HID's

[04Bolt]

Hey everyone, Im wanting to put HID's in my Firebolt..Anyone had any problems doing this? Also, there are colored HID's ya? This something I could easily install or is there much to it? Thanks for looking!

 

[dave_xb12r]

HID kits are pretty much plug and play, then hide the ballast. But our buells have a HID killing feature, the headlights turn off momentarily during startup. To get the longest life out of your investment, it's best to put a timer on the lights, causing it to wait a determined number of seconds before igniting the lights.

As far as color, maximum brightness is a little less than 5k. I would not recommend anything over 8k. It starts looking too blue and is distracting to other drivers and could get you ran over by a drunk driver.

 

[Maestro]

Dave, how hard is it to put a timer on? Ive been looking at getting this kit. http://www.motorcyclehidlights.com/...-c-69_443/digital-hid-kit-slim-ballasts-p-209 Any input?

 

[dave_xb12r]

I've heard great things about this place.

ddm tuning

Thanks to LVsleeper, here is a write up on installing the timer. link

 

[04Bolt]

Thanks Dave. Anywhere you suggest purchasing these from? Thanks much!

 

[dave_xb12r]

No problem! I suggest purchasing the HIDs from ddm tuning

 

[04Bolt]

Sorry for Noob questions.. buuttt.. Does it matter on the Bulb type?[sad] just dont want to get the wrong thing and waste the money!

 

[dave_xb12r]

Yes it matters. H3 for Firebolts, H7 for Lightnings. I dont really know how the 55w systems work in our bikes.

 

[teh Nub]

If you have the "both headlights on high beam" mod, your low beam doesn't go out when starting, at least not on my SS. So I won't have to worry about starting the bike and if I chose to run a high beam HID as well, just turn it on after the bike is running, which I do now with stock bulbs... However if I had the issue of the light shutting off on start up, I would just splice into the power wire to the headlights and install an on off switch rather than messing with a timer...

Anyways, I bought a set of H7 5000k HID's from DDM and their H7 halogen hyper white driving lights. My plan is to use a low beam HID and hyper white high beam leaving me with an extra set to sell to a fellow bueller... They should show up tomorrow and I may have time to throw them on tomorrow night, but regardless should have them posted up here for sale by the end of the week.