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- XT660Z Mods ( https://www.xt660.com/forumdisplay.php?f=165)

- - HID fitted ( https://www.xt660.com/showthread.php?t=12605)

toast

28-12-09 18:26

HID fitted

stuxtttr

28-12-09 20:39

Bright light city !

sweet how much ? where from and how long to fit /

it looks pretty simple from the pics but a brief run through would be helpful it doesnt look like you had to cut any wires ?

great stuff

toast

28-12-09 21:07

HID50.com �164 took me about 2 hours to fit, had to modify the main beam connection removing the spade connectors as in the pics, I kept spade connectors on the existing wires where possible incase of a replacement bulb needed away on a trip. Cut wires were soldered and heat shrinked over. Will test the lights out later in the week.....

Brewers Whoop

28-12-09 21:51

Nice job, Toast.

I bought two 35W kits from HID50, but bottled out of hacking at the main beam bulb holder so at present only have HID on dip beam.

Have you tried switching from dip to main (or vice versa) while actually riding yet? If so, how is the delay while the HID comes up to full brightness? I had visions of two seconds of dark/terror when switching from one to the other, so was thinking about rewiring so that dip stays on when main is lit (ie dip is on at all times).

toast

28-12-09 22:15

Noticed the delay too, alot could happen in that time. Be a great idea to keep dip running if the electrics would cope with both? someone may already have done this, wonder why it wasnt done from new :icon_wink:

Nelis

28-12-09 23:25

Isn't the higher temp. bad for your reflector?
On the bmw gs-forum there was a topic about reflectors getting dull because of the heat.

toast

29-12-09 00:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nelis (Post 115170)

Isn't the higher temp. bad for your reflector?
On the bmw gs-forum there was a topic about reflectors getting dull because of the heat.

Time will tell I suppose....I am led to believe they are more efficient than halogens with lower power consumption, lower losses (heat?) and upto four times more light. More importantly I want to be able to see through the corner on a night time trip. :happy9:

BigB	29-12-09 11:40

Nice job toast

I've had 35w HID's fitted to the dip beam for some time and have had no problem with heat.
there so bright i don't need to use main beam.
if you want somewhere tidier to put the ballest's there is some flat spots under the tank by the plastic protecor's.
stuck mine with velcro so are easy to move when tank comes off.

toast

23-01-10 19:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigB (Post 115185)

if you want somewhere tidier to put the ballest's there is some flat spots under the tank by the plastic protecor's.
stuck mine with velcro so are easy to move when tank comes off.

Never one to ignore good advice....I have resited the ballast's, also rewired the dip off a relay triggered by the ignition 'on' so as to have dip and main on at the same time, result! Even in the daytime you can see the light on the road no-one dazzled by me neither, thanks to the anti dazzle fitting HID, filtering through traffic was like the parting of the sea's!
:081:

Jules

03-02-10 21:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by toast (Post 117585)

Jut completed mine last night, (35W) dip and bright, I did the exact same with the brights connector, was worried about fluffing it and destroying the bracket but all worked fine in the end, Also did the relay for dip always on and it works well.
Used Velcro to mount mine but the cables were to short to allow mounting under the tank so I mounted them to the frame/oil tank, was concerned with the possible heat exposure but the industrial Velcro seems to act as a good heat shield, rode in 34deg Celsius weather all day today and there was no more noticeable heat on the ballasts, Time will tell if it lasts but so far it looks OK.

Having a ball on my Tenere!

Jules

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