AD Johnson
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I have a 2008 Hayabusa which I installed 35 Watt 30,000k Xenteca HIDs on a few months ago. About a month after this installation, I noticed the lowbeams would turn off after the bike was running for about 40 minutes, meanwhile the highbeam would stay on.
At this time I only installed the 30k high and lowbeam. I did not install any LEDs in the corner markers.
The vendor advised the ballast for the low beam was probably to blame and he swamped it out for me. At this time I also purchased two LED corner marker bulbs.
I then installed the new lowbeam ballast, along with the LEDs. After allowing the bike to run with both the high and lowbeams on, I found no issues. Upon, riding the bike I noticed the following symptoms:
1. When accelerating, the lights got brighter
2. When cruising or decelerating, the lights got dimmer
3. When at a stop light, the bike would stall out, die, and then start back up
4. When going approximately 20 mph the bike stalled out a few times
I took the seat off and determined I did not have the screws tightened all the way down on the battery. I thought that might be the problem. I then tightened the bolts, thinking this might be a simple solution to this issue.
Today when I got ready to ride, the bike wouldn't start. I hooked it up to the battery tender for a few minutes, and it started right up. I rode a for a while and the bike stalled out numerous times while in 1st gear and while in Neutral. After turning the bike off a few times it did not start immediately, but started after I allowed the bike to sit for about 10 minutes.
I'm wondering if the LEDs are to blame, seeing as the problem starts have just commence with the addition of said LEDs. However, from what I understand LEDs don't draw much amperage. Can anyone shed any light on these occurences? I do have an extended warranty on this bike, and the easy solution is to take it to the dealer. However I'm concerned that once they see the HIDs, they'll void my warranty. Does anyone know whether or not this will be likeley to void my warranty? Also, I'm trying to avoid taking all of the gauges an stuff off...again.
Thanks for reading all of this
AJ
At this time I only installed the 30k high and lowbeam. I did not install any LEDs in the corner markers.
The vendor advised the ballast for the low beam was probably to blame and he swamped it out for me. At this time I also purchased two LED corner marker bulbs.
I then installed the new lowbeam ballast, along with the LEDs. After allowing the bike to run with both the high and lowbeams on, I found no issues. Upon, riding the bike I noticed the following symptoms:
1. When accelerating, the lights got brighter
2. When cruising or decelerating, the lights got dimmer
3. When at a stop light, the bike would stall out, die, and then start back up
4. When going approximately 20 mph the bike stalled out a few times
I took the seat off and determined I did not have the screws tightened all the way down on the battery. I thought that might be the problem. I then tightened the bolts, thinking this might be a simple solution to this issue.
Today when I got ready to ride, the bike wouldn't start. I hooked it up to the battery tender for a few minutes, and it started right up. I rode a for a while and the bike stalled out numerous times while in 1st gear and while in Neutral. After turning the bike off a few times it did not start immediately, but started after I allowed the bike to sit for about 10 minutes.
I'm wondering if the LEDs are to blame, seeing as the problem starts have just commence with the addition of said LEDs. However, from what I understand LEDs don't draw much amperage. Can anyone shed any light on these occurences? I do have an extended warranty on this bike, and the easy solution is to take it to the dealer. However I'm concerned that once they see the HIDs, they'll void my warranty. Does anyone know whether or not this will be likeley to void my warranty? Also, I'm trying to avoid taking all of the gauges an stuff off...again.
Thanks for reading all of this
AJ