Installed DDM Tuning Slim Ballast HID kit in 2010 SE Ninjette

[wtfh4xx]

So today I deemed to be wrenching day.
Started at 9am and just got finished at 6, the work included replacing a throttle cable, installing HID's from DDM Tuning, and a rear brake light modulator.

The new slim ballast kit from DDM comes with a spacer so you no longer need to go buy washer and cut em up to make them work as spacers.
It did still require some modification... The spacers four corners need to be snipped down to the pins and sanded smooth to fit the round contour of the light receptacles.
I also trimmed off about 1/2" of the thick inner part of the OEM headlight housing sealers to make the included grommet fit snug and watertight.
Lastly, or I should say firstly since it needed to be done first, is that the kit includes a piece on each light with 2 cables that are not needed. These should simply be pulled through the grommet leaving 2 of the 4 holes in it empty.

No injuries until late in the day when I was tired, went for one of the last fairing bolts... yup the big bottom bolt on the right side. Wrapped my finger under to get a better grip, and boy did I... on the exhaust which had been running for 15 minutes to burn in the new HID's... /facepalm
I reacted fast enough and got to cold water/ice, it seared the top layer of skin but didnt give me blisters or any deep tissue damage.
Will only take that once for me to remember lol.

The HID's are 35w 6000k slim ballast kit from DDM tuning, they look great and look slightly blue because they are a crystal light.
Just the color I wanted, as I think the 8000k would have been too blue for my liking.
I will take pics and upload when it gets dark.

[greatwhiteninja]

[wtfh4xx]

AND THEN THERE WERE PICS!








This lowbeam (right side) is the true color of my HID's once warmed up.

[leed]

It looks so cold :P But if you like it, so be it. I am personally enjoying my 4300K

[Azhyen]

Originally Posted by wtfh4xx

The HID's are 35w 6000k slim ballast kit from DDM tuning, they look great and look slightly blue because they are a crystal light.
Just the color I wanted, as I think the 8000k would have been too blue for my liking.
I will take pics and upload when it gets dark.

Those are fairly blue, but it might just be your camera. Like leed, I too stuck with the 4500k bulbs, They're blue like yours until they warm up and turn a really nice white. Installed just the lowbeam just this past weekend. I mounted my ballasts to one of the side frames right behind the headlight assembly.

What does your rear brake light modulator do? Seems like a common mod people are doing on this forum.

[wtfh4xx]

You can see that when the bulbs turn on for the first 3 minutes they are a bit more bluish, however the light is a crystal white. The highbeam closeup shows this with the highbeam bulb bluer than the low beam which has been on a few mins.
Just looks bluish because halogens are yellow and I think the White balance may have been slightly off, its a tad less blue IRL.
Their amazingly bright.
And yes, I love it!

Azhyen: I mounted the slim ballasts to either side of the metal piece directly center of bike behind the forks.
I mounted the little epoxy filled boxes on either side of the forks on the cast metal, this way everything has clearance and is tucked away nicely.
Ill try to snap some pics and get em up.

The rear brake light modulator causes the rear brake to flash for a few seconds before going solid.
Helps get the attention of people behind you.

[Kevin2109]

I have the cheap ass HIDs from china and my brights already went out! DDM is going to be my next set, and there local 55W it is for me

[wtfh4xx]

Careful with 55w, they can melt the headlight housing.
Also, DDM ships slim ballast kits form china lol.
Mine are 35w.

[Kevin2109]

I did hear that from some of the BMW guys putting them in there fog lights.... IDK i like the idea of the 55's but may just stick with the 35's I have now

[greatwhiteninja]

heres a pic of my 8k for comparison to the 6k..

[wtfh4xx]

Yea yours are definitely more blue, as you can see in the highbeam picture i have the low beam is a truer reflection of the blue mine are.
The highbeam had just turned on so it was more bluey, much like your 8k's.

And you really do have different angles for your bulbs, I can see your highbeam at a higher angle. :P
Im gonna go into the garage today and do my adjustments, supposed to be .04 angle at 25 ft for lowbeam and dead straight for highbeam.

