I had the center halogen light (aka Cyclops light) go out on my 2009 Ness Vision so I thought I’d take the plunge and put in a HID.  After lots of fun reading all I could find about HIDs on this and other boards, I settled on a kit by VictoryHID  (www.victoryHID.com).  For $49.99 delivered to my door I think this is a sweet deal and provide support for a fellow Vic rider.

I got the kit as pictured below:

There were no instructions and the ones on the website were for replacing the two main light and he suggests removing the entire Vision headlight.  Sorry – not gonna do that.  But I had a feeling that all I would have to do is remove the air filter and the Cyclops light would be able to be installed.

After removing my burnt out halogen bulb, I set out to do a connection of the new HID prior to install, just to test it out.  I then discovered that the connector to the female power plug was wired incorrectly.  (I’ve notified VictoryHID of this – also there was a small wire connector that just isn’t used)

My stock female connector had the spades at opposite sides not at the right angle pictured above.

It was a simple fix of taking the new connector, carefully pushing in the hold tab, and removing the spade from the connector, then reinstalling it at the right point.

I turned on the bike and turned on the driving light and it all lit up perfectly.  Now came the fun part, installation!  Right away I noticed that the rubber boot just won’t fit over the HID bulb socket.  Thankfully the bulb socket and HID shield come apart and I was able to install the shield first on the bike, clip it in place, then with the help of a bit of WD40 sprayed on the rubber boot, I got the boot over the backend of the shield and also on to the bike headlight.  Next I carefully wormed in the HID light bulb into the installed and booted shield.  Here is a pic of the bulb/socket and shield separated.  The good news is they are held together by a twisting lock.

Once I got the bulb into the installed shied, the rubber boot provided a great seal to the bulb socket and it took some pressure (a bit tricky too) to get the socket installed and twisted into the shield.  I actually had enough room to use a pair of channel locks (carefully) to aid in my twisting while I pushed the bulb socket into the boot and shield.  Finally I got it in! 

Next was running the wires and the where to put the ballast for the HID light.  I choose to go on the left side (sitting on seat looking forward) right next to the fuse box.  It slipped right in between the plastic fuse box lid and the aluminum bracket.  (Note I removed the small access panel)  Here you can see the slim ballast slipped in next to the fuse box and on top of the fuse box I have the other HID box sitting.  It all fits great and the aluminum bracket will act as a heat sink for the ballast.

Finally I wire tied things in and buttoned it all up.  I rode that night and it looked GREAT and provided a unique visual for the cagers!  Here are some final pics.

Lights off view.

alohaboy - 2013-02-07 7:02 PM Thx guys.. Nice write up. The questions is are there matching replacements for the driving lights, the other 2, so they all match. Thanks for any insight.

As stated by Monkeyman there are HID lights for the other two but in my opinion the chore to put them in, isn't worth it.  Heck, just changing the standard bulbs is a pain.  I do have great respect for those who have installed HIDs.

Jeff,

Looks like a nice HID kit so I decided to order one. Thanks for the install information with all the great detail that you provided.