I'm debating wether or not to re-mount all my equipment behind the bumper. Here is were everything is right now

Passenger side install

Drivers side install


Where did you guys mount your stuff? Post your pics.

 

i would do mine behind the bumper if i wanted everything to look clean and OEM.. thats a good idea

 

ive got a set of tl hid i mounted the ballace bhind the sed of the bumper looks stock and realy good to

 

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say what?¿

 

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Well I've got the Phillips ballasts w/ integrated ignitor, so that right there makes my setup a bit cleaner than Catz. However mine has the OEM-style D2S connector coming off the ballast, which is too big to fit through the holes in the frame rails, and I can't extend the wires because the bulb has to be within a certain distance of the ignitor (which of course is inside the ballast).

 

tell me about it, the catz kit is nothing but wires. but if i mounted everything away and got about 600feet of wire loom it should look pretty stealthy

 

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Just remember, don't extend any of the wires between the ignitor and the bulb or you'll be asking for trouble. You can however mount the ballast and ignitor as far apart as you want to.

 

I think the way you have it looks good. Can you post an entire engine bay pic or resize those? (way too big!)

I still don't know how you Catz owners put up with all that wiring. Thank god for Trevor and his old Philips kits.

 

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100 pack of zip ties from home depot is your friend

ill take a full bay shot tonight

 

Here's mine (just to make you jealous ):

4 zipties total...(all the wiring is seen here)


0 zipties on driver's side...

 

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4 zipties total...(all the wiring is seen here)

0 zipties on driver's side...
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you win

the main reason i want to mount under the bumper is because im affriad that water will hit the drivers side ballast.

 

For the left ballast I mounted it under the ABS bracketk, and the right ballast is wedged in the hole where the windshield reservoir is (but that requires power steering to be removed).

My ballasts also look smaller than yours.

 

shouldnt the ballasts be water proof though?

 

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yea, but if i can help it, id like it to be out of the way of direct water.

 

Left one is drilled and right one is held by couple of cable ties under the cruise control. Does anyone else have cruise like mine?

 

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Wow, your install looks A+ to me. I wouldn't change a thing.

btw, damn you and your spotless engine bay!

 

wow! that is the CLEANEST engine bay I have ever seen.

 

Bump, any other input?

 

looks 10x better than mine, mines zip-tied to what ever is there(once again, zip-ties save the day)