i was thinking of putting one in my xc700. is it worth it or not???

I bought them for my last sled (same exact sled as yours BTW) and other than the way they look, they are a waste of money. SnowTech did an article on them a couple of years ago and did tests compared to stock lights and came to the same conclusion. Save your money

I tried them in my sled......for about 10 minutes. I bought the Xenon white brite lites from Bluhm Enterprises. Shipped them out and put them in my sled. Was not too impressed. They are supposed to be white/brigher lights.
Where they brighter? Maybe......whiter......yes. Did I see better? NO.

What I found with these bulbs.....and I'm sure any other XENON bulb is no different....is that although the lights appear to be whiter and brighter, they really aren't. They cause things to have alot of shadow which made night driving worse. Bumps were harder to see and so were other obstactles. They gave the impression they were shining farther, but the light they were emitting was less dense and I found myself squinting alot to see.....Almost like as if you were looking through a foggy window. I had a set of similiar bulbs in my car and noticed the exact same thing. Light appeared to be brighter, and street signs reflected back like crazy, but on black pavement, they were actually worse than the stock Halogens and also created a huge amount of shadow.

I took the bulbs out and returned them to Bluhm Enterprises and explained to him the reason why I was sending them back. He wasn't too happy to return my money, but he did anyways.

This is just my experience with them, but I would save my money. The other thing to remember is that most of these manufacturers are not selling true XENON bulbs. In order for a manufacturer to sell a "Xenon" bulb, there only has to be a minute percentange of XENON gas in them. Some of these bulb manufacturers have less than %3 Xenon in them. The rest is regular halogen with a colored film on the glass. Then they charge you a pile of money for these things?

I would stick with the Halogens. If you want a brighter light, look for a larger wattage halogen bulb if your sled and lens can handle the heat and wattage. They were a bunch of snake oil for me.....

I bought a Xenon bulb thru Hi-Perf. Not only is it brighter, the light is 'white' and much cleaner. A lot easier to see at night.

It was onlty $15 so give it a whirl.

I tried most of the super-white and super blue bulbs. Not impressed. However, once you ride with yellow bulbs, you'll never go back. Trail definition at night or in snowy conditions is awsome.

Rouki... more info on those yellow bulbs please.
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A number of guys I have ridden with have extolled the benefits of the "yellow" bulbs (or lenses). Some guys state that it seems to improve depth perception and contrast at nite. Mebbee true. Mebbee not.

Main issue. In a whole bunch of jurisdictions, they are illegal. In some states, yellow lites on public trails are like waving a red blanket in front of a bull. They will pull you over and fine your young ass.

Check into laws/regs where you normally ride before you alter your head lite coloration.

On the "super white bulb issue" Xenon or Blue bulbs. My experience has been that they give you less nitetime visability than the OEM bulbs. Like an earlier poster said; if you want more lite: get a bigger/brighter Halogen bulb.

All of you that hate the Xenon....what was your problem?

This is what my light looks like:



Its so much easier to see for me, is it just my young eyes?

Hello Kazoopolaris; Any parts store should carry them. The lens has a purple/yellow metalic tint to it. The lights are not bright yellow, just a light yellow shade. Depth perception is great. It gives the best visibility in snowing conditions as there is far less glare reflected from the falling snow. I have been running them for five seasons and could not do without. As far as legality issues, there are no concerns here in Canada with these bulbs for trail use. Highway may be a different story......
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Hey bro I am in Nova Scotia, what is the brand and part number of that bulb...where can I buy them here??

Brent"BigDog Racing"

I bought them through GBourque in Dieppe. Don't have a part #. I would assume any parts store should be able to order them for you. As a last resort, try Canadian Tire. Hope this helps....

I have the yellow in mine also, no glare , and ya can see a lot further, im no puppy, eyes are not what they used to be so every bit helps

daktruckie99,

I've never tried the yellow ones. The blueish/purple ones I did try a couple of times in various applications were not very good at all. Read my above comments on them and you'll see why I didn't like them.

I would be curious to try the yellow ones out though....