Which HID kit??
4th Gear
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I did have to rewire the power wire to reach the battery, but everything else plugged into place as I expected. The additional wiring is clearly for an additional headlight (which would require an additional ballast), so I just tucked that out of the way. Thanks for the help guys.
I took it out for a test ride last night and really like the color and clarity of this light, especially the hi-beam. I believe this will help overall visibility, day or night.
I took it out for a test ride last night and really like the color and clarity of this light, especially the hi-beam. I believe this will help overall visibility, day or night.
Last edited by vscrl; Mar 18, 2012 at 11:55 AM.
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I did have to rewire the power wire to reach the battery, but everything else plugged into place as I expected. The additional wiring is clearly for an additional headlight (which would require an additional ballast), so I just tucked that out of the way. Thanks for the help guys.
I took it out for a test ride last night and really like the color and clarity of this light, especially hi-beams. I believe this will help overall visibility, day or night.
I took it out for a test ride last night and really like the color and clarity of this light, especially hi-beams. I believe this will help overall visibility, day or night.
4th Gear
Joined: Nov 2010
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On my Street Glide, there was also a ground screw on top of the forks ready to accept another wire. And there is only one way to plug in the rest of the wires.
Cruiser
Joined: Sep 2007
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From: Hebron, Indiana
yes they come out like in a car.
im running HIDs in several vehicles i own & would recommend them to anyone.
now that being said you need to be smart about the whole HID thing.
you dont need 55 watt for driving on the street 35 watt is plenty.
proper adjustment is key so as not to blind on coming traffic, you cant just put them in & not adjust them.
do you plan on running the stock light housing that came with the bike?
do you want to keep the high beam feature?
stuff to think about.
im running the upgraded HARLEY-DAVIDSON dual element housing on my SG & im running a 35w 6K for the low beam & the 55w 6K for the high beam. all plug & play. had it on the bike for about 3000 to 4000 miles now & works perfect.
i dont have any pics of the upgradded headlight housing but you can find it in the catalog.
i get all my HIDs from DDM TUNING.
if you dont want that very slight blueish tint in your light then dont go with the 6K. i have the 5K in one of my trucks & even those have a very very slight blue to them. if i was to do it over (& the next time i place an order i will) i will put the 5K in the bike.
hope this helps, & feel free to ask me more specific questions if you have any.
Dave.
im running HIDs in several vehicles i own & would recommend them to anyone.
now that being said you need to be smart about the whole HID thing.
you dont need 55 watt for driving on the street 35 watt is plenty.
proper adjustment is key so as not to blind on coming traffic, you cant just put them in & not adjust them.
do you plan on running the stock light housing that came with the bike?
do you want to keep the high beam feature?
stuff to think about.
im running the upgraded HARLEY-DAVIDSON dual element housing on my SG & im running a 35w 6K for the low beam & the 55w 6K for the high beam. all plug & play. had it on the bike for about 3000 to 4000 miles now & works perfect.
i dont have any pics of the upgradded headlight housing but you can find it in the catalog.
i get all my HIDs from DDM TUNING.
if you dont want that very slight blueish tint in your light then dont go with the 6K. i have the 5K in one of my trucks & even those have a very very slight blue to them. if i was to do it over (& the next time i place an order i will) i will put the 5K in the bike.
hope this helps, & feel free to ask me more specific questions if you have any.
Dave.
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Cruiser
Joined: Aug 2006
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From: Kokomo, IN
1st I'm not so sure I should take the chance of it rubbing thru and being without light one night.
2nd I wired it all up just as described here and on the DDM site and the sumbitch doesn't even work!!!!
Took the tank off and ran the power wire directly to the battery only I moved the fuse closer to the battery for obvious reasons. The short ground eye I grounded to the ground on the upper fork tree to another ground there.
Everything else is plug and play without the play!
I mounted the ballast to the frame on the right side just rear of the steering neck, zip tied the small box that comes off the ballast to the steel brake line inside the Necelle, and mounted the hi/low box to the small plate on top of the tree where other factory wire connectors are mounted.
Just to make sure I didn't blow the headlight fuse I unplugged the connection that should go to the factory bulb and plugged it in and the factory bulb works.
What the hell???????
Cruiser
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 158
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From: Kokomo, IN
Scratch all that!! Tested the power connector to the ballast and it had power. Got to looking closer and the ballast power connector will plug in backwards but it doesn't lock.
Plugged it in properly and all is well.
It's plug with the play! Lol
Plugged it in properly and all is well.
It's plug with the play! Lol