I recently installed HIDs on my bike and since it was my first time doing anything like this...it was a bit of a headache. When starting to do mine, I searched high and low for a step-by-step walkthrough for a 2007 GSX-R 1000 but couldn’t find one. I decided that tonight when my friend and I installed his HIDs, I’d take pics along the way and post a how-to for anyone wanting to do this. It went MUCH smoother because now I know what I'm doing.
We ordered our HIDs from http://www.sharphid.com. They were $80 shipped each. We decided on the 8000K for a slightly bluish color. As far as what to order…you need a single H7 55w HID bulb. We didn’t replace our hi-beams…just our lows. The kit comes with everything you need to install.
Now…onto the walkthrough…
Here are a few side-by-side pictures of our bikes. The white ’08 currently has the stock lights while the yellow ’07 has the 8000K HIDs already installed. These are just for comparison to the difference in the two.
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The first thing you want to do is remove your gauge cluster. Take out the one bolt (1st pic, yellow arrow) with an allen wrench. Once the single bolt comes off, the only thing holding the gauges on now are two little pressure pins. You can see one of them in the second pic, yellow arrows. The other one is on the top left. Just pull straight out with a little bit of force.
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Once the gauge is off, you’ll have to unplug it. In this picture, the red arrow is pointing to the plug. Just pull back the rubber and push the little tab on the plug to have it release. Set the gauge in a safe place with the bolt. Once the cluster has been removed completely, you’ll want to replace the little running light that sits above your headlight at the base of your windscreen (yellow arrow). The bulb size is a 194. I did a search on eBay for “194 LED” and chose one.
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To get the bulb out, just grab it and turn counter-clockwise and it’ll pop right out. Pull the bulb directly out of the socket and replace with your new 194 LED bulb. Put it back into the hole and turn clockwise to lock it in.
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Here’s a shot of the LED in place. Notice the difference in the two now? It’ll look stupid if you don’t replace this bulb.
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Now…onto the main HID bulb. Pull the socket (yellow arrow) straight off of the bulb. Just pull straight out.
Once the socket has been removed, time to take off the rubber protector. There should be two tabs on the rubber protector…one on the top and one on the bottom. Just use them to help you pull it off. Piece of cake, right?
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We ordered our HIDs from http://www.sharphid.com. They were $80 shipped each. We decided on the 8000K for a slightly bluish color. As far as what to order…you need a single H7 55w HID bulb. We didn’t replace our hi-beams…just our lows. The kit comes with everything you need to install.
Now…onto the walkthrough…
Here are a few side-by-side pictures of our bikes. The white ’08 currently has the stock lights while the yellow ’07 has the 8000K HIDs already installed. These are just for comparison to the difference in the two.
The first thing you want to do is remove your gauge cluster. Take out the one bolt (1st pic, yellow arrow) with an allen wrench. Once the single bolt comes off, the only thing holding the gauges on now are two little pressure pins. You can see one of them in the second pic, yellow arrows. The other one is on the top left. Just pull straight out with a little bit of force.
Once the gauge is off, you’ll have to unplug it. In this picture, the red arrow is pointing to the plug. Just pull back the rubber and push the little tab on the plug to have it release. Set the gauge in a safe place with the bolt. Once the cluster has been removed completely, you’ll want to replace the little running light that sits above your headlight at the base of your windscreen (yellow arrow). The bulb size is a 194. I did a search on eBay for “194 LED” and chose one.
To get the bulb out, just grab it and turn counter-clockwise and it’ll pop right out. Pull the bulb directly out of the socket and replace with your new 194 LED bulb. Put it back into the hole and turn clockwise to lock it in.
Here’s a shot of the LED in place. Notice the difference in the two now? It’ll look stupid if you don’t replace this bulb.
Now…onto the main HID bulb. Pull the socket (yellow arrow) straight off of the bulb. Just pull straight out.
Once the socket has been removed, time to take off the rubber protector. There should be two tabs on the rubber protector…one on the top and one on the bottom. Just use them to help you pull it off. Piece of cake, right?
