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Old Sep 26, 2006 | 04:11 PM
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I placed the drivers side ballast up on the fender wall above the fuse box. The driver's side one I placed down horiztonally next to the headlight and behind the radiator. Just look behind the headlight and closer to the engine, you'll see what I'm talking about.
Old Sep 26, 2006 | 06:38 PM
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Old Sep 26, 2006 | 08:34 PM
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id buy those off u in a second...
Old Sep 27, 2006 | 03:37 AM
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Installed mine on Monday. Finally got some night pics tonight with my tripod.


http://home.comcast.net/~driveeuro/DSCN0924.JPG
http://home.comcast.net/~driveeuro/DSCN0925.JPG
http://home.comcast.net/~driveeuro/DSCN0929.JPG
http://home.comcast.net/~driveeuro/DSCN0930.JPG
http://home.comcast.net/~driveeuro/DSCN0931.JPG
http://home.comcast.net/~driveeuro/DSCN0932.JPG
http://home.comcast.net/~driveeuro/DSCN0934.JPG
http://home.comcast.net/~driveeuro/DSCN0935.JPG
http://home.comcast.net/~driveeuro/DSCN0936.JPG
Old Sep 27, 2006 | 03:44 AM
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looks nice...
Old Sep 27, 2006 | 03:51 AM
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Are those pics of 6K or 8K? How difficult was installation.?All that equipment looks overwelming.
Old Sep 27, 2006 | 03:54 AM
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Ok, that is 6K.

Installation was a breeze. Plug the original wiring harness into the ballast with the supplie extension. Plug the ballast into the bulb. Mount the ballast where it will be secure. Turn on the lights and you're good to go. Seriously, the install was soooooo f*cking easy. I'll post pics tomorrow of where I mounted my ballasts.
Old Sep 27, 2006 | 03:56 AM
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Awesome, because mine should be here by the end of the week, any installation tips are greatly appreciated!
Old Sep 27, 2006 | 04:18 AM
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i put my drivers side ballast under the battery...
Old Sep 27, 2006 | 08:31 PM
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lol...biter
Old Sep 27, 2006 | 09:22 PM
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hey hey listen u didnt even put ur hids on urself! aand how was i supposed to kno?
Old Sep 27, 2006 | 10:21 PM
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And now for how I mounted the ballasts.....

http://home.comcast.net/~driveeuro/DSCN0948.JPG
http://home.comcast.net/~driveeuro/DSCN0949.JPG
http://home.comcast.net/~driveeuro/DSCN0950.JPG
Old Sep 27, 2006 | 11:42 PM
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DriveEuro.......YOU DA MAN!
Old Sep 28, 2006 | 01:12 AM
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Originally Posted by quikgw
Awesome pic! Retrofits look so much better than anything currently out in the aftermarket.
Old Sep 28, 2006 | 08:09 AM
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Here's another picture:



The Color correction wasn't as good, since there are multiple light sources. If anyone is interested in what my process is, i'll uploading my in progess pictures.
Old Sep 28, 2006 | 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by quikgw
Here's another picture:

The Color correction wasn't as good, since there are multiple light sources. If anyone is interested in what my process is, i'll uploading my in progess pictures.
I'm definitely interested in how you did the retrofit.
Old Sep 28, 2006 | 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by quikgw
Here's another picture:



The Color correction wasn't as good, since there are multiple light sources. If anyone is interested in what my process is, i'll uploading my in progess pictures.
This is why I don't like projectors... Half of them make me think of Short Circuit (Johnny 5).
Old Sep 28, 2006 | 06:20 PM
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I had no idea what you were talking about until I looked up Johnny 5

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HAHAHAHAHA
Old Sep 28, 2006 | 06:26 PM
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i dunno wtf he's talking about at all either... so are u recommending me to look up Johnny 5?
Old Sep 28, 2006 | 06:52 PM
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If you don't know who Johnny 5 is... then I don't know what the heck you did in the 80s...




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