Yamaha Rhino 6000K H.I.D. Xenon Headlights
I could not see more than 5 ft in front of me with the stock dim yellow Rhino headlights. HIDs are being used by more and more car manufacturers so I decided to get them for my Rhino. These "high-intensity discharge" (HID) headlights are awesome. Not only are they 6X brighter then the stock dim stock headlights, they use less power to run. 35W per bulb, compared to the stock 55W filament bulbs. More power left over for accessories! The 6000K bulbs project light close to natural sunlight making your path super bright and much safer to ride at night. Like 100% better. They shine so far, canceling out any other halogen headlights around me. These lights are lit with an arc of light instead of a filament (the glowing coil in light bulbs). Off road bumps and shock cannot damage the lamp because there is no filament to break. They will probably last the life of the vehicle.

The stock bulbs in my 2007 Rhino 450 are H6M and they were easy enough to remove and slap in the new H6M H.I.D. Xenon bulbs with OEM like springs. I had to cut the headlight boots and silicone them to put the connectors on the bulb wiring through. I mounted the ballasts with the included ballast treys to the frame under the hood.

I am so happy with these. This is the first upgrade you should do if you ever ride at night. They kit is plug & play just fit right in to the stock headlight sockets.

Note: There are no high beams on the Rhino Xenon headlights. They are so bright you don't need any other setting or any other aux lighting. When you switch it to high beams that switches on just the tail lights.

How HID headlights work: A high-pressure gas in the bulb is excited between high-voltage electrodes. The bulbs are filled with xenon gas, which is why HID headlights are often referred to as xenon headlights.

What is K? Color Temperature and Kelvin A basic unit of thermodynamic temperature (color temperature) used to measure the hue (color) of the light output. Rhino HID lighting kits are generally offered in 6000K - 30,000K color ranges. The higher the Kelvin (K) of the kit, they bluer the light output is. A good HID kit would be between 4300K and 8000K. This will closely replicate sunlight, the best driving conditions. Kits in the higher Kelvin range, 1000K+, are so blue that the light tends to scatter before hitting the road, leaving some lighting lost in the air. Although this adds a great look to the vehicle, it is not the most effective in the way of lighting.

Real HID bulbs are NOT tinted or painted blue. A tinted or painted "Xenon bulb," it is not a real HID bulb and will produce less light than a standard halogen bulb and get really hot and could melt your headlight or the wiring.

These are some of the color temps:
3500K - Golden Yellow
6000K - Crystal White
8000K - Crystal Blue
10000K - Aqua Blue
12000K - Purple Blue
30000K - Crazy Blue White

Most car manufacturers H.I.D. lights are 4300K, this is said to produce the most usable light.

Fact: The first H.I.D. headlights were first seen on the 1991 BMW 7 Series.

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