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Old Oct 18, 2012 | 08:00 AM
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Be careful using HID conversions. They are illegal and may cause you to get a ticket.
 
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Old Oct 18, 2012 | 08:06 AM
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Nice!!!
 
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Old Oct 18, 2012 | 08:30 AM
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Be careful using HID conversions. They are illegal and may cause you to get a ticket.
So the $400 HD kit is illegal too? If they put theirs through DOT i will just say its an HD kit and pull the cert ha!
 
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Old Oct 19, 2012 | 10:28 PM
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Please pm me the ebay sellers info, Thanks
 
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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 01:25 AM
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Yeah, don't let this thread die. There will be plenty of us watching!
 
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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 09:13 AM
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Ive only been out once so far but everything seemed ok. Its been raining allot here, shitty fall weather. Anyway the amp draw is comparable to a 45W bulb so that makes it less than all of those 55/65W superwhites that allot of guys are using.

I shouldn't have any load or drain issues. I have also turned it on and off several times in a row and there is no reset period for the ballast. Its acts just like the stock bulb so far.

Drag Specialties has a kit like this for $150 but that's the one Fireman put in and he had to run a hot wire in for the Hi/Lo function which means its one of the old style harness kits.


We need someone in one of those warm southern states to do the long term testing this winter...mine will be torn down soon.
 
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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 12:17 PM
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Please pm me the ebay sellers info, Thanks

I will post it since Ive gotten allot of PM requests

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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 03:47 PM
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Some of these kits have been hit and miss as far as quality. On the flip side, I have been running an aftermarket HID kit on my bike for at least two years now with zero issues. I also have gotten a couple of my friends set up with similar kits and they have all been happy with theirs. The aftermarket housings designed specifically for HID lights are far superior to a standard halogen retrofit, but plenty of the halogen lenses handle the HID light output pretty well. I love riding at night with HID lighting. It puts halogens to shame.
 
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Got info on the aftermarket HID housings?
 
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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 06:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Motown Strag
Its a AC ballast. Mini ballast, harness, bulb...thats all there is to it. Its all right there in the pic and fully self contained in the headlight can. No wires in or out. Plugs right in to the factory H4 plug.

Took 10 minutes
so do i need 2 ballasts a mini and a ac ?
can u post the part numbers
 
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