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Old Oct 11, 2012 | 08:02 AM
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2010 thread guys... Solved a long time ago
maybe 2010 but they were helping me now.
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Old Oct 11, 2012 | 08:08 AM
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My thoughts too. A lot of new members since 2010.
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Old Oct 11, 2012 | 08:10 AM
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I wish someone had a picture of the bottom of the headlight with the ballast removed. So i can see if what i want to do is gonna work, with out taking mine out yet
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Old Oct 11, 2012 | 08:19 AM
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The pic in post 6, if you remove the square box in the center you'll have an opening about 2" deep almost the size of the ballast. Pretty much a wide open space.
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Old Oct 11, 2012 | 08:20 AM
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The pic in post 6, if you remove the square box in the center you'll have an opening about 2" deep almost the size of the ballast. Pretty much a wide open space.
ahhh.. so there is 2 harness that you could say are free flowing that you just plug into the ballast one for the bulb and one for the signal lead? Crazy how water doesnt get in there.. my thing is i see it has 3 notchs and most after market ballast only look like to have 2. And my god the site is running like poop.


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Just 3 wires about 18 ga. One from the plug on bottom of the light incoming to the ballast that powers the ballast then one to the HID bulb. The other goes to the Hight Beam bulb. The wiring actually takes up little room.

I have a couple of lights apart. I'll snap a couple of pics from the inside and you'll be able to see the ballast and what room it takes up.
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Originally Posted by RLSebring
Just 3 wires about 18 ga. One from the plug on bottom of the light incoming to the ballast that powers the ballast then one to the HID bulb. The other goes to the Hight Beam bulb. The wiring actually takes up little room.

I have a couple of lights apart. I'll snap a couple of pics from the inside and you'll be able to see the ballast and what room it takes up.
cool thank you very much. im just trying to decide if its worth it to try to go 55w now since i have a bad one or just say f it and leave it stock..
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Old Oct 11, 2012 | 08:41 AM
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notice the high water line in pic 4. to answer your earlier question.
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Old Oct 11, 2012 | 09:10 AM
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Originally Posted by RLSebring
notice the high water line in pic 4. to answer your earlier question.
ya totally. Can i ask you of one more favor.. The harness that plugs into the ballast. not the one for the bulb.. with the blue holders on it can you take me a pic of that harness facing the camara so i can see the harness. thank you for the help. If i dont end up buying a fab kit im going to grab one of ur used ones for now.. if this goes side ways.
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Originally Posted by UmX
i know this is a old *** thread but you can buy a ballast or ignitor.
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maybe 2010 but they were helping me now.

UmX- my bad i guess, but the way your first post was worded, I thought you were saying that a new ignitor was available, as in a reply to the old posts, it wasn't worded as a question. (with those little ??? symbols)

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Originally Posted by 68sixspeed
UmX- my bad i guess, but the way your first post was worded, I thought you were saying that a new module was available, as in a reply to the old posts, it wasn't worded as a question.
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Originally Posted by RLSebring


thank you so much.. made my life 900% easier lol

next mission to figure out how to take a bulbs thats not a d1s and mount it to the projector housing correctly.

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Old Oct 11, 2012 | 10:12 AM
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reading this explained allot for me about the d2s.

http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...-the-right-way

I could be taking it in wrong. But you could buy a d2s 55w kit, take the bulb out of the ignitor it comes with and use it in a d1s one.

edit: nvm i think i am wrong. idk if it matters if its 35w/55w to the ignitor

anyone heard of these guys?

http://www.lightupmotor.com/n/hid-xe...igital-ballast

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Old Oct 11, 2012 | 12:07 PM
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rl would say there is a way to use the mounting bracket that screws to the projector on a diff bulb?

getting closer to an answer

this is a d2s bulb on a d1s projector. with a self made bracket.


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