[greatwhiteninja]

yeah i aimed the low beam down really low almost as low as it would go, well doing so made the high beam higher..loL! it actually lights the ground up nice at night.. actually in looking at your headlamp pic your 6k is pretty close to my 8k IMO..

[Momaru]

Frequently different distributors/manufacturere will have considerable variation between the 'same' color temp. Also, higher wattagw bulbs will sorta wash out, so a 55W 8000k looks similar to the same supplier's 35W 6000k.
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[Azhyen]

Originally Posted by greatwhiteninja

yeah i aimed the low beam down really low almost as low as it would go, well doing so made the high beam higher..loL! it actually lights the ground up nice at night.. actually in looking at your headlamp pic your 6k is pretty close to my 8k IMO..

Greatwhite, are your 8000k bulbs running on 55w? That would explain why OP's 32w 6000k bulbs look much like yours. aka, what Momaru said.

[wtfh4xx]

Mine is definitely more true crystal white than blue.
Greatwhite's has more of the BLUE blue in it, if you look at my light projected on the door of my garage you can see its pretty crystal white with very little blue in it.

Either way, I love the HID's and people definitely see me now.
****, I see me if there's anything reflective in front of me xD

[greatwhiteninja]

Originally Posted by Azhyen

Greatwhite, are your 8000k bulbs running on 55w? That would explain why OP's 32w 6000k bulbs look much like yours. aka, what Momaru said.

No they are 35watt..

[greatwhiteninja]

Originally Posted by wtfh4xx

Mine is definitely more true crystal white than blue.
Greatwhite's has more of the BLUE blue in it, if you look at my light projected on the door of my garage you can see its pretty crystal white with very little blue in it.

Either way, I love the HID's and people definitely see me now.
****, I see me if there's anything reflective in front of me xD

That's the main thing I like about them. Easier to see me now

[forevertwowheels]

Originally Posted by wtfh4xx

So today I deemed to be wrenching day.
Started at 9am and just got finished at 6, the work included replacing a throttle cable, installing HID's from DDM Tuning, and a rear brake light modulator.

The new slim ballast kit from DDM comes with a spacer so you no longer need to go buy washer and cut em up to make them work as spacers.
It did still require some modification... The spacers four corners need to be snipped down to the pins and sanded smooth to fit the round contour of the light receptacles.
I also trimmed off about 1/2" of the thick inner part of the OEM headlight housing sealers to make the included grommet fit snug and watertight.
Lastly, or I should say firstly since it needed to be done first, is that the kit includes a piece on each light with 2 cables that are not needed. These should simply be pulled through the grommet leaving 2 of the 4 holes in it empty.

No injuries until late in the day when I was tired, went for one of the last fairing bolts... yup the big bottom bolt on the right side. Wrapped my finger under to get a better grip, and boy did I... on the exhaust which had been running for 15 minutes to burn in the new HID's... /facepalm
I reacted fast enough and got to cold water/ice, it seared the top layer of skin but didnt give me blisters or any deep tissue damage.
Will only take that once for me to remember lol.

The HID's are 35w 6000k slim ballast kit from DDM tuning, they look great and look slightly blue because they are a crystal light.
Just the color I wanted, as I think the 8000k would have been too blue for my liking.
I will take pics and upload when it gets dark.

Is this the kit you bought? http://www.ddmtuning.com/Products/DD...ast-35W-or-55W
im thinking of buying these and just wanted to check if this was the one that came with the spacer?
If so were any of the other options needed? (HID Harness, Error Eliminator, Adaptor Cables)
thanks

[Azhyen]

Originally Posted by forevertwowheels

Is this the kit you bought? http://www.ddmtuning.com/Products/DD...ast-35W-or-55W
im thinking of buying these and just wanted to check if this was the one that came with the spacer?
If so were any of the other options needed? (HID Harness, Error Eliminator, Adaptor Cables)
thanks

Those are the ones, I got the bulbs @ 4500k. They're blue at first and warm up to slightly whiter than stock bulbs. You don't need anything else, everything is inclusive. Just gotta find mounting points for your ballasts.

[wtfh4xx]

^ this.
Good mounting spot is just in front of the ignition key receptacle.