[shnill]

well i did it! no battery needed -- lo/hi beam work amazing - its hard to get a good shot since the light is frickin BRIGHT! these are 8k lights btw

 

[Winks84]

thats awesome where did you get them, are they just a car kit

 

[shnill]

yeah i got them locally - but its just an H4 Bi xenon HID kit - with the relay harness

 

[ArcticCatZR800]

Cool but all I can say is I hope I don't meet you on a trail coming toward me at night.

 

[Dragon700]

In a simple way, how was it done? I was looking into doing that.

 

[Redneck13x]

Cool but all I can say is I hope I don't meet you on a trail coming toward me at night.

+1, that bright may cause other problems with on coming sleds.

 

[ArcticCatZR800]

Cool but all I can say is I hope I don't meet you on a trail coming toward me at night.

+1, that bright may cause other problems with on coming sleds.

To give him credit though it is a cool idea i just wonder how long the HID is gonna last with the constant cold to warm cycle.

 

[shnill]

Cool but all I can say is I hope I don't meet you on a trail coming toward me at night.

i can aim it down with the dial -- so it wont be sooo intense - but stock lights are just so crappppy --

In a simple way, how was it done? I was looking into doing that.

k well its ez -- i just used the little block that is used for the projector beam add on for my 12v DC source - there should be 2 yellow wires and 2 red wires going into a female block - all i did was just add a spade on my 12v B+ wire from my relay harness and put it into the RED female block - then after that its all plug and play -- one connector from the harness goes to your factory light receptacle, then the harness has 2 plugs for your 12v DC to your ballasts - i used a butt connector to take my 2 grounds (for each ballast ) into 1 wire - then ran it down to the metal wires that hold your hood on - and your done

Cool but all I can say is I hope I don't meet you on a trail coming toward me at night.

+1, that bright may cause other problems with on coming sleds.

To give him credit though it is a cool idea i just wonder how long the HID is gonna last with the constant cold to warm cycle.

whats different about cars? i had them on my last truck - no trouble - HID are tough, i dont know why people think they are a finiky light source - they can take a beating just like a halogen light, probly even better

 

[ArcticCatZR800]

Well that would be good and the reason stock lights aren't so bright is because really bright lights can bounce off the snow and make it harder to see, take a picture with flash on when its snowing, most all you can see is the snow and nothing else, same concept with fog, you can see better with the low beams than the highs. If you have fog lights on your car flip then to bright and they go off, thats the reason for that.

Cool but all I can say is I hope I don't meet you on a trail coming toward me at night.

i can aim it down with the dial -- so it wont be sooo intense - but stock lights are just so crappppy --

In a simple way, how was it done? I was looking into doing that.

k well its ez -- i just used the little block that is used for the projector beam add on for my 12v DC source - there should be 2 yellow wires and 2 red wires going into a female block - all i did was just add a spade on my 12v B+ wire from my relay harness and put it into the RED female block - then after that its all plug and play -- one connector from the harness goes to your factory light receptacle, then the harness has 2 plugs for your 12v DC to your ballasts - i used a butt connector to take my 2 grounds (for each ballast ) into 1 wire - then ran it down to the metal wires that hold your hood on - and your done

Cool but all I can say is I hope I don't meet you on a trail coming toward me at night.

+1, that bright may cause other problems with on coming sleds.

To give him credit though it is a cool idea i just wonder how long the HID is gonna last with the constant cold to warm cycle.

whats different about cars? i had them on my last truck - no trouble - HID are tough, i dont know why people think they are a finiky light source - they can take a beating just like a halogen light, probly even better

I've never personally had HID thats why i was asking.

 

[danoxcr600]

shnill, what did your kit cost? if ya dont mind me askin

 

[shnill]

shnill, what did your kit cost? if ya dont mind me askin

Well i used to get my kits from www.vvme.com

but i found this guy here in town -- and he hooks up the digital kits for 80$ CAD -- insane deals

 

[Hangman]

Hmmm...I may have to look into this. The light on my sled is really no better than a flashlight. I put a 80/100 watt bulb in and it helped, but I'm still not happy. It's pretty easy to over-run my light.

