New headlights yy250t By bennypuff231 (Read 887 times)

[bennypuff231]

hey guys I have a YY250t and a while back just the regular right bulb doesn't work (high beams work fine) so i had bought a replacement a little while back and I went to replace it today and I guess I got the wrong type because its 35w, I'm afraid to install it because I don't want to cause melting or anything. I figure I may as well go HID but want to make sure I get the right type... would this one work fine? it's 50w which concerns me but please let me know! thanks!!

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[richardthescooter3]

I have the same scoot but mine is a mc-54-250b roketa. I changed mine, they were 25w and I went with the 35w. They are working great ;D Not sure about 50w they may be too hot

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[bhinch]

I installed the 35w....5000k....H4....9003....Bi-Xenon HID with relay in my scooter over two yrs ago and I love the light. This forum has an install thread on how to install the HID system....Life is Good.....

[bennypuff231]

I'm looking for it to be plug and play, no other relay or wiring issues, but will those 50w in the link I posted work that way?

[cruiser]

The 50W xenon bulb you mention is not a HID light. There is no plug and play HID light for a vehicle which does not already have HID lights. The HID bulb requires a ballast which steps up the DC voltage from 12 volts to about 20000 volts in order to ignite the bulb and then it regulates back to about 85 volts to run the bulb.

As mentioned earlier, the heat maybe too much for the plastic housing, but another problem that may occur is that the 50 watt bulbs may overtax the already marginal charging system on the YY250T. That's one of the reasons these scoots usually ship with 25 watt bulbs.

[bennypuff231]

Okay, so I don't mean to a pain making more questions but in that case I have 2:
1. Even if those aren't HID, will they plug and play without being too high at 50w?
2. Will the 35w bulb that I did buy not be too powerful?

[cruiser]

The 50 watt bulb will work because it has the ba20d base and it works on 12 volts like the originals. It might be too hot and it also could cause the battery to eventually go dead.

The 35 watt bulb will work also as long as it has the ba20d base. Many people use this bulb as a replacement for the 25 watt original. It runs only a little warmer and it doesn't put as much load on the charging system as the 50 watt bulb.

The 50 watt bulb is usually more powerful (is brighter) than the 35 watt because it consumes more power. The 35 watt bulb should give a noticeable increase in brightness over the 25 watt bulb.

[bennypuff231]

:/ whats the ba20d base how can i telll if mine is that? and if its just 35w (not say 25w/35w) will it have high and regular beams?

[cruiser]

BA20d describes the type of base (the metal part of the bulb) that this bulb has. If you go back to the link you posted earlier, you will see 2 metal contacts on the bottom of the bulb. One contact is for the low beam filament and the other is for the high beam filament. The metal cylindrical part of the bulb is the ground return for the filaments. These bulbs usually have the same power filaments for the hi/lo set up (25W/25W. 35W/35W, 50W/50W, etc.).

This is a popular socket for scoots and atvs.