WarthogARJ
Registered user
Hi guys (no gals?):
After a few false starts and a fair amount of searching I was able to get an HiD main headlight working well on my bike: without any Lampf warnings, and without needing any extra power resistors.
And without needing a relay.
My first HiD worked, but after 2 years had some hiccups (didn't always turn on when you started the bike) and needed power resistors.
The problem is the HP2 Enduro headlight is different from other BMW's.
We have a SINGLE dual filament H4 headlight.
That means it is ONE bulb that goes either low beam or high beam.
Other bikes have several bulbs usually.
But I got some from HIDS-Direct.co.uk that work well:
- plug right into existing wiring harness
- no "CANbus" Lampf warnings
- no requirement for either a separate power resistor, nor for a relay
If you get from them, I suggest you email them and say what you want, rather than try to order on-line.
They told me to get:
http://www.hids-direct.co.uk/h4-3-motorbike-atv-hid-xenon-conversion-kit-35w-50w-55w/
And specify "CANBUS TERMINATOR"
I got a 6000k bulb (it's white light and not blue)
I have a 35W HID from them: it's very bright.
Seems to be a mix of European and perhaps Chinese components.
Cost me £53.85 including VAT and shipping.
You connect the HiD light (not shown) to the connections on the left side of the photo. And you should install the HiD light in your main headlight thru the rubber before.
No need to drill holes.
You MIGHT want to extend the wires on the parking bulb: it's a bit hard to manhandle the HiD bulb in with the parking light wires, and with the light connected to the bike.
You will see as you take it off.
Anyways I did.
Then you connect up the HiD power to the ballast as described in the note below.
And plug in the 3 prongs into the headlight socket of the original bulb.
Which you can keep as a spare.
That's it.
There's space under the front "beak" of the bike, on top of the front mud guard.
I made a small bracket to hold it all, as well as the Siebel horn relay that I added.
The only tricky thing to watch out for on installation is that there are two ways to connect one of the connectors.
There are no instructions supplied: just a badly written yellow label (see attached).
It's in Japanese originally, and the English translation is poor.
It means as far as I can tell, that the system can be used on cars that use the chassis as a ground (like our bikes and as they say 92% of cars) then you select Option "A".
I mistakenly connected it up as Option B and the relay got hot....ooops.
And then used Option A and all was good.
The term "Open mouth" and "shut up" is a bit strange....
But the way to do it is to match the "+" with the "+", and the "-" with the "-".
It will be clearer as you look at the connector.
If you have questions, you can ask me, or HIDS-Direct.
Dale Siddell there was quite helpful.
Alan
After a few false starts and a fair amount of searching I was able to get an HiD main headlight working well on my bike: without any Lampf warnings, and without needing any extra power resistors.
And without needing a relay.
My first HiD worked, but after 2 years had some hiccups (didn't always turn on when you started the bike) and needed power resistors.
The problem is the HP2 Enduro headlight is different from other BMW's.
We have a SINGLE dual filament H4 headlight.
That means it is ONE bulb that goes either low beam or high beam.
Other bikes have several bulbs usually.
But I got some from HIDS-Direct.co.uk that work well:
- plug right into existing wiring harness
- no "CANbus" Lampf warnings
- no requirement for either a separate power resistor, nor for a relay
If you get from them, I suggest you email them and say what you want, rather than try to order on-line.
They told me to get:
http://www.hids-direct.co.uk/h4-3-motorbike-atv-hid-xenon-conversion-kit-35w-50w-55w/
And specify "CANBUS TERMINATOR"
I got a 6000k bulb (it's white light and not blue)
I have a 35W HID from them: it's very bright.
Seems to be a mix of European and perhaps Chinese components.
Cost me £53.85 including VAT and shipping.
You connect the HiD light (not shown) to the connections on the left side of the photo. And you should install the HiD light in your main headlight thru the rubber before.
No need to drill holes.
You MIGHT want to extend the wires on the parking bulb: it's a bit hard to manhandle the HiD bulb in with the parking light wires, and with the light connected to the bike.
You will see as you take it off.
Anyways I did.
Then you connect up the HiD power to the ballast as described in the note below.
And plug in the 3 prongs into the headlight socket of the original bulb.
Which you can keep as a spare.
That's it.
There's space under the front "beak" of the bike, on top of the front mud guard.
I made a small bracket to hold it all, as well as the Siebel horn relay that I added.
The only tricky thing to watch out for on installation is that there are two ways to connect one of the connectors.
There are no instructions supplied: just a badly written yellow label (see attached).
It's in Japanese originally, and the English translation is poor.
It means as far as I can tell, that the system can be used on cars that use the chassis as a ground (like our bikes and as they say 92% of cars) then you select Option "A".
I mistakenly connected it up as Option B and the relay got hot....ooops.
And then used Option A and all was good.
The term "Open mouth" and "shut up" is a bit strange....
But the way to do it is to match the "+" with the "+", and the "-" with the "-".
It will be clearer as you look at the connector.
If you have questions, you can ask me, or HIDS-Direct.
Dale Siddell there was quite helpful.
Alan
