So I just received my HID kit from DDM this week but no time to install it yet. So I was wondering in the mean time if anyone has or could take some pictures of a step by step front fairing removal process. Thanks in advance!

 

Pretty simple. Just take the mirrors off, the screws about your air duct covers/beside your gauges, the three on each side behind the turn signals, and last you have the small black clips in the wheel arch. Then just unplug the wiring harness from the gauges and you're good to go.

That process takes less than ten minutes.

 

where do you mount the ballast?? i was always curious how people mount their HID ballast

 

In between the two bulb housings. The first one I was able to wedge in their pretty well, and have the 3M double sided tape. the second one is in at an odd angle, but it's in there really well, and has handled 100 miles so far no problem.

 

So basically I take the 3 on the left and right fairing off, then take the intake covers off, and lastly the ones inside the wheel well? Does it just slip right off?

 

Don't forget the mirror bolts, it definitely won't go anywhere with those still attached.

The headlight should have a couple little plugs stuck into the fairing stay, and some other parts of the upper, like the intake tubes, have to slide into the right spot. So it won't just slip off, but a little wiggle will get it removed.

If you happen to have a tall stool or something that you can put in front of the bike, you can set the fairing on it after you pull it off so you can unhook the cable harness. Otherwise you just have to play a balancing game with your knees (not that hard, just easier if you don't have to worry about it).

The whole process is not that hard, just go do it

 

^Yep. Little extra info.

 

It was really really simple, took me about a hour to get the front fairing off, HID's installed, and put everything back on. Thanks for the help guys, good thing I had a couple friends around to give me a hand. Here's a pic of how the garage looked this morning