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After going with a hi/low plug and play HID kit in my SV650, I was less than impressed. The low beams were pretty good and I liked the extra electrical capacity for accessories, but the "high beams" were horrible. It just shifted the same low beam pattern a little bit higher.
So for the CBR, I decided to go with an HID retrofit. I purchased the Sportbike Stage III kit from theretrofitsource.com. I used the following parts:
-Morimoto 3Five ballast (35W)
-Phillips 85122+ (4300K) bulbs
-GTi-R shroud
I started with a brand new OEM spare headlight for the retrofit. The retrofit process was fairly straightforward. The projector has a threaded body so all that needs to be done is open up the headlight, slide the projector into the bulb opening, and tighten a nut down to secure the projector. The projector comes with an H4 adapter plate which is supposed to align the projector correctly for the most applications. For the CBR headlight this aligns the projector at an angle so I had to grind away the notch and rotate the projector to the correct angle. I also had to cut a small part of the shroud at the top where it was hitting the reflector. Other than that, no issues.
The stock headlight is fine, but the projector is definitely better than stock and my previous plug and play HID kit. There is a clear cutoff so I'm not blinding anyone and the high beam is awesome. I still plan to add some auxiliary lights at some point, but I'm really happy with the performance of the Mini D2S.
Here are the pics:
So for the CBR, I decided to go with an HID retrofit. I purchased the Sportbike Stage III kit from theretrofitsource.com. I used the following parts:
-Morimoto 3Five ballast (35W)
-Phillips 85122+ (4300K) bulbs
-GTi-R shroud
I started with a brand new OEM spare headlight for the retrofit. The retrofit process was fairly straightforward. The projector has a threaded body so all that needs to be done is open up the headlight, slide the projector into the bulb opening, and tighten a nut down to secure the projector. The projector comes with an H4 adapter plate which is supposed to align the projector correctly for the most applications. For the CBR headlight this aligns the projector at an angle so I had to grind away the notch and rotate the projector to the correct angle. I also had to cut a small part of the shroud at the top where it was hitting the reflector. Other than that, no issues.
The stock headlight is fine, but the projector is definitely better than stock and my previous plug and play HID kit. There is a clear cutoff so I'm not blinding anyone and the high beam is awesome. I still plan to add some auxiliary lights at some point, but I'm really happy with the performance of the Mini D2S.
Here are the pics:






