Thanks to Rabbitman's Affordable HID Retrofitting Services!!, I have just completed my HID Retrofit/Power Crystal mod to devirginize my brand new 2012 FZ6R. (Mini H1 Projector, 5000K Bulb, 100mm Red XBaLED ring, Apollo 2.0 Shroud, White Pod light)
And with the help of the forums, it allowed me to complete the installation and wiring, so I thought I'd also contribute and share. First of all, with the help of cavcuz05's Retro Fit Kit DIY and Lwclancer - Projector Retrofit I was able to figure out how to disassemble the headlight housing to send to Chad.
Super quick turnaround getting the headlights back, I reversed the steps to re-assemble the housing. I really suck at electronics, and dropped out of EE and became a ME so it took a while for me to figure out how and where to wire the Power Crystal and the Halo, but here's the breakdown of what I did.
HID Wiring
1) Installed the headlight to the front fairing using the "Y" bracket
2) Put the headlight/front fairing back on the bike
3) Wire the HID ballast and connect all wires
4) Run wires to Battery along frame
5) Connect wires to Battery
6) Test HID (low/high) and make sure you can move handle bars all the way without interference.
Power Crystal
1) Splice into blinkers (I used the front right for all time running)
2) Switch ignition to on, turns on
3) Start engine, stays on
Halo
1) I wired the halo the same as the Power Crystal. I plan on adding a switch at the dummy button location, wiring it through the ground (-) later to have the option to turn it on/off because the RED is not legal in CA.
So far so good! I have to say, HIDs make a world of a difference. I can actually see at night now! Thanks to Rabbitman and the forum for making this happen! For those trying to decide whether or not to retrofit HID, do it!
And with the help of the forums, it allowed me to complete the installation and wiring, so I thought I'd also contribute and share. First of all, with the help of cavcuz05's Retro Fit Kit DIY and Lwclancer - Projector Retrofit I was able to figure out how to disassemble the headlight housing to send to Chad.
Super quick turnaround getting the headlights back, I reversed the steps to re-assemble the housing. I really suck at electronics, and dropped out of EE and became a ME so it took a while for me to figure out how and where to wire the Power Crystal and the Halo, but here's the breakdown of what I did.
HID Wiring
1) Installed the headlight to the front fairing using the "Y" bracket
2) Put the headlight/front fairing back on the bike
3) Wire the HID ballast and connect all wires
4) Run wires to Battery along frame
5) Connect wires to Battery
6) Test HID (low/high) and make sure you can move handle bars all the way without interference.
Power Crystal
1) Splice into blinkers (I used the front right for all time running)
2) Switch ignition to on, turns on
3) Start engine, stays on
Halo
1) I wired the halo the same as the Power Crystal. I plan on adding a switch at the dummy button location, wiring it through the ground (-) later to have the option to turn it on/off because the RED is not legal in CA.
So far so good! I have to say, HIDs make a world of a difference. I can actually see at night now! Thanks to Rabbitman and the forum for making this happen! For those trying to decide whether or not to retrofit HID, do it!
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