Waxiboy Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 I know there are pics of HID installs but this thread is for ballast installs. I think our Legacy do not have much room for ballast placement so post away to prove me wrong. I recently got an Xtec kit and I would like to get ballast install ideas from you guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGT Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 I wedged the passenger side ballast under the light assembly and double-sticked the driver's side under the driver's light. Six months of use and no issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCDetails Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 I found a nice place on the passenger side that I could bolt the ballast to. It works out nice. I'll have to get some pictures. The driver side is pretty securely mounted with automotive trim tape, but the passenger side came loose. You'll see the hole I'm talking about if you move the air scoop thing. There is a grounding wire attached there. Depending on the design of your ballast you can attach it there. _________________________________________ “Cleanliness becomes more important as godliness becomes more unlikely.” O C D E T A I L S . C O M OCDETAILS BLOG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waxiboy Posted October 19, 2005 Author Share Posted October 19, 2005 I think I already have a solution for the passenger side. I plan on using 2 flat bars that wil each attach to the 2 screws securing the air box next to the fender. The ballast will then sit inside the fender. For the driver side, it is pretty tough because of the battery and the fuse box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gt_ltd Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 stick it on top of the fuse box? This Space For Rent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VXCL Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 i have really small hella units and used velcro to hold them under the lamps on both sides. however most ballasts wont fir like that on the passenger side, but there is a ton of room aroung the air box MAYHEM #122/22 STS NNJR SCCA AUTOX4U.COM XENON RETRO GUIDE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wukilla98 Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 Can someone please take some pics... I'm waiting for my 6K X-tec kit as well. Patagonian, I wish I had known that you had xenons, I would have checked it out when I met you for our Front Royal drive. Any of you guys have the X-tec kit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBLU24 Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 i just threw my XTEC 6000k kit in lastnight- i was getting lazy with the balasts cause it was already 2am but i mounted the pass. side to the horn bracket with a nut on an existing bolt and a large ziptie around the entire thing, the drivers side i just double-sided taped it on top of the windshield washer reservoir and ziptied it was well...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agctr Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 So this entire thread and STILL not 1 pic....?????Ada///M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWP-LegacyGT Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 I know, how sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agctr Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 COME off it, seriously, has to be someone who has taken some sort of ballast pics.....Ada///M. Agreed PDX-LegacyGT... very sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobo69 Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 mine is in the shop right now (spoiler install) but i will take some pics when i get it back i took off the grill and mounted the ballasts with existing bolts on either side of the radiator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boostjunkie Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 Driver's side mounted to the underside of the headlight housing: http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y207/Pisadong/109-0955_IMG.jpg http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y207/Pisadong/109-0959_IMG.jpg Passenger side mounted to the body below the highlight housing: http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y207/Pisadong/109-0967_IMG.jpg http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y207/Pisadong/109-0966_IMG.jpg Rest of the pics and install thread here: http://www.legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12080 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agctr Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 Thanks very much...........greatly appreciated. Ada///M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerboa113 Posted October 22, 2005 Share Posted October 22, 2005 I used double sided tape as well as zip ties to mount my ballasts to the back side of the bumper beam, I dont have a pic of this but, it seems to be working very well. "The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men." - Plato Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waxiboy Posted October 22, 2005 Author Share Posted October 22, 2005 Boostjunkie: Won't there be any fogging issues in the headlamp housing caused by the screws? Anyway what screw size did you use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boostjunkie Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 I've had my HID's for about 6 months and have never seen any condensation inside the driver side housing (the one with 2 screws in it). Since the screws were small, I just popped them in without drilling. This leaves a nice tight seal. The screws were around 1/2" in length. You can't go much longer as the screw will puncture the inner housing, and then be visible. The passenger side was attached to the body directly below the passenger side headlight housing with a self tapping screw. There wasn't enough room for screws on the other side of the ballast, hence the zipties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSiWRX Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 Waxiboy - Condensation/moisture shouldn't be a problem.... I actually now have two holes in each of my headlamp housings (from various projects), and through many direct-spray car-washes ( and trust me, I truly "hosed" the area with my garden nozzle ) and a week's worth (and still going! yuk) of non-stop rain here in NE-Ohio, at times quite heavy, I've yet to notice any problems. You should be just fine with brother Boostjunkie's install method. Especially as my drilled holes are in much more "vulnerable" areas, and as they are not "self-sealed" by any screws going through/in them..... <-- I love Winky, my "periwinkle" (ABP) LGT! - Allen / Usual Suspect "DumboRAT" / One of the Three Stooges '16 Outback, '16 WRX, 7th Subaru Family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waxiboy Posted November 25, 2005 Author Share Posted November 25, 2005 Reviving an old one that I started to share my install. Mounted the ballast using T-bars from Lowes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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