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Jason M
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Can anyone that has fitted HIDs just gimme a tip on how they routed the wires into the headlight assembly to the bulb and kept the whole lot watertight. When I wired up for some 100w bulbs I drilled some holes and used some gromits which was fine, but the HIDs have those big special connectors and would not pass through a gromit size hole - or if the hole was big enough to pass the connectors, the gromit wouldn't be tight around the wire.

Did you split the rubber gaiter behind the lamp or what? I'm sure there is a 'proper' solution, just wondering what it was :?

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Couldnt wait eh mate?
Its gonna be great being able to see where were going.
Both chris and I will be using ours to full affect on the way down to the night time ferry crossing to france in april.
Nice of you to act as ginnea pig though! :lol:
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Post by bobbit »

Jason,

When I fitted mine I cut a small cross in the middle of the rubber gaiter
and fed the cables through from the inside (lamp side).so the hole
didn't need to accomodate the bulb .

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Post by theseadog »

Hi JAson

The kit that I fitted ( thanks again Adam :wink: ) had a gromit on the actual control line so all I had to do was make a small hole and then stretch it every so slightly to get the connector through then the grommet sealed the hole nicely.

Let me know if you want some pics of the install ....

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ps. You will not believe the difference
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Post by Jason M »

Chears boys

Looks like a small incision in the gaiter is the way to go then - I'd appreciate any installation type pics though. Taking a closer look, the bulb leads have an inline gromit that will go nicely in the gaiter - result.

And Gus... no mate, I can't wait. With all the shit on the roads, this nasty fine drizzle and slippery roads I need all the help I can get.

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theseadog wrote: The kit that I fitted ( thanks again Adam :wink: ) had a gromit on the actual control line so all I had to do was make a small hole and then stretch it every so slightly to get the connector through then the grommet sealed the hole nicely.
That's the way to do it.
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OK Question 2 for all you sparky geniuses (or should that be geniui?)

If I have a black wire and a white wire (US), and my brown and yellow to the bulb - which goes to which, or don't you think it matters :? It may just need to complete a circuit in the ignitor.

I've had a look at some sites and think the brown goes to black, but I just dunno.......

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Sorry Jason, can't remember much about it........must have bin ver,ver,ver,ver ver drunk :roll:
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Post by Jason M »

boxerpan wrote:Sorry Jason, can't remember much about it........must have bin ver,ver,ver,ver ver drunk :roll:
Where did you fit the ballast then please? There are a few places I can put it but I was wondering how hot it got - I don't want to stick it on the petrol tank then find it glows at 200 degrees :shock: If it's going to get toasty I need to keep it away from the other wiring too

I reckon I'll probably get some thick velcro and mount it down inside the faring somewhere out of harms way - looks to be nice and watertight and the wires are long enough

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Post by boxerpan »

Relocated the horn and suspended the ballast off the front sub frame that angles 45 degrees away from the ignition barrel.
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Post by ianc53 »

Same as Lloyd, I suspended ballast from front sub frame (made up a bracket from bottom of subframe) and relocated horn. Also did same re leads, I've got a set of clever punches from way back. Punched hole in rubber cover to take gromit already on new light fitting.


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Post by Jason M »

Chears boys

All fitted now - lovely

I made the hole in the gaiter by (gently) hammering it over the end of a 15mm pipe - perfect!

Jason
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