Hey guys my 2 hid kits arrived today and it is a bit wet to install them. I was wondering where other gen 2 owners have placed the ballasts. Has anyone installed them on gen 2 foglights and where they mounted the ballasts.
Cheers, Joel
Hid mounting gen 2
Started by Shire Boy, Apr 18 2012 10:52 AM
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Posted 18 April 2012 - 10:52 AM
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Posted 18 April 2012 - 10:55 AM
If I recall correctly, on the battery terminal cover (pasted on its side) and there was a neat concealed spot behind the reo.
The foggie ballast literally sat on top of its own wires unattached to anything. Didn't appear to move about, nor did it ever have any problems there.
The foggie ballast literally sat on top of its own wires unattached to anything. Didn't appear to move about, nor did it ever have any problems there.
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Posted 18 April 2012 - 10:59 AM
The first set I bought, I bolted them infront of the radiator support, on the support bar for the front bumper. They were tucked away neatly there, where nobody would ever find them.
The second set I got mad lazy stuck in front of the airbox, and next to the battery. They didn't like that. Heat eventually got into one of them and one of them died.
The second set I got mad lazy stuck in front of the airbox, and next to the battery. They didn't like that. Heat eventually got into one of them and one of them died.
I would have gone to the kitchen, collected a brown bag, dropped my dacks, pinched off a loaf in said bag, done up dacks, stickytaped bag, placed bag in envelope, and mailed it right to your face for being such a tool.
It's ok, sometimes when we herp, we also derp.
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Posted 18 April 2012 - 11:07 AM
Have to have a look when this rain clears up cheers guys
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Posted 18 April 2012 - 11:53 AM
Mine are on the reo, its a bumper off job, but way stealf
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Posted 18 April 2012 - 11:57 AM
Is there room underneath the headlight unit to mount the ballasts? That's where I put them in my Gen3. JDM style 
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Posted 18 April 2012 - 11:57 AM
The headlight casings arent very big, so id say no.
I didnt try, but i just dont think it would work
I didnt try, but i just dont think it would work
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Posted 18 April 2012 - 11:58 AM
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Posted 18 April 2012 - 01:48 PM
Most definitely not. Maybe with the fancy new slimline ballasts, but not the full size el cheapo ones.Is there room underneath the headlight unit to mount the ballasts? That's where I put them in my Gen3. JDM style
I would have gone to the kitchen, collected a brown bag, dropped my dacks, pinched off a loaf in said bag, done up dacks, stickytaped bag, placed bag in envelope, and mailed it right to your face for being such a tool.
It's ok, sometimes when we herp, we also derp.
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Posted 18 April 2012 - 02:01 PM
I only paid $92 or something for mine and I got the slimline ballasts 
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Posted 18 April 2012 - 10:13 PM
Most definitely not. Maybe with the fancy new slimline ballasts, but not the full size el cheapo ones.
Most definitely so.
I mounted mine in the bumper reo, under the headlight. Worked a treat.
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Posted 20 April 2012 - 05:32 PM
mounted mine in the tightest spot possible lol
RHS is under the airbox.. yes, with slimline ballasts there is just enough space
LHS is between the battery and the body - was not a tight fit.. untill i upgraded to optima yellowtop... now its tighter than a fish' you know what
might not be ideal to everyone but atleast i didnt have to pull my bar off.
RHS is under the airbox.. yes, with slimline ballasts there is just enough space
LHS is between the battery and the body - was not a tight fit.. untill i upgraded to optima yellowtop... now its tighter than a fish' you know what
might not be ideal to everyone but atleast i didnt have to pull my bar off.
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Posted 20 April 2012 - 06:14 PM
Thanks for the ideas guys got my car booked in next week to fix up a little front end damage then im going to install them 
and then buy a headlight restoration kit haha
and then buy a headlight restoration kit haha
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