition for close in front trail riding. Long wide opens I'd go for that xenon though.
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Niceorange.
According to this statement though, Bman has said that Xenon has made his visibility better for open trail riding. Plus the Xenon's bluish tint looks cool.
hey niceorange-what are the "bluelight" bulbs that i can buy for my car at my local napa store for $15? they claim to be brighter than stock headlights and all there is is a bulb that goes right where the old one came out of.
I was kind of hopeing that not only would a color look cool, but that it may take some of the glare out of the night ride. How about the shadows? I would still be interested in trying something different.
Hi all, the xenon bulb I'm referring to is definitely not the HID that are coming to new vehichles. As niceorange put it, they require a different electical input than a regular H4. they are also far more expensive. The xenon is just a hint of blue to make them LOOK like those HIDs but they definitely light up the trail. I just prefer the gold as I ride tight trail mostly and my brother's XLT has the xenon in his.
PM they seems to be just as bright as a standard H4 if not greater definition too but I was comparing it to the gold. They do make a 'blue' bulb too but that one is really tinted and does drop the light output significantly. Looks great though.
Hmmmm I wonder if you can get nightvision glasses to work and not use a bulb at all? LOL
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