 

[RedRocketXCR]

Hmmm...I may have to look into this. The light on my sled is really no better than a flashlight. I put a 80/100 watt bulb in and it helped, but I'm still not happy. It's pretty easy to over-run my light.

If you have a single headlight, you may not get much more from the HID. From other posts I have seen in the past, the single headlights are very limited because of the reflector design. I'm currently using a 100/90 white/blue Xenon and it is much better than the standard halogen on the Polaris wedge sleds. Check out HCS as there is more info over there.

 

[flatlander_summit]

Well that would be good and the reason stock lights aren't so bright is because really bright lights can bounce off the snow and make it harder to see, take a picture with flash on when its snowing, most all you can see is the snow and nothing else, same concept with fog, you can see better with the low beams than the highs. If you have fog lights on your car flip then to bright and they go off, thats the reason for that.

Wrong sonny, the reasoning that the brights reflect off snow and fog is because brights are designed to flood the area with light while fog lights and dims are designed to be aimed in a more concentrated area as to not flood oncoming vehicles. The reflection has nothing to do with the brightness of the light just where the light is projected.

 

[Bames]

Looks awesome! I bet its going to be a lot safer now that you can see a lot more, also you increase your visibility so people will see you better. See and be seen.

 

[shnill]

Hmmm...I may have to look into this. The light on my sled is really no better than a flashlight. I put a 80/100 watt bulb in and it helped, but I'm still not happy. It's pretty easy to over-run my light.

If you have a single headlight, you may not get much more from the HID. From other posts I have seen in the past, the single headlights are very limited because of the reflector design. I'm currently using a 100/90 white/blue Xenon and it is much better than the standard halogen on the Polaris wedge sleds. Check out HCS as there is more info over there.

you would still get way more light from a single HID than any single halogen style lamp -- even the 100w ones -- there is just no comparison - all you have to do is look at the lumen values - in the 5k to 6k range you look at anywhere from 3100 to 3500 lumen - your most powerful halogen on the market is around 2100, and thats per bulb

Looks awesome! I bet its going to be a lot safer now that you can see a lot more, also you increase your visibility so people will see you better. See and be seen.

true DAT lol

 

[TNT123]

is there anything i would need to put hid's in my xlt's besides and hid kit? im seriously thinking about getting a hi/low hid kit for both of my xlt's. i can do all the wiring, but i dont know if the hid's will have enough voltage on startup to get them to light up.

Edit:i could just get a switch to turn on the voltage to the ballast when the sled is running instead of on startup.

 

[ArcticCatZR800]

Well that would be good and the reason stock lights aren't so bright is because really bright lights can bounce off the snow and make it harder to see, take a picture with flash on when its snowing, most all you can see is the snow and nothing else, same concept with fog, you can see better with the low beams than the highs. If you have fog lights on your car flip then to bright and they go off, thats the reason for that.

Wrong sonny, the reasoning that the brights reflect off snow and fog is because brights are designed to flood the area with light while fog lights and dims are designed to be aimed in a more concentrated area as to not flood oncoming vehicles. The reflection has nothing to do with the brightness of the light just where the light is projected.

What your saying is right but the brighter the light, the more reflecting back. Plus to see thru snow and fog, you want the lights mounted as low to the ground as possible so it won't light up the fog.

 

[srx_600]

I wouldnt mind doing this, i need to replace my Hi/Lo switch yet this year. I have some bad connections so my lows dont always work.

 

[buckfever]

Well that would be good and the reason stock lights aren't so bright is because really bright lights can bounce off the snow and make it harder to see, take a picture with flash on when its snowing, most all you can see is the snow and nothing else, same concept with fog, you can see better with the low beams than the highs. If you have fog lights on your car flip then to bright and they go off, thats the reason for that.

Wrong sonny, the reasoning that the brights reflect off snow and fog is because brights are designed to flood the area with light while fog lights and dims are designed to be aimed in a more concentrated area as to not flood oncoming vehicles. The reflection has nothing to do with the brightness of the light just where the light is projected.

I'll just let you keep thinking that.

flatlander makes alot more sence on this. Besides your camera flash would be pretty much a flood light correct? So I would say flatlander has it covered..