How to fit retrolab projectors?

[CaptainCazador]

Not convinced with the realiabilty of chinky DIY equivalents I purchased the retrolab FZS 600 projector kit some weeks ago with angel eyes. The loom was out of stock when I ordered which I didn't find out until a few days after I had ordered BTW. Probably because they don't sell too well given the high price tag.

Anyway they turned up last week with one minor problem there's no fitting instructions ...starting to wish I didn't bother.



Already contacted Wouter to stress my concerns he has just directed me to the video which is all good and well but that shows nothing about wiring them to the bike.

Now what is someone like me with not the foggiest about electrics supposed to do without instructions other than pay a pretty penny to a garage for them to be fitted?

Has anyone on here got a guide for me to follow who has done this? I'm confident I can follow the video fitting the projectors to the headlight but wiring them into the bike I don't have a clue.

[BBROWN1664]

The plug you can see at the top of your picture plugs into the existing lamp connector behind the headlight.
From the ballast you should also have a power cable to connect to the battery and an earth cable as well as the final connections are to the HID itself from the ballast. This should be obvious when you unbox everything.

[sinto607276]

As far as I'm aware when I looked into these, it's just plug and play for the main lighting using existing connectors and the new ones supplied with the wiring loom, straight forward really.
Also as far as the angel lights work, don't know if there wired through the harness or not, the set includes looked at didn't have them. But regardless if they are separate, connect these wires to your sidelight wire and then you'll be sorted

[dublet]

Did you unbox it all? It seems there's labels to make it clear where stuff plugs into.

[CaptainCazador]

I haven't looked properly I just rummaged around for instructions.

I will look at the loom properly and try to work out what goes where. No rush as it is almost summer I'd like them fitted before September however.

If anyone is local to W. Yorkshire and is good with electrics feel free to PM me 20quid and all the tea/coffee biscuits you can stuff down your face.

[CaptainCazador]

Projectors fitted to the headlight housing.

Just the wiring left to go.



I'm confused as to where these go? There's no where obvious on the bike ....





I thought they went into the existing connectors but they do not fit.

[CaptainCazador]

Found this thread. I can't work out what he means cut the existing connector into two pieces?

[CaptainCazador]

Got there in the end.

[sinto607276]

Projectors fitted to the headlight housing.

Just the wiring left to go.



I'm confused as to where these go? There's no where obvious on the bike ....





I thought they went into the existing connectors but they do not fit.

The second picture I'm sure is for the angel eyes to come on with just the sidelight, you'd need to cut either of the ends you need to join or put spade connectors from original sidelight loom onto that connector in your hand.

The other connecting block your asking about I'm sure goes into the main lighting wIring loom, again you may need to adapt the connectors to get them to fit.

Ahh, you got them working,
Does the angeleyes come on separate?
Do you have dipped and full beam on both sides?

[CaptainCazador]

Left the angel eyes out as I didn't fancy hacking any wires in half.

Lights come on like standard do dipped on one side and both when on full beam.

I may do the dual headlight mod.

I should note I haven't used the loom supplied with the kit as I wasn't confident in hacking the bike loom connector in half.

All seems well at the moment if any problems arise I will use the loom that came with the projectors.

[sinto607276]

Left the angel eyes out as I didn't fancy hacking any wires in half.

Lights come on like standard do dipped on one side and both when on full beam.

I may do the dual headlight mod.

I should note I haven't used the loom supplied with the kit as I wasn't confident in hacking the bike loom connector in half.

All seems well at the moment if any problems arise I will use the loom that came with the projectors.

Think you may of picked me up wrong or my description wasn't too good, I'll try and explain......

The spade connectors you have at the end of your NEW light loom should just slot into the existing bike wires at the original place that it connects to original bulbs, you may however have to open the NEW block and remove the spades and then just plug them in.

I'd be interseted in this set up if I could be convinced that I could get 2 low beam and also 2 high beam when I flick the button.
Do the both of your lamps have or can take H4 bulbs?

[slinky2000]

The spade connectors you have at the end of your NEW light loom should just slot into the existing bike wires at the original place that it connects to original bulbs, you may however have to open the NEW block and remove the spades and then just plug them in.

this is exactly what I had to do.

[slinky2000]

Have you any pictures of where you located the wiring?  Mines just stuffed behind the dials.  It's a bit of  mess but works a treat!