going HID...but have a few questions?

[800screws]

first off which kit is recommended?
this
http://www.motorcyclehidlights.com/...-c-69_461/digital-hid-kit-slim-ballasts-p-209

or this
http://www.ddmtuning.com/Products/DDM-HID-Kit-Slim-Ballast-35W-or-55W
and is this the one to use from ddm for a xb12r?

any advice is apprectiated

 

[800screws]

with shipping there is only a small difference in price....which one! lol......

 

[chief_of_smoke]

i went with the ddm tuning kit. its mostly plug and play. i used the 55w 8000k kit. belive the bulb is an h3. here is the thread about doing it:
http://www.buellxb.com/Buell-XB-Forum/Do-It-Yourself-Buell-Mods/Firebolt-12000K-Xenons-installed

others have used other kits and companies. i havnt had any issues with mine.

 

[800screws]

ok....going with that...thanks

 

[Shawns]

Go with led, Less problems and hassles. I work for a car dealership and we have done HID kits for a while. I just switched to led's after all the problems with ballast and bulbs. Hard to find a good product these days. Sure I can get them swaped out, but its just not worth it anymore.

 

[oh9bolt]

DDM

 

[augustus_01]

I used to use DDM until ballasts starting going bad very frequently. Switched to The Retrofit Source and couldn't be happier.

 

[neilrl79]

I went with DDM for my lightning, almost right away I noticed one of my ballasts was bad, they replaced it immediately and I haven't had a problem for almost 2 full seasons of riding everyday.

 

[JohnnyD]

Go with led, Less problems and hassles. I work for a car dealership and we have done HID kits for a while. I just switched to led's after all the problems with ballast and bulbs. Hard to find a good product these days. Sure I can get them swaped out, but its just not worth it anymore.

Where did you purchase the LED kits. Been thinking of going this route on my vehicles...

 

[Shawns]

The one we get from our distributor are from China...everythings made there these days I guess. I have purchase sets off of e-bay and the are all the same. My wife has had hers in her van for a year and no problems. Her HID's I worked on constantly. Retrosource HID's would be the best if you go that route.

 

[EricZ]

Here is a good review of a LED headlight kit in a Mazda Miata. They are H4 style bulbs but H3 and H7 kits are available to fit the Buells. They look like they perform really well! http://forum.miata.net/vb/showthread.php?t=521070

 

[DualSportDad]

Anyone know how the draw from the starter affects the led lights when they are on? I know its really bad to have hid lights on when you start your motorcycle, I think it has something to do with the ballast? I have had people suggest a timed relay etc. I believe This is the reason why so many people have problems with hid lights on a motorcycle. I saw a guy use some sort of rpm trigger on his DRZ to turn the headlights on when the rpms reached over I think 800 rpm. Seemed like a good way to go but I think he had to build a circuit board with a chip to realize the rpm signal etc.

If the led lights are not affected by the starting of the bike I think I would like to switch to led lights. I do notice in the above thread he states that the led lights use a ballast as well tho.

 

[800screws]

right here for the relay...

http://www.motorcyclehidlights.com/...hts-c-69_461/hid-kit-wire-relay-harness-p-200

 

[Shawns]

The led's don't draw that much power. I believe the added component steps down the voltage unlike an HID ballast that ups it. Without seeing a schematic for it I can't say for sure.