[JesterAZ]

My hi beam light isnt working (the dash indicator does turn on). Manual says H4 and shows the photo of the single (common car style) bulb. For some reason my bike has 2 smaller bulbs instead. One bulb is long and skinny with a blue rod attached to the outer part of it. The other is a smaller clear bulb. The plastic housing they are plugged into says H4 on it, but it isnt the normal H4 3 prong plug. These look like small pin hole plugs.

Its night so I have to take a photo tomorrow if my description isnt enough.

 

[JesterAZ]

Ok found this image, this is what it looks like. wth?

 

[bekohlko]

Did you buy the bike used?

 

[SmokenJoe]

Ok found this image, this is what it looks like. wth?

That is an HID bulb. The first one I got looked like that.
Bought mine here.
http://www.xenonlink.com/H4+Hi%252F...K.htm?osCsid=e012239342fd5aabc0f9b9436311be1f

 

[JesterAZ]

Thank you for the responses. Yes I bought the bike used at 2600 mi.

I was reading some posts here on HID and one said I would lose the Hi-Beam feature with this kit? Can anyone confirm this?

 

[SmokenJoe]

Thank you for the responses. Yes I bought the bike used at 2600 mi.

I was reading some posts here on HID and one said I would lose the Hi-Beam feature with this kit? Can anyone confirm this?

I believe the HID is the lobeam and hi is the halogen'
http://www.xenonlink.com/H4+Hi%252F...K.htm?osCsid=e012239342fd5aabc0f9b9436311be1f
Scroll down to the picture in the link.

 

[JesterAZ]

I ordered a replacement bulb from that website. Thank you for the referral.

I guess the unnerving part of this is removing the bulb without breaking something. It looked directly wired and the connection point wrapped in electric shrink wrap. It's not the same kit as Xenonlink (which you can clearly see a socket connection). I'm going to give a good tug and see if she pops! The seller isn't telling me what brand of kit he used. He tells me to re-install the factory harness if I don't like it. Well that would be fine and dandy if I actually had the factory harness!

 

[flpsmlps20]

The factory harness should still be intact on the bike, so you would just need an h4 bulb to go back to stock. most hid kits utilize factory wiring.

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[SmokenJoe]

Can you post a picture of what you have? How many wires come from the bulb.

 

[JesterAZ]

I took some photos. Had a friend look at it and he pointed out what appears to be the factory H4 socket (2nd photo - left of the rubber gasket). I can see where I could remove the HID kit and put everything back stock.

If I wanted to keep the hid...there are 2 sets of wires coming from the bulb. A red/black to the small bulb and a separate set of black wires to the longer bulb which is wrapped in electrical shrink at the base.

 

[SmokenJoe]

Here is what you have when not in the bike. It's a plug'N'play unit. No wires run back to battery.

 

[flpsmlps20]

Here is what you have when not in the bike. It's a plug'N'play unit. No wires run back to battery.

Don't forget the ballast, and every hid kit I have installed I always used a relay that went back to the battery.

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[SmokenJoe]

Don't forget the ballast, and every hid kit I have installed I always used a relay that went back to the battery.

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In this kit there is no relay. Ballast is what hooks to the bulb.

 

[flpsmlps20]

In this kit there is no relay. Ballast is what hooks to the bulb.

The relay is usually not included in kits I add them so as to take power from battery rather than that of the bike. And the ballast is a rectangular box which ignites the xenon gas in the hid bulb the bulb will not light up without it. From his pictures it looks as if the ballast was put under the gas tank.

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[SmokenJoe]

In this kit there is no relay. Ballast is what hooks to the bulb.
You may add a relay but this kit does not have one.
I ran this on my bike for two years and what you see is what you get. He might have extended the wires to fit under seat but on mine I had the ballast under the tank.
Here is the ballast that comes with it and all plugs are used to assemble.

 

[SmokenJoe]

Here assembled. 3 prong plug goes to headlight plug and that is where power comes from.

 

[flpsmlps20]

Ok, thought you were saying a ballast is not needed.

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[JesterAZ]

Thanks Smoken Joe, that sort of kit is what I have. The seller mentioned the ballast under the plastic in the neck area of the bike, just have to follow the wires.

 

[SmokenJoe]

Thanks Smoken Joe, that sort of kit is what I have. The seller mentioned the ballast under the plastic in the neck area of the bike, just have to follow the wires.

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