santrix
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These are going pretty cheap on fleebay for 60 quid, anyone fitted one, experiences etc? There doesnt seem a great deal of room aft of the existing bulb 'plug'.
HID Kit, anyone fitted one to a 650GS?
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"wasalling" is the word on hid on this site.
"wasalling" is the word on hid on this site.
I have HID'd wifey Transalp but have yet to do the Dak.
It will fit, the unit is an H4 with a solonoid to switch instantly between hi and lo with no delay.
Impressed with the Tranny, you lose a little of the close up beam on full but a small set of fogs fill it in nicely. Certainly worth doing.
Be very careful of ebay items, they are often cheap for a reason. Les's kit is only a bit more, no fear of being hit with import duty (I was caught on the first HID kit I ever bought!!!!) and Les's kit comes with a super tiny ballast which is very important with the Dak/GS as space is very hard to find. These ballass are small enough to velcro to the fairing panel without problems.
No wires need cutting, very simple plug and play more or less.
I think less could help you extend the main feed wire (23,000 volts+
) not a job I would recommend you do yourself.
PM the Wassall man and see what he can do for ya, he's a top bloke who makes close to feck all when you consider the work required to source the right kit, invest in stock, and sort out useless tossers who can't be arsed to do the job themselves
Far safer than ebay IMHO.
It will fit, the unit is an H4 with a solonoid to switch instantly between hi and lo with no delay.
Impressed with the Tranny, you lose a little of the close up beam on full but a small set of fogs fill it in nicely. Certainly worth doing.
Be very careful of ebay items, they are often cheap for a reason. Les's kit is only a bit more, no fear of being hit with import duty (I was caught on the first HID kit I ever bought!!!!) and Les's kit comes with a super tiny ballast which is very important with the Dak/GS as space is very hard to find. These ballass are small enough to velcro to the fairing panel without problems.
No wires need cutting, very simple plug and play more or less.
I think less could help you extend the main feed wire (23,000 volts+
) not a job I would recommend you do yourself.PM the Wassall man and see what he can do for ya, he's a top bloke who makes close to feck all when you consider the work required to source the right kit, invest in stock, and sort out useless tossers who can't be arsed to do the job themselves
Far safer than ebay IMHO.
brassmonkey001
I should change this
I have. 
I'll sort some pics out.
I'll sort some pics out.
rc mad
Registered user
i've got 4 on my dak. 
none on the standard headlight tho, replaced with a touratech setup.
if you run out of ideas for mounting the ballast there's space for a ballast on top of the relay box (where touratech mount there's) and space for another under the oil tank on the l/h side (that's mickys idea)
none on the standard headlight tho, replaced with a touratech setup.
if you run out of ideas for mounting the ballast there's space for a ballast on top of the relay box (where touratech mount there's) and space for another under the oil tank on the l/h side (that's mickys idea)
snoopy
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If you buy the wonderlich battery two standard size HID's will fit on top. I have four HID ballasts fitted and 3 bulbs, waiting on the H7 to arrive.
I also have the Touratech setup.
I also have the Touratech setup.
I have HID'd wifey Transalp but have yet to do the Dak.
It will fit, the unit is an H4 with a solonoid to switch instantly between hi and lo with no delay.
Impressed with the Tranny, you lose a little of the close up beam on full but a small set of fogs fill it in nicely. Certainly worth doing.
Be very careful of ebay items, they are often cheap for a reason. Les's kit is only a bit more, no fear of being hit with import duty (I was caught on the first HID kit I ever bought!!!!) and Les's kit comes with a super tiny ballast which is very important with the Dak/GS as space is very hard to find. These ballass are small enough to velcro to the fairing panel without problems.
No wires need cutting, very simple plug and play more or less.
I think less could help you extend the main feed wire (23,000 volts+
PM the Wassall man and see what he can do for ya, he's a top bloke who makes close to feck all when you consider the work required to source the right kit, invest in stock, and sort out useless tossers who can't be arsed to do the job themselves
I need councelling.... I find myself agreeing with you more and more these days Flipfly
Snoopy ... you're talking like a long established Dakar owner
I'm really pleased that you two have 'bonded'
brassmonkey001
I should change this
I have.
I'll sort some pics out.
Finally got around to posting some pics here.
It's a bit of a messy job, I'll be the first to admit, but maybe I'll tidy it up a bit one day.
