[Grishbok]

Originally Posted by puma22

Ok, so I bought my 08 250 several months ago. The previous owner had installed blue HID's that worked fine. Until one time i saw smoke coming out from under right black panel (that snaps off). When I took the right panel off, I saw the black wires melting. I replaced the connections where the wires had melted and continued to ride, and the headlights worked fine.

A few weeks later my headlights starting flickering until they stopped working.
I checked the fuse box and found the headlight fuse to be out. However, everytime I replace the fuse, it would blow out again.

Not sure what the problem is. Do I need new headlights? Or a new HID Kit?

Note: The 08 comes stock with a 7 BS battery, but when I got the bike it needed to be replaced so I read that the 9 BS has more capacity, and so that is what I got and installed. Don't know if this has any affect on it.

Also, both low and high beams don't work.

The fuse blows to prevent a power surge. The HID ballasts could be bad, or there is bad wiring. I would throw some normal halogens in there and see if the fuse blows. "When in doubt, return to stock and check it out."