Are you sure those are the right bulbs that you used in your bike, the first picture you posted? 9006 and not the H4 equivilant? It looks like 9006 are a angled plug and not a straight one.
Just an FYI follow up that I'll likely be documenting in a new thread. I ran across an unused HID kit in my garage (yes, that's weird to say....I had totally forgotten about it as I was going to play some next generation HID games with my FJR and never did). Suffice it to say I've installed a 50 watt low-beam only HID with the ancillary ballast igniter in the nose of our TR650 with a moderate amount of work and the light output is strong as well as retains the correct cut-off. My project isn't done yet as I haven't finished my testing, wire routing, final ballast/igniter placement, weather proofing, and integration with my LED auxiliary lights yet. But, I'll have pictures and details when I do i. Two teaser pictures until then....suffice it to say the Terra fender shims very nicely with 3 washers to allow a *bit* of extra room.
I also went the way of the HID. I took a little different route though. I tried some things but couldn't get around the fact that the stock reflector is just small (and a weird shape). I went with the cheapest trailtech 8" race light I could find and converted. Like Ignaciob, I also found space in the front fender for the HID igniter and ballast. 2 months of riding all conditions and everything still works. The light pattern isn't perfect; the reflector is made for an h1 bulb, but it is totally passable and a bunch more light than stock. I am using the HID kit that moves the bulb back and forth in the housing to create a high/low. I took some pictures of the light patterns for reference. All photos were shot from the same distance with the same shutter speed and f-stop at the same distance-- shed is about 50' away and fence is 62'. First photo is stock headlight on low beam. Second is HID low.
You didn't have any problems? I tucked the ballast and the igniter in behind the headlight. At first the gauge cluster speed and temp letter slowly faded out, then the EWS error came up and the bike wouldn't run. Where did you put your ballast?
My ballast was up higher under the cluster, I just extended the wires between the ballast and igniter. Hopefully I won't have the problem after I mount the ballast by the battery. I also removed all the low beam only shields off the bulb, I feel bad for anyone who drives slow on a one lane road in front of me later. But it's gonna be perfect in the woods.
Thanks for the helpful photos - I just ordered a bulb and will be making this change in a week... On another note, the windshield it looks like you have looks like a great size and design. Can you tell me about it, how well it works? and where you found it? Thanks
