HID Ballast location?

[Styrofoam_Guy]

I got projectors for my 2000 V6 Coupe and got an HID kit for the low beams.

Since I have a V6 so the engine compartment is cramped.

Where have people put their ballasts?

I was thinking of taking the bumper off to see if there is space under the headlight assembly but wanted to find out what others did first.

I was also wondering about HIDs for the high beams. Right now the high beams are at 1/3 power for daytime running lights. How does the ballast handle this reduced power?

Thanks


Alex

 

[Wildman]

I was thinking of taking the bumper off to see if there is space under the headlight assembly but wanted to find out what others did first.

i believe that's the most common way to do it

 

[white beauty]

**** i just ziptied mine to whatever wires were nearby lol, but i have a 4 banger so alot more room to work with, alot of people take off the bumper and drill it to the frame

 

[hiperb0y]

I used to leave mine under the headlight assembly but i found out that water actually got to it and it killed one my ballasts. I don't know how water can get through to there but I now mount mine on the back of the headlight assembly with some strong 3M doublesided tape. There's a little flat spot that you can work with depending on the size of your ballasts, mine are Hella gen4 and they fit perfectly.

 

[ccordex00]

near the strut mounts where the bolts are....undo some of the bolts then place them and zip tie...

 

[ryan s]

hid high beams are worthless, since they take lots of time to warm up and hate being re-lit when hot.

 

[angelplus]

hid high beams are worthless, since they take lots of time to warm up and hate being re-lit when hot.

+1 Unless you get bi-xenon But anyways, I put my ballasts right under the headlight on that little ledge lol

 

[ccordex00]

I need to know what's bi-xenon...I heard a lot of comments about it but O don't know what they are...

 

[B12ucehuy]

Under the headlight use ZIP Ties

 

[jdmaccord6]

I need to know what's bi-xenon...I heard a lot of comments about it but O don't know what they are...

bi-xenon is one actual bulb and projecter, and when you want to use the "high-beam" an actual shield moves to adjust the focal point to focus the beam farther out.