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Old Feb 20, 2008 | 03:14 PM
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how to install HID- yes i searched.

im looking for a step by step on how to intsall the HID's

where to mount the ballasts, what wires to splice etc..

every how to i see doesnt have those steps

im not sure where to mount the ballasts, what i need to splice, where i need to stick the ground etc...

im not paying someone to install these but i dont want to mess them up and cut wires
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Old Feb 20, 2008 | 03:24 PM
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https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/show...&highlight=hid

Look about half way down the page.
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Old Feb 20, 2008 | 03:33 PM
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if your not looking for porjector how tos, heres my hid install pics

https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/appearance-48/where-mount-hid-ballast-53670/

and then go to post 17, thats my car, works very nicely
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Old Feb 20, 2008 | 03:52 PM
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Shouldn't need to splice any wires, just plug and play.

Mount ballasts right below headlights.
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Old Feb 20, 2008 | 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by 06_SS_S/C
Mount ballasts right below headlights.
You can actually fit two under there....
(One under the cradle, one in front of the cradle screws)

I highly suggest cutting a piece of rubber mat to make a weather guard for the passenger sides. Better safe than sorry.
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Old Feb 20, 2008 | 11:23 PM
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Originally Posted by 06_SS_S/C
Shouldn't need to splice any wires, just plug and play.

Mount ballasts right below headlights.
but there are those small connectors that the manual says plugs into the stock wiring harness but they dont PLUG in, its say do that or splice..
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Old Feb 20, 2008 | 11:39 PM
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pics? not sure what you're talking about
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Old Feb 21, 2008 | 02:19 AM
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Snap some pics of what your talking about. I just installed my projectors and HIDs tonight. It wasnt too bad.

Edit, here are step by step instructions.

http://www.visionbulbs.com/HID_inst.html

Last edited by 07 SS/SC; Feb 21, 2008 at 02:19 AM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost
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Old Feb 21, 2008 | 02:23 AM
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Attach to a battery? Hm...
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Old Feb 21, 2008 | 02:27 AM
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Attach to a battery? Hm...
You attach the red wire from the relay to the positive boost post under the hood. And the thick black wire from the relay to a ground.
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Old Feb 21, 2008 | 02:28 AM
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Man, what am I getting myself into...
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Old Feb 21, 2008 | 02:32 AM
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Originally Posted by ssweeet
Man, what am I getting myself into...

The wiring is really not hard at all man. Getting the housings in and out was the hardest part for me.
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Old Feb 21, 2008 | 06:32 AM
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when i get home at 11 i'll take pics, i have a midterm this morning then i'll be home
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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 09:53 PM
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i got the hids installed last night, thanks to OLDSKOOL from this site, he helped me out with them
big thanks to him!

i'll put pics up tommorow, they are amazing compared to stock bulbs or sylvanias.
all i need now is to aim them a bit more and re wire them, my friend did my wiring last summer but my projector bulb runs all day, instead of the orange drl.

he sauldered the wires together so i need to unsaulder and figure out what wires go to what to have them wire properly. because now my HID is running all day
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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 10:36 PM
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Originally Posted by 07 SS/SC
You attach the red wire from the relay to the positive boost post under the hood. And the thick black wire from the relay to a ground.
Do you have a picture or can you tell me where you connected the positive and ground wires in the Engine Bay?
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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 11:05 PM
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you should be able to connect the red wire to the post that is stickin up by the fuse box under your hood.. the post has a red cap over it and it has power to it all the time.. as far as a ground goes just pull a bolt out that is connected to somethin metal under the hood and you might want to scratch a lil bit of paint off to make sure you get a good ground..
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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 11:42 PM
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Originally Posted by yellowltcoupe22
you should be able to connect the red wire to the post that is stickin up by the fuse box under your hood.. the post has a red cap over it and it has power to it all the time.. as far as a ground goes just pull a bolt out that is connected to somethin metal under the hood and you might want to scratch a lil bit of paint off to make sure you get a good ground..
That's what I was looking for, thanks
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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 03:55 PM
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