HID Headlights R1200RT

[sisu]

I am thinking of installing HIDs from Bikelitez. The RT uses two H7 bulbs for low beam and one for high beam. I am thinking of using HIDs for all of them. I am hopeful there is enough room for the ballasts/etc.. In the past, HIDs normally would not come on instantly like a filament bulb. Has anyone out there used HID for high beam lights? Is the delay a big problem? Is there room for the ballasts?

 

Any help would be appreciated.

[lawnchairboy]

search posts under buccaneer I believe, he did a clean install and includes a wiring diagram...

 

hid post

 

chris

[jakfrost]

I have had HID's on a previous bike and the delay is not really a problem. Its not like you have momentary darkness when you turn them on, you don't. It just takes a sec. or so for the bulb to come up to full illumination and after they come to full brilliance it seems like it was dark before .

 

And boy when it does, its like turning night into day...

 

Jim

[sisu]

I am not concerned about the delay on start up. I am worried about switching from high to low beams.

 

Does anyone think that the CANBUS will detect the change from 55 Watt filament to the HID 35watt?

[JohnTena]

I am thinking of installing HIDs from Bikelitez. The RT uses two H7 bulbs for low beam and one for high beam. I am thinking of using HIDs for all of them. I am hopeful there is enough room for the ballasts/etc.. In the past, HIDs normally would not come on instantly like a filament bulb. Has anyone out there used HID for high beam lights? Is the delay a big problem? Is there room for the ballasts?

 

Any help would be appreciated.

 

I visited Hansen's BMW in Medford, OR, last January. They had just installed HID lights in a K1200LT and found them to work beautifully. I think that they have a HID unit with long electrical leads that facilitates installation.

BUT, there may be a problem with the R1200RT (and GS). The CAN-BUS electricals sense current draw on all the components, and the lower draw from HID lights could foul up the computer stuff. It wouldn't surprise me if Hansen's has developed a technique to alleviate that difference, though.

 

And I must note that all of the above comments are way over my head. I'd call Hansen's for their advice.

[jakfrost]

The 'special tecnique' is called a 'resistor'. Any HID unit designed for use in a GS/RT is (should be...) constructed in a manner to take into the consideration the requirements of the CANbus system. A .25 cent part.

 

Jim