New place to fit HID ballast...

[Tomcat]

I'm feeling a bit chuffed because I've just fitted an HID lamp to my dipped beam. Its taken most of the weekend, but thats largely because I've been pratting around trying to fit the ballast in an inconspicuous place. Finally succeeded, tucking the ballast in like this:

 

[Tomcat]

The ballast is attached to an 'L' shaped bracket, which is fitted onto a fastener that also holds the oil line on its way to the oil cooler. I've fitted a bit of velcro to hold the top edge of the ballast against the inside of the bodywork and to stop it vibrating. Not exactly stylish engineering, but it does the job and keeps the ballast out of sight and out of the weather. It had to be fitted with the connectors towards the outside to avoid fouling the forks, and to avoid the connectors touching the bodywork.

The HID system came from an eBay seller inChina, who was later delisted by eBay for some reason. It only cost £95 for two lamps etc. It looks similar to the type originally supplied by Hids4u. It seems to work fine - no bulb failure messages or similar problems .

 

[BTBR]

Nice one, neat job..

 

[Tomcat]

thanks BTBR (chest swells with pride!!)

 

[jeff garnett]

Hi
Will the Hid ballast unit get hot when runing, the unit you just fitted.
jeff

 

[Tomcat]

Jeff, I'm not sure how hot the ballast gets. By the time I'd finished fitting it, it was getting late and I only ran it for 10 mins. It wasn't even warm at the end of 10 mins. The instructions don't mention anything about the ballast getting hot, or mounting it away from other components.

Perhaps someone else with more experience of running HIDs can give a better informed answer?
TC

 

['Nuffsaid]

No heat to worry about ....

Jeff, I'm not sure how hot the ballast gets. By the time I'd finished fitting it, it was getting late and I only ran it for 10 mins. It wasn't even warm at the end of 10 mins. The instructions don't mention anything about the ballast getting hot, or mounting it away from other components.

Perhaps someone else with more experience of running HIDs can give a better informed answer?
TC

Tomcat - I have ballasts fitted either side of the bike for both HID's - neither run hot, even after long journeys an with the main beam flicking on & off ( Which should produce the most heat) So no worries on that front - They are a bitch to fit here as there is very limited working space, but Oh so neat when the covers are on!

 

[MiGSel]

For the record, my light bar has several mounting holes for HID ballasts, air horns, or whatever you would like to hide under the 1200GS beak.

Cheers,
Michel

 

[bustupbiker]

For the record, my light bar has several mounting holes for HID ballasts, air horns, or whatever you would like to hide under the 1200GS beak.

Cheers,
Michel

Thats the spot i put mine thank you Michel

 

[rodskogj]

The ballast is attached to an 'L' shaped bracket, which is fitted onto a fastener that also holds the oil line on its way to the oil cooler. I've fitted a bit of velcro to hold the top edge of the ballast against the inside of the bodywork and to stop it vibrating. Not exactly stylish engineering, but it does the job and keeps the ballast out of sight and out of the weather. It had to be fitted with the connectors towards the outside to avoid fouling the forks, and to avoid the connectors touching the bodywork.

The HID system came from an eBay seller inChina, who was later delisted by eBay for some reason. It only cost £95 for two lamps etc. It looks similar to the type originally supplied by Hids4u. It seems to work fine - no bulb failure messages or similar problems .

The discerning people here will need more info on this setup What is it mounted to? How is the bracket made? Do you have a drawing of the plans? etc etc We will need all the info we can get.

 

[Tomcat]

The discerning people here will need more info on this setup What is it mounted to? How is the bracket made? Do you have a drawing of the plans? etc etc We will need all the info we can get.

you're way overestimating my engineering skills! All I did was to find a bit of O.F. steel strip from my box of bits-which-might-be-useful-one-day, heat it up to put in a right angle bend, and then drill 3 holes. Hole position determined by holding bracket and HID in place whilst using 3rd hand to mark...

 

[nedflanders]

Top jobTomcat, all I need to do now is wait until the wife has calmed down after the 2610 turned up (but it was so cheap dear ) and order some of those.