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Old Jul 29, 2009 | 10:55 PM
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Location of Ballast

Hi!
This goes out to those who had installed there HIDs themselves.
On a W 204, where did you guys install your ballast for the left low beam or for that matter both for high and low for the left side?
Having trouble locating a spot to mount the ballast.
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Old Jul 29, 2009 | 11:19 PM
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I really dont know, but what type of HIDs did you decide on?
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Old Jul 29, 2009 | 11:29 PM
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Not sure if you're talking about using bixenons, but the factory doesn't use them for hi beams (use halogens instead) because of the response time. Bixenons have a slow start up.
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Old Jul 29, 2009 | 11:39 PM
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I purchased the $60 HID kit. They work great. The kit came with an error canceling device.
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Old Jul 30, 2009 | 12:06 AM
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I installed my Ballests in the frame of my car. Look through my threads and you will find my hid install thread..
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Old Jul 30, 2009 | 12:47 AM
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I installed one capacitor for each side.
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