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543 viewsLine up the pulley markings with those on the engine case. I used a white grease pencil (china marker) to mark the points on both the case and pulleys for faster visual confirmation. You can see here I drew a line all of the way across the horizontal belt and center pulley as a precaution. I marked the replacement (new) horizontal belt the same way as the vertical belt explained here.
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542 viewsThe resistor mounts fit in the groove of the rear rubber seat rests.
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542 viewsIt may not be necessary but I wanted to make sure my ballast wouldn't move around so this is what I did. I cut a notch at the top and bottom of the hourglass brace that the zip-tie would neatly fit in to. This will keep the zip-tie from slipping and thus keep a firm hold on the ballast. A sharp X-acto knife will easily cut through the plastic so operate slowly and carefully.
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541 viewsUse a #1 Phillips screwdriver to remove the clear lens retaining screw.
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540 viewsBefore, low-beam.
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540 viewsDone! I used a piece of wire sleeve tubing (that black ribbed bit) to protect the power wires from rubbing against the zip-tie and hourglass brace. Most likely it's not necessary but while I was in there...just in case....
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538 viewsThe springs should be no less than 41mm. Mine were at 36mm!
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538 viewsPut the electrical connectors back together. They only go on one way so it's pretty much idiot-resistant. The 2-pin goes on first. Notice the positioning.
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Day-time, parking lamp only536 viewsComparison of the two bulbs. On the left is the standard incandescent and on the right is the LED unit.
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536 viewsAfter, high-beam.
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535 views3-pin connecter goes on next. Notice the positioning.
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535 viewsThis shows the plug and orientation of the ballast. That plug is where the power comes in once everything has been installed. Notice the ignitor is outside of the headlight housing.
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534 viewsHi-riser is slipped on the fork tube and here is the bar in stock form.
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534 viewsAfter, high-beam.
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534 viewsThe red wire for the HID bulb is pushed into the top of the headlight bucket. The blue wire that I'm holding will be next.
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