Ballast's location

[charleschia1986]

hi guys,

just wondering where should i place my ballast into a 2008 Yaris Hatchback?

thanks.

[yaris-me]

In the garage? Why would you want extra weight?

[charleschia1986]

nah, i mean the HID kits' ballast.

[2006fronty]

use velcro or double sided tape to secure them to something

[charleschia1986]

will it be firm enough? because our car vibrate all the time..
if it drops into the engine compartment then i am in trouble..

[YAR1S]

a member on here had his attached to the holes on the strut area... I believe he used zip ties...

[severous01]

i had mine on driver's battery and passenger's strut body mount. seriously, how often do you really take out the battery...and if it's vibrating that much, you're battery would be shot after about 6 months.

[YAR1S]

twist ties before double sided tape! by far....

[charleschia1986]

hi guys,
thanks for all the comments and advices..
would u guys mind to upload some of your ballast picture so that i have a clearer idea of where and how to place it inside the compartment.

and u guys mentioned strut body, may i know where exactly it is and how to attach to the strut body? is that by velcro?

Thousand Thanks....

[kustom play]

i have mine shoved by the side of the battery and I have the other one zip tied to one of the big wire clusters

i have my fog ones hidden up into my bumper frame.

[thebarber]

i have mine vertically on each of the radiator supports facing inwards at each other....one on either side...ill take pics when i get a chance

[spookz]

I zip-tied mine to the chassis on either side like so:




*It also has some double sided foam adhesive pads.

Hope that helps.

[charleschia1986]

Originally Posted by spookz

I zip-tied mine to the chassis on either side like so:




*It also has some double sided foam adhesive pads.

Hope that helps.

thanks spookz, may i know which part of chassis is this?

[charleschia1986]

guys, thanks for all the Awesome replies....

i just finished my exam, i am gonna start working on it
but before that, may i know which should i choose, 6000K or 8000K?

is 8000K too "blue" to be legal? because Australia only allow White light

thx....

[thebarber]

4300k

[spookz]

Originally Posted by charleschia1986

thanks spookz, may i know which part of chassis is this?

If you remove the front bumper, the ballast on the:
passenger side is the first image - mounted on the chassis piece behind the crash bar (i think that's what it's called, or bumper support bar?)
driver side is the second image - mounted in almost the same location on the other side but slightly lower (in front of the wheel well) as my ballast wouldn't fit in the same space. :)

Here's an image of 4300K from another angle to assist you:


In my opinion 8000K is too blue for my liking, 6000K is on the edge of white before blue. But ofcourse these are just approximates, the colour will vary between HID brands for the same Kelvin.

[charleschia1986]

yea, thanks guys...
i think i roughly know where and how to place my Ballast.

and i decided to get the 6000K instead of 8000K because 4300K is actually quite white already..
so i think 6000K will Suit me most since i want it be Slightly Blue in color but Not Blue & 8000K will be too "blue".

i am going to make the payment later, it takes about a week to reach here i think.
by tat time, if i got any trouble with the installation, hope can get some advices from u guys..

the following picture is the kit that i m going to buy, =p

thanks matess...

[charleschia1986]

hi guys, i already received my HID kits but i have no idea how to install especially the relay part.
where should i connect the two wires which are labeled as "ONE" in the 1st pic

where can i find the relay in our car or should i buy it myself? if yes what rating of relay should i buy?

i have uploaded the Wiring Diagram for my kits, hope it helps.

# can some1 show me step by step how to install If possible, thousand thanks...

thank guys......
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