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Old 11-16-2020, 07:12 PM   #1
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Hey folks -- any thoughts about bolting the ballasts to the back of the light housing and having it live in the fender well?
That's the general consensus, it's in the pdf instructions and other posts within this thread. I's also what the factory did on the Litronic headlights.
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That's the general consensus, it's in the pdf instructions and other posts within this thread. I's also what the factory did on the Litronic headlights.
Has anyone designed a mount for this yet?
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Has anyone designed a mount for this yet?
No need. The ballasts always have at least one bolt hole for mounting. The headlight rear covers also have some unused bolt holes that just need to be drilled out. It’s all fairly self explanatory once you see it
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