Headlight upgrades

[gbrown27]

I have the recon projector headlights and the light output is awful. I could not see my lights in the rain and i almost wrecked a couple of times so what should i do for low and high beams? and where should i order from

Low: HID or XENON

High: 35 or 55 W HID

 

[Humvee21]

I'm sorry to say this, but first of all... throw away those god awful recon projectors. Now, either do a bi-xenon HID kit in the factory housings, contact Ducati for a retrofit, or get the 2013 headlights.

 

[svt83]

Are the 2013 lights plug and play or are the wires different?

 

[gbrown27]

How much do the bi-xenon projector run for?

 

[Yukon Joe]

I think hoss has a wire set up for the 2013's.

I'm digging the Ducati retrofits.


Joe

 

[Big Blue]

I'm sorry to say this, but first of all... throw away those god awful recon projectors. Now, either do a bi-xenon HID kit in the factory housings, contact Ducati for a retrofit, or get the 2013 headlights.

^^^^ This.

HID converstion kit, around $125 installed. 100% more light and its white, not yellow.

 

[Humvee21]

How much do the bi-xenon projector run for?

Ducati's projector retrofits are somewhere around $700 if you send him your housings.

If you want to go the cheaper route like Big Blue and I did, you will not have "projectors." All you will have is a HID plug-n-play kit installed in your stock housings. What this means is that they are basically just brighter bulbs inside your housings. You can find these for about $70-250. If you want the kit, PM me. I have considered selling my kit since I am tired of the Auto feature. I remember you are in GA, and so am I. I can even help you install them if you need.

 

[Spider-One]

Downside of the cheaper kits is the light is nowhere near as well distributed as a projector. They also produce glare due to the reflector being designed for a halogen bulb vs xenon bulb. Most say glare isn't too bad in our stock housings but I'm waiting to go to a proper projector.

 

[Dane]

Any pictures or posts about that HID conversion kit lurking around?

 

[Raptor Retrofit]

Heres a comparison I did a while back. - http://www.fordraptorforum.com/f189/oem-bulb-vs-pnp-hid-vs-retrofit-hid-15084/#post231018

gbrown, feel free to contact me if your looking for some info.