HID kit, have you?

Anyone pleae post up some pics of your install. I want to see where and how you have run the cables and how you have run the wires coming from the bulb. have you drilled the cap?

 

Can you show me in a photo where that is?

 

get a torch and look up inside the air intake tubes either side of the headlight, you can just make them out a few inches up inside the tubes ... You should be able to see the springs aswell

Not easy to get a picture of!!

 

. or is the under the seat still the beast idea
Is there room in there then? Or does another mod need doing to create room?Also if its a tight sqeeze i would be worried about the heat from the ballast

 

If your putting it under the seat it should be good ... The mini ballasts are smaller than a pcv ....

I'm away for a couple of weeks but am gonna try again when I get home. My plan is to stick them where the actuators are for the intake flaps

 

Put HIDs in last year, the lights were the easy part - the ballasts and cabling was a pain. Just nowhere to put it under the fairings. Anyway her is a pic of the left ballast.

http://p1.bikepics.com/2012/04/08/bikepics-2380184-full.jpg

 

And here is the right one.

http://p1.bikepics.com/2012/04/08/bikepics-2380185-full.jpg

 

Thanks for that's. Although your ballasts are different from the ones I have ordered. I don't really want them on show though. Think it's gonna be a tank off and under the seat job!

Did you drill a hole for the grommet to sit in on the rear covers for the bulbs?

I'm only gonna attempt the low beam though as want to be able the flash the high beam.

 

I might fit some of these at some point, I think i'll remove the exhaust valve servo gubins and put the ballasts in there

 

On my bike with the daytime running light that brings on just the one light is it possible to wire it so they both come on as low beam?

 

Andrew, the other light has a main beam reflector and is differently angled. Technically it is possible but it will never look like both on low beam. It'll look a little like a drunk pirate with a lazy eye.

 

I'll scrub that idea then, i've just never really liked the look of just the one light on

 

Me either never really sure why most bike manufacturers only have one light running. But I will just have to live with it!

 

Yeah the amount of times i've had someone tell me i've got a light out too

 

Now that is annoying!!!

 

So how did it all go?? Has it worked moving ballasts all the way to the rear??

 

Kit hasn't arrived yet!! Also I'm in the states for 3weeks!!!

 

Does anyone use a 55 watt kit in their bike or would it drag the battery down too much?

 

55w kit should not drain anymore power than the standard bulb as that is also 55w rated.

I don't think the 55w ballasts are E-approved though.

 

I'm fairly sure none of the Hong Kong kits are e approved!