HID Install Qustion
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From: Mineola TX
HID Install Qustion
Bought HID's for fog lights and low beam. Just looking to see where some of you that have done this installed the ballasts and if there is any issues that I need to be aware of before getting started.
Thanks in advance
Thanks in advance
Burning Brakes
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From: Destin Florida
I haven't done the fog lights but I just did the low beam headlights from Corvettemods this past Sat. It took less than an hour to do both sides and was very straight forward. I just took the plastic shroud off both headlights and had plenty of room to reach in and remove/replace the regular 9006 bulbs. I mounted the ballast's down toward the bottom by the corner lights and had plenty of slack as long as you make sure to route the wiring in the headlight "bucket' the way it was routed from the factory 
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From: Oak Hill Virginia
If you didn't buy battery relay harnesses (one for lows, one for fogs) get them now before you do the install and save yourself the headache later. JW motoring sells them if your vendor does not. Your lights will work fine without them for a while but you'll eventually develop flickering or dark headlights or fog lights if you plug them into the factory wiring.
Also, if you go in from the top, check the plastic DRL housings for cracking while you're in there. Those housings are exposed to constant high heat from the DRL bulbs and will eventually crack and allow moisture in which will lead to frequently blowing DRL bulbs. If you see cracking either repair or replace the housings. The long term fix is to replace your factory bulbs with LED's.
Last edited by cdkcorvette7; Nov 19, 2012 at 01:49 PM.
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From: Mineola TX
Thanks for the information. I got my lights from corvettemods as well. I was going to order the harness corvette7 mentioned from them as well. Do I need one for the DRL's and one for the low beams?
Thanks again
Thanks again
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From: Oak Hill Virginia
If you're going to use relay harnesses, which I'd recommend, you need one per HID kit. If I understood your first post correctly you are installing one kit for your low beams and one for your fog lights. If that's the case, you need 2 relay harnesses.
