I just installed my McCulloch 6000K HIDs for both my low beams and my fogs. I am back and forth as to where to mount the ballasts since I have 4 total, 2 to each side. The fogs are fished through the nickel-sized hole between the engine bay and the space where the fogs sit. There is a blank mounting screw on the drivers side fender and can hook up to the cable clamp screw on the passengers side. But originally I wanted to hide them fully. I had mounted them under the headlight housing (upside down) with 3M outdoor dbl stick tape. I just don't really trust them under there and will only be a matter of time before they fall. The flat metal under the headlight housing doesn't have quite enough room for even one to lay flat. Another option is to stack them on top of each other..

Where did everyone else mount there's? I really want to stress a clean/stock look.

 

I'm just piggy-backing on this thread. I'm waiting for my HID's (lows only) to arrive and also want a clutter-free 'bay.

C'mon HID gurus! Let us see 'em!

 

getting ready to do them all, yes I know about the highbeams taking longer to light up, but they still flash, that bright light, if you need to flash someone. I just did the ones on my zx14, and can't wait to see them shinning out the front of this car. chris

 

Bump for pics or hidden mounting locations!

 

If memory serves, Woody (username waldig) had a good place to put them. It shows in his heat exchanger video.

https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...ad.php?t=28137

 

I'll take pics tonight, but nothing special. A few observations on my new 5000K HID kit ($71.99 delivered).

1. I don't care what anyone says, 5000K has a blue tint to it. They turn yellow reflectors green.
2. There is a very nice little shelf under the radiator overflow tank that will take 2 ballasts stacked for lows/fogs applications It even has an M6 stud to use.. The ballasts don't get even warm, so heat dissipation isn't an issue.
3. If I had to install 2 ballasts on the drivers side, I would stack them, in the little brackets using an M6 spacer and an M6 stainless screw. Maybe in the future.

I have been singing the praises of Sylvania SilverStar Ultras for some time now, and while they are better than OEM, these suckers are much better than the halogens. Period. My bad. Aplechu is right. I am wrong.
Driving home from Atlanta last night, I was worried about pi$$ing people off with these things. But nobody seemed to mind.
In fact, anyone behind me could have turned their own lights OFF and used mine!

Live and learn.

 

thanks! Look forward to seeing those images!

 

They are in part 3. Thanks!

 

Mine are not mounted in the engine bay at all. I opted to mount my ballasts directly on the flat metal supports in the area where the fog lights are located. There are already holes drilled on these supports which makes it fairly easy to mount the ballasts using the brackets provided in your kit. It's perfect as you can access this area through the plastic access doors in your wheel wells. After mounting the ballasts down there, you just run the wires straight up to the headlight assemblies.

The only real concern is that you first want to be sure that the wires running off of the ballasts will actually reach your headlight assemblies. I know all kits are a little different.

Just a thought.

 

Pictures taken, write-up coming.

it's nice to be white...