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Old Mar 20, 2011 | 09:05 PM
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I lost the ballasts (still looking) that came with the kit and I still have my old HID's for the stock lights, but can't figure how to fit the old kit in my new ACA projectors. The bulbs on the ACA's are Philips H9 and look nothing like the bulbs for the stock fit. Looking for any ideas.
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I lost the ballasts (still looking) that came with the kit and I still have my old HID's for the stock lights, but can't figure how to fit the old kit in my new ACA projectors. The bulbs on the ACA's are Philips H9 and look nothing like the bulbs for the stock fit. Looking for any ideas.
No options there, you need the correct HID bulbs for the ACA kit.
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I have the bulbs that came with the kit (they were in the housing). I have the wires, but not the ballasts. I was trying to plug my old ballast into the H9's, but the connectors are different.
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I have the bulbs that came with the kit (they were in the housing). I have the wires, but not the ballasts. I was trying to plug my old ballast into the H9's, but the connectors are different.
Yes they are.
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Yes they are.
, Guess I'll be contacting JW for some ballasts.

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I can't get my new HID's to fit in the ACA's housing. I ordered new HID's from the company that I bought the lights from and due to the H9 light base these new light don't fit. They'll fit the high beam, but not the lows. What's wrong with these lights. Is there a specific HID kit that is needed for these lights?

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You need h9 hid bulbs. They will work with your current ballast
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