K1200 LT HID Lighting - Before and After (6 images)

In preparation for the Buttlite IV starting on August 8th, I added HID lighting to the high and low beam of the K1200 LT. Here is the before and after results of this work. A big thanks to the following:
  • LD Rider Forum at http://www.ldriders.com where the postings gave me the motivation to move to HID,
  • the K1200 LT Forum at http://www.bmwlt.net where the great howto on at that site gave me the guidance needed to tackle the job,
  • and finally to Warchild, Benevolent Dictator of the FJRForum.com/ for the tech advice and finding good source ($200 shipped to the house).

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    I added aux lighting in 2002 before my 50CC Quest. This was the max lighting on the bike

    Stock low beam


    Stock high beam


    High, Low, and all 4 aux lights


    HID low beam only


    HID High Beam


    A detail of how all the stuff got squoze into the fairing.


    Detail of the mounting of the HID ballasts on top of the headlight housing.


    Detail of how I drilled the housing to pigtail the power leads. This allowed using the stock headlight wiring plug.