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out at the shop we do A TON of night time riding... so naturally i wanted better lighting. so i use HID in most of the bikes i build so i figured i would add it to the quad as well... pretty simple actually.. here is a write up
Tools needed:
soldering iron
shrink wrap
solder (flux if you do not have inline flux solder)
phillips head screwdriver (#1,#2)
12mm socket
10mm socket
wire cutters
wire strippers
H6m HID kit (i used a cheap $31 shipped kit and have several times on bikes, works great)
denatured alcohol
rag
2 long zip ties
Removal
- start out by taking the 12mm and 10mm sockets and remove the mount bolts that support the lamps. Unplug the 2 sockets going to the lights.
- separate the lights from the mount and place the mount to the side
- using the #2 remove the lower phillips head screw from the bottom, this will allow you to remove the front grill from the light (at this point you can use the #1 and remove the adjuster screw from the headlight to allow you easy access to clean the lamp lens. i opted to do this as you have to re aim your lights anyway. this is not a required step)
Wiring
- cut the plug sockets off the back of the lamps leaving a good 2 or 3 inches of wire
- from here take your HID kit and cut off the stock pins and strip the wire a bit back.
- you will not be able to run high low as these are single stage HID (i was going to run low as 1 lamp and high as 2 lamps, however the residual current that flows though the high when the low is on is enough to turn on the HID ballast so the lamp will light up, i did not feel like adding a resister to it to keep this from happening so i just made them both light up)
- connect the green and yellow wire to the red line on the HID kit harness plug, and black to black. Solder these in and shrink wrap them
- once both sides have been soldered slide your full shrink wrap over the loose wires and heat that up to secure everything.
ballast install
- i found that the ballasts fit really well at the top of the steering column plastics, you do not have to mount here but it is pretty easy.
- clean off the contact area with some denatured alcohol. Apply the supplied adhesives to the back of the ballasts. I choose this spot to mount mine as there was a good amount of metal to run the zip tie around and over the ballast to support it and ensure that adhesive tape holds it in place
both ballasts mounted
re assembly
- re install the lamp into the bucket and put back in the #2 philips head screw to hold it in place, run the wire out the back of the lamp
- install the 2 - 12mm bolts that mount the lights to the light rack
- plug in the lights to the ballasts and ensure wires are properly routed and tied down
- install the 2-10mm bolts and the 12mm light mount supports (add a drop of blue loc tite to the bolts)
all done
took it outside to aim the lamps
few pics from riding at night... bear in mind it is really tough to take a picture of light output, but i can tell you it is at least 3x's as good as the stock set up. i can run wide open down the trails with clear visibility
Tools needed:
soldering iron
shrink wrap
solder (flux if you do not have inline flux solder)
phillips head screwdriver (#1,#2)
12mm socket
10mm socket
wire cutters
wire strippers
H6m HID kit (i used a cheap $31 shipped kit and have several times on bikes, works great)
denatured alcohol
rag
2 long zip ties
Removal
- start out by taking the 12mm and 10mm sockets and remove the mount bolts that support the lamps. Unplug the 2 sockets going to the lights.
- separate the lights from the mount and place the mount to the side
- using the #2 remove the lower phillips head screw from the bottom, this will allow you to remove the front grill from the light (at this point you can use the #1 and remove the adjuster screw from the headlight to allow you easy access to clean the lamp lens. i opted to do this as you have to re aim your lights anyway. this is not a required step)
Wiring
- cut the plug sockets off the back of the lamps leaving a good 2 or 3 inches of wire
- from here take your HID kit and cut off the stock pins and strip the wire a bit back.
- you will not be able to run high low as these are single stage HID (i was going to run low as 1 lamp and high as 2 lamps, however the residual current that flows though the high when the low is on is enough to turn on the HID ballast so the lamp will light up, i did not feel like adding a resister to it to keep this from happening so i just made them both light up)
- connect the green and yellow wire to the red line on the HID kit harness plug, and black to black. Solder these in and shrink wrap them
- once both sides have been soldered slide your full shrink wrap over the loose wires and heat that up to secure everything.
ballast install
- i found that the ballasts fit really well at the top of the steering column plastics, you do not have to mount here but it is pretty easy.
- clean off the contact area with some denatured alcohol. Apply the supplied adhesives to the back of the ballasts. I choose this spot to mount mine as there was a good amount of metal to run the zip tie around and over the ballast to support it and ensure that adhesive tape holds it in place
both ballasts mounted
re assembly
- re install the lamp into the bucket and put back in the #2 philips head screw to hold it in place, run the wire out the back of the lamp
- install the 2 - 12mm bolts that mount the lights to the light rack
- plug in the lights to the ballasts and ensure wires are properly routed and tied down
- install the 2-10mm bolts and the 12mm light mount supports (add a drop of blue loc tite to the bolts)
all done
took it outside to aim the lamps
few pics from riding at night... bear in mind it is really tough to take a picture of light output, but i can tell you it is at least 3x's as good as the stock set up. i can run wide open down the trails with clear visibility