Member Contributer RC51Nick Posted August 16, 2017 Member Contributer Share Posted August 16, 2017 My 07 RWB has one of Tightwad's HID kits installed on it from the original owner. Love the kit. Question I have is since the hi beams are the original H7 bulbs they almost show up "amber" in relation to the bright white of the HID's. Has anyone installed 5000K 55w H7 bulbs in the high beam without any issues. I as not sure about additional heat since to produce the brighter bulbs the lamps burn hotter. I want to get the high beam color to match the HID's. Thanks, Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dash Posted August 16, 2017 Member Contributer Share Posted August 16, 2017 (edited) After swapping the main beam H4s for a slightly whiter color temp (3700K), I went to swap the high beam H7s and I ran into a problem...the high beam sockets are not a standard H7 connector. After everything I read about VFR bulbs, I was expecting the H4s to be non-standard, but the H7s would be a direct fit. Not so on my '08. [edited to redact my disinformation about H7 bulbs ] Edited March 28, 2018 by Dash I'm dumb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer RC51Nick Posted August 17, 2017 Author Member Contributer Share Posted August 17, 2017 Dash, I double checked the parts fiche and the 6th gen VFR uses a socket adatper on 33130-MAT-611 on the hi beams to adapt the bulb to the harness. My RC51 has the same part and I know H7 builds installed without any problems. I put a set of 4000K bulbs in it and they installed easy peasy. If you bike doesn't have those then someone may have been playing around with it previously? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dash Posted August 19, 2017 Member Contributer Share Posted August 19, 2017 I think you are right, Nick. For whatever reason, I must have assumed the bulb/socket assembly was all one piece. Now I wonder if I can swap high beam bulbs without removing the upper cowl... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer RC51Nick Posted September 2, 2017 Author Member Contributer Share Posted September 2, 2017 No one has ever installed 5000K bulbs in the high beams before?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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