Ducati Monster Forum

anyone put HID's on their 696 yet?

if so which ones did you get and where did you get them?

oh, and pics if ya got'em?

im in the process of seeking out a kit that incorporates a really thin ballast to make mounting easy.  if i come across anything in the coming days i will pst here.

the non-ducati guys I ride with have nothing but good to say about this company: http://ddmtuning.com/



andy

anyone have any idea what the bulb type is for the high and low beams on the new 696?  the dealer couldnt even tell me.  [bang]

Does the bulb looks about 1 inch long (the glass part) and looks like it has 2 filaments inside? thats an H4 if it is the case.

Measure the length behind the seat of the bulb. I will tell you if you can fit a bixenon in there. You may opt for that because running HIDs usually mean no high beam.

he man,

thanks for your reply, but the new 696 actually has 2 seperate headlight bulbs for the hi and lo beams.  here is a pic so you can maybe see.

(http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r46/Motorbiker_photos/EICMA/2007/Ducati-Monster-696-5.jpg)

(http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/oo43/ryanspencer74/Ducati004.jpg)

thanks for your help!  plz post if you figure anyhting out.

 [bang] THIS IS INCORRECT PLEASE SEE ROSSTERMYERS POST BELOW, I only left it to show what the manual says

MOM has the answers

Low beam H7 12v 55W
Hi Beam H7 12 V 55W

Crap
tail light/brake light is already LED ... didn't know that.

I'm going to go get the Phillips extreme bulbs. says it throws 80% more light and 50 ft longer. plus DOT legal.

weird...i looked in there and didnt see ayhting in the section about aiming headlights and replacing blinkers etc.  i need to read it a little more in detail i guess.

thanks!

UPDATE:

MOM is WRONG!

the low beam is a H7 .

HIGH beam is actually a H1.

i totally forgot that since these are modern reflective housing lights you can look right on the lens in the bottom right corner and it tells you right there what the bulb type is.  its like that on most cars these days too.  [bang]

im putting in my order for a kit from the website posted in this thread.  any ideas or tips as to where to mount the ballast/igniter?

NO CRAP you are right, after looking at the bike the upper lamp is an H7 while the lower is not.
NOW all we have to do is get Ducati to change our manual  :o

how long would the wires be, maybe mount them in the area behind the fairing with the horn?

i took off all the fairings and the carbon canister to give the bike a more naked look.  now i really have no where to put a ballast.  ???

hmmm well you got me. how about under the tank panels. i think there is room in front of the fuel tank.

really?! sweet i will have to look into mounting them there.  GL with your lighting setup Raux.

BTW the company posted in the beg. of this thread seems really good.  they will even do a hybrid kit for only 15 dollars extra(basically they will give you 2 ballast/igniters, but with an H7 and an H1 instead of 2 of only one bulb type).  i thought that was really cool of them to allow custom orders like that.  plus you cant beat the size of those ballast...i have never seen any that small before.

k, let me know about the room in the panels, like i said I THINK there's room.

I am taking my off tomorrow, so i'll let you know if you haven't checked already.

I wanna see a pic of the beam pattern at night w/hid.  The 696 headlight looks great, would look even better on the front of my s4rt... and if the beam pattern is good :)

where did you see that you can get one H7 & one H1? i can't seem to find it.

also do you guys think these will work/fit? if so i'm gonna order me some and give it a try...

i called them and they said they could do that, but only on phone orders.

OK took apart the bike today.

Not sure there's space under the tank panels that's enough for the light ballasts. i think if you mount them to the front of the airbox in the frame area, maybe. or maybe even where the horn is mounted.

I have other things to note not related to the lights, but I'll start a new thread.

im assuming the low beam is a daytime running beam like on my old monster. im not sure id run an HID bulb/ballast in the low beam. ull be replacing a lot of expensive bulbs. i plan on going with a xenon halogen low and an HID highbeam on my new bike

ok just to clarify there are 3 bulbs in the 696 headlight unit

H7, H1 and H5W (the middle light)

you need to replace all three if you want pure white.

Wow just the thread I've been looking for!! Anywho, has anyone been successful using this kit yet? If so, where did you mount the balast?

Thanks,

Pete