Where have you guys mounted the ballast for your hid lights?

Jay

 

I was able to shoehorn everything into the headlight bucket.

 

No Heat Problems?

 

Lens is starting to fog a bit, but it's been a good 20k+ miles since I installed it.

 

What brand HID lights did you get and how big is your headlamp bucket?

 

It was so long ago, it's a 5 3/4" visored bucket that's about 8" long and I got the kit from xenonlink.com. And when I say shoehorned, I mean SHOEHORNED! I had to try the ballast and ignitor in MANY different positions. It took me at least an hour to get everything situated.

 

I wouldn't even consider HID if I couldn't cram it all into the headlight bucket. Also to consider is usually you forfit your high/low beam function. I've considered a headlight upgrade myself but I like the little factory bucket so HID is out. I'm gonna go high wattage halogen.

 

These guys say their kit has a small balast and it all fits in the factory housing. They give you 2 complete kits. I haven't tried them myself yet but plan to in the near future.

http://www.motorcyclehidlights.com/h...ballasts-p-209

 

Nice, hadn't seen those but looked at others. Guy at work has some similar on his Victory. Same deal, made for autos, he has 2. He has a much deeper headlight though. When I'm ready I'll take the thing apart and see how much room I've actually got.

 

You can put them under the dash. It's a bitch to get everything to sit right but it can be done