Any tips for HID installation?

[dbldutch02]

Sick and tired of not being able to see at night, so I've ordered a (decent) HID kit for the bike - anyone who's done this conversion got any tips for me? Any major pitfalls to avoid? Anything to make it easy peasy?

Ta muchly

 

[Smersh]

which kit did you get?

Boneman's FZ6 site had a great write-up that I used for my install, but I can't seem to find it - I wonder if there is a cached version somewhere.

 

[Cloggy]

Sorry haven't done this yet, but as you know you can find some useful info using the search function. http://www.600riders.com/forum/search.php?searchid=138365
Of course it's good to know more info, especially as there are lots of sets out there. Good luck and let us know what you do :thumbup:

 

[Smersh]

Boneman's FZ6 Site - Bi-Xenon HID Projectors

not all pics are there, but the text is all there - a very thorough write-up that I used for my conversion.

 

[dbldutch02]

Boneman's FZ6 Site - Bi-Xenon HID Projectors

not all pics are there, but the text is all there - a very thorough write-up that I used for my conversion.

Thanks for looking that up, useful

 

[FinalImpact]

Are you opening the housing? If so, get some new butyl round tape. Guessing 1/4" OD?? 3/8" would be too large.

When opening, don't force it. Put it back in the oven for longer....

Utube headlight butyl replacement. Should help.
Lastly; level your housing on a surface and power it up. Put a line on the wall for beam centers. An X.
When done with new install level housing as you did above and tweak as needed for beam centers before installing lens.

 

[FB400]

check out the how to guide from theretrofitsource. there is a step by step Pdf from them. I have done this twice on the same housing and did not need anything added to seal the headlight. The toughest part, arguably is finding a good way to mount the ballasts inside the fairing. Get the wiring harness made for motorcycle w 2 lights for the least amount of headaches. PM me if you have specific questions EDIT: The HID headlights is the very best mod I did to this bike. well worth the effort