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Old Sep 1, 2010 | 04:55 AM
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To those who has installed hid: where did u mount the balast?
Can any1 help pls?
Pics would be awesome!
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I used industrial strength Velcro and put it on the plastic wheel well area. Velcro holds like glue and if I ever need to reposition or check the ballast I can just pull it off and stick it right back on.
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I used industrial strength Velcro and put it on the plastic wheel well area. Velcro holds like glue and if I ever need to reposition or check the ballast I can just pull it off and stick it right back on.
which one did you use? is 3m dbl sided tape + zip tie is enough?
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i used both. I put tape under and also the zip tie. Just to make sure it doesn't fly out. There is a metal piece towards the middle area, right around the grill. I put it there because it seemed stable.
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My problem is that the ballast is not a slim one...

so the place shown here: https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w...placement.html
is not enough space for me
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post some pics of it and we'll see if I can help
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post some pics of it and we'll see if I can help
of the ballast? or the mounting place?
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Pics of the ballast so I can see just how big it is because I don't know why it wouldn't fit
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