HID headlight ??
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HID headlight ??
i have an HID light on the bike. let me tell you i love it. everybody i ride with at night love it to. so it is worth it.
my 2 questions is:
1: when i start the bike up it the hid light doesnt always come on, i have to flip the bright switch off and on off and on off and on.
2: it gives me interference on the radio enough that i cant even listen to the radio. it goes in and out of stereo mode. annoying. so therefore i listen to the ipod ALL the time
my 2 questions is:
1: when i start the bike up it the hid light doesnt always come on, i have to flip the bright switch off and on off and on off and on.
2: it gives me interference on the radio enough that i cant even listen to the radio. it goes in and out of stereo mode. annoying. so therefore i listen to the ipod ALL the time
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Your HID lights have a ballast of some sort that powers the light on. Because of that it does not instantly operate at full power it until it warms up. Check your connections. As for the interference in your radio it could just be a ground issue. Check your ground, maybe try moving it to a different location.
Your HID lights have a ballast of some sort that powers the light on. Because of that it does not instantly operate at full power it until it warms up. Check your connections. As for the interference in your radio it could just be a ground issue. Check your ground, maybe try moving it to a different location.
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Your HID lights have a ballast of some sort that powers the light on. Because of that it does not instantly operate at full power it until it warms up. Check your connections. As for the interference in your radio it could just be a ground issue. Check your ground, maybe try moving it to a different location.
as for the radio i have checked and changed grounds on the ballast, not the radio yet.
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As said check all your wires, but I think also it may have something to do with the light is wired to be on all the time and you may have an issue at start up. Check with Howard at motorcycle metal, hes a sponsor that sells hids and seems very knowledgeable. He may be able to help you.
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i have an hid headlight kits on the bike. let me tell you i love it. everybody i ride with at night love it to. so it is worth it.
my 2 questions is:
1: when i start the bike up it the hid light doesnt always come on, i have to flip the bright switch off and on off and on off and on.
2: it gives me interference on the radio enough that i cant even listen to the radio. it goes in and out of stereo mode. annoying. so therefore i listen to the ipod ALL the time
my 2 questions is:
1: when i start the bike up it the hid light doesnt always come on, i have to flip the bright switch off and on off and on off and on.
2: it gives me interference on the radio enough that i cant even listen to the radio. it goes in and out of stereo mode. annoying. so therefore i listen to the ipod ALL the time
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