Hopped onto the HID train...

by **SolaraMan7890** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 7:27 am

Ok guys, so I just ordered a pair of 6000k HID bulbs from VVME via ebay, for $70 shipped. Will probably come in by the end of the week... I'm a newb when it comes to HID installation, so I'll be asking for help with the ballast placement and all that.

A buddy of mine said that you can just zip tie the ballasts to a secure location. true?

by **Dawgz** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 8:46 am

zip tie, yes...but make sure u have some backing on the back of the ballast so it doesnt contact any surface of the car directly. U can zip tie or bolt them down with a screw.

by **SolaraMan7890** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 8:55 am

Dawgz wrote:zip tie, yes...but make sure u have some backing on the back of the ballast so it doesnt contact any surface of the car directly. U can zip tie or bolt them down with a screw.

Why do i need the backing? you mean like a Velcro pad or something?

by **mazen222** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 9:23 am

the hid kit from vvme comes with everything u need for installation.
search the forum for "ballasts" you will find a couple of posts refering to where to install them. Passanger side is easy, there's a spot on the side perfect for them. i put the driver side under the battery, there a whole there already made for the screw

by **dvdchris45** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 9:48 am

welcome to the HID club!

you'll see things in a different light now

or or thing will never appear the same again! i got a million of em! high fives all around! loll

by **SolaraMan7890** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 8:40 pm

Ok so installed the kit today. Found that place under the battery, very nice place. and the right ballast i hooked onto the the anti-freeze tank (the same bolt that it uses). fairly nice set-up. everything went pretty smooth.

by **gasolara2002** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 8:53 pm

Congrats. You will refuse to go back trust me on that.

by **Projex0** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 11:08 pm

i've bought vvme kit for myself also in addition i also got this a relay kit from this site its been working great
http://www.xenonlink.com/product_info.p ... cts_id=171

by **funboy102** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 12:51 am

Dawgz wrote:zip tie, yes...but make sure u have some backing on the back of the ballast so it doesnt contact any surface of the car directly. U can zip tie or bolt them down with a screw.

A lot of people say that, but I never noticed anything. My ballast, both of them contacts the body of the car and nothing crazy happens... The HID's still work. I got a friends too who has HID's and their ballast is also contacting the body of the car. Any idea?

by **SolaraMan7890** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 12:37 pm

funboy102 wrote:
Dawgz wrote:zip tie, yes...but make sure u have some backing on the back of the ballast so it doesnt contact any surface of the car directly. U can zip tie or bolt them down with a screw.

A lot of people say that, but I never noticed anything. My ballast, both of them contacts the body of the car and nothing crazy happens... The HID's still work. I got a friends too who has HID's and their ballast is also contacting the body of the car. Any idea?

Yea, mine are contacting the body directly, and no problems. What do you need the relay kit for? The VVME lights come with everything you need.

by **gnaw_divad** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 6:28 pm

hey Solaraman, sounds like you got the kit in and everything works great. Just wanted to see if you had any updates on the quality. I was just reading in some other posts about them dimming and/or flickering but I wanted to see what you though firsthand.

Also, sounds like the seller you purchased it from on eBay did well. What was his seller name? If I do decide to purchase them I will get it from him.

Thx..

by **mazen222** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 6:58 pm

SolaraMan7890 wrote:... the right ballast i hooked onto the the anti-freeze tank (the same bolt that it uses). fairly nice set-up. everything went pretty smooth.

i heard these things heat up... so you might want to make sure the ballast doesnt melt your tank

by **mazen222** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 7:03 pm

gnaw_divad wrote:hey Solaraman, sounds like you got the kit in and everything works great. Just wanted to see if you had any updates on the quality. I was just reading in some other posts about them dimming and/or flickering but I wanted to see what you though firsthand.

Also, sounds like the seller you purchased it from on eBay did well. What was his seller name? If I do decide to purchase them I will get it from him.

Thx..

this is his website... comes up to the same if you buy from ebay.
http://mydepots.com/
good quality... i got 6000k, 2-3 months ago and so far no prob.
i also order 3000k for my fog, installed 2 weeks ago and still doing good

by **funboy102** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 8:19 pm

I can vouch for VVME, I got them in my car. My friend got it on her car too. Doesn't fade of flicker. We both got the 4300K version.

by **gnaw_divad** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 8:21 pm

very cool, seems like everyone's had good experiences with these.. looks like i'm in for one.

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