Where did u mount your ballast's?

mine got wet, and im super ____ed, im out of car till after jan, when i have money to buy a new one

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and it just keeps getting better kids

 

i zip tied them underneath the headlights

 

how long have they been there zip tied? i might just do this till i can afford a proper case, and silicon to make them look OEM

 

about 5 months

 

cool, i guess zip ties will work till the summer

Thks yo

 

Hey, how many bags did u use? im thinking 3 is good?

 

http://www.mattssi.com/tc/hid/DSC01512.jpg
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bags? i didnt use any bags

 

Wow, i would like your e-mail dude, i want to send u a pic to where my local shop mounted everything, You would die, They put them in the worse friggen spot, 250$ Hella ballast are now fried...

did u have to move anything around? And any problems so far?



THANK YOU FOR THOSE PICS!! i now can show another shop and be like "Put this here" haha

 

I just used double sided tape. I had the one on the side move around a little (not enough surface area, so I ended up moving them ontop of the fuse box cover. That even looks fine.

...and you're welcome!

I hate drilling holes n stuff. Thats the reason I didn't hook up the siren w/ my alarm and went w/ the horn honk

 

Oh..just click on my "email" link at the bottom of my post

 

double sided tape dosent sound so secure to me, That might make me nervous?

 

nope! 3M. Tons of spoilers, body moldings, etc use 3M to attach.

 

Do you have the Gen 4 ballasts that are really thin? If so, I would not put a ballast in this same place as this one....



I had mine there for a while until I noticed them getting wet, so I moved them before it fried. I had already fried one ballast so I was not taking any chances. What I did was zip tie the ballasts upside down (plug facing down) under the ballast. Then I used silicone in all areas where water might get in and wrapped the plug in electrical tape. So far it has lasted multiple car washes and MANY rainy days.

 

man o man. I don't get it, there are tons of wires, etc in that area that don't hav ieeus. Plus these boxes or whatever they are called are waterproof. So, if you're jacked up then they must be faulty

 

That's why I asked if he had Gen 4 ballasts. They are not the same as the ones you posted. Gen 4 Ballasts are not waterproof and once they get any kind of water inside, they are gone. Here is what they look like:

 

Damn!!! that sucks sir! Def not as easy on the eyes

 

there gen 3, and they were in the front of the fender, near the grill, and they both got fried.. i dont if i should get those ballast covers from hidplanet or do what your doing with yours and the tape. ???

 

get the ballast covers, i would if they made them for mine

 

Hey Dude!

You got any pics of where you mounted yours? im trying to get diff idea's ,examine The inside of the car, and see what one would be best. This whole retro cost me close to 1600 Dollar's with frying 300 Dollar Ballasts and all the labor that went init Eh

i need to know where i put them, They will be safe!