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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 12:26 AM
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Default HID Ballast Placement

I just bought 2 sets of HID kits. I bought one kit for the headlights and one for my pony fog lights. But I don't know where to place them in the engine bay.

I have a X-Charger, just to give an idea of how my engine bay looks. Anyone have suggestions for placement? And do you think its a good idea to use a bunch of 3M bonding tape for the ballasts?

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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 02:14 PM
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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 04:50 PM
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I had a post here earlier regarding the placement for the ballast. I had my ballast stuck to the chassis using double sided 3m tape.
Old Jul 30, 2008 | 07:07 PM
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I drilled into the strut towers and placed em there.
Old Jul 30, 2008 | 07:11 PM
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What does the factory setup look like? I have not seen any of these HID lights yet. Does the factory use a ballast?
Old Jul 30, 2008 | 07:13 PM
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If you're talking about the stock head lamps (non hid) the answer is no. Which is why you have to find a spot for the conversion ballasts.
Old Jul 30, 2008 | 07:29 PM
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ORIGINAL: dschmink

If you're talking about the stock head lamps (non hid) the answer is no. Which is why you have to find a spot for the conversion ballasts.
I was referencing the HID option from Ford. I have not seen any yet and was wondering how they install them. Kind of curious now that this issue came up. I did not know they had a ballast. Reminds me of those old florescent lights from back in the day. At least, thats what I keep picturing in my minds eye... lol
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