DIY: HID Light Install
Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 5:07 am
Installing HID Lights into a FTO!
.:Disclaimer:.
This is a guide i have written to be used as a supplementary resource to people wanting to install their own HID Lights. No liability can be accepted for any loss, damage or injury caused by undertaking this guide.
Follow this guide at your own risk. [/size]
.: Some quotes from other members to be considered before continuing :.
They simply just twist out and then unplug the globe.
.: Step 2 - Testing if they actually work
Plug in the matching plug from the ballast (huge box thing) into where the standard globe went and plug in the HID light bulb into the ballast, switch on your headlights to see if the lights work.
.: Step 3 - Mounting the Ballast
Mounting it is up to you, keep it mind it needs to be somewhere that is dry to prevent the ballast from getting wet. I chose to mount it where it could not be seen in the engine bay, the engine bay is crowded enough. I removed my front bar and installed it behind the front bar rheo, picked below. There is a few places you could mount it, such as next to your horn or under your headlights, just a couple of suggestions.
here is the general area i chose to put the ballast
i chose to mount it behind the front bar rheo as you can see
.: Step 4 - Running the Wires
Run the wires from the ballast (ballast power and bulb power) up to globe, theres a small gap next to the headlight which brings the plugs right next to the bulb.
wires were run up like so.
Congratulations! You've Finished
Before & After
.:Disclaimer:.
This is a guide i have written to be used as a supplementary resource to people wanting to install their own HID Lights. No liability can be accepted for any loss, damage or injury caused by undertaking this guide.
Follow this guide at your own risk. [/size]
.: Some quotes from other members to be considered before continuing :.
FTO338 wrote:Well from the pics the ballast had screw on top, which mean they are not water proof.
And of course when you driving in the rain, your HID would be fine, if rain get into your ballast, then that mean rain gets into your lights & you have leakage/crack within your engine bay
But what happen when you decided to have a wash at your engine bay? Ballast general around 10000 volts during start up, think about what happen to those 10000 volts meet water or moisture.
bobz wrote:Please be under no illusion HID lights in a FTO are illegal, because the headlight was not designed for it, the car is not equiped with self leveling headlights and there is no high intensity headlight washers fitted to the car.
However can I get a set with 4300K globes.
BobZ
.:Step 1 - Remove Standard Low Beam Globes from Headlight:.FTO338 wrote: There is a problem with HID, which won't effect FTO, but mainly luxury cars, according to most manufacturer, HID can not be turn on and off constantly, you need to wait at least 15mins in between switching it on and off.
Why this will affect luxury cars? Because most luxury car have auto headlights and self adjust system. Which mean it will turn on by itself if the sensor doesn’t pick up enough surrounding lights.
So if you drive under a bridge that is at least have a shadow area of 15-20 meter, the lights will turn on, and then off after you exit the shadow area. If your daily driving involves series of bridges like that, your HID will be gone with in 6mths.
Lots of people aren't aware of this 15mins rules and like to show off to their mate with their newly installed HID, turning it on then off, then on and then off again, and next thing you know, bulbs is gone within few months.
They simply just twist out and then unplug the globe.
.: Step 2 - Testing if they actually work
Plug in the matching plug from the ballast (huge box thing) into where the standard globe went and plug in the HID light bulb into the ballast, switch on your headlights to see if the lights work.
.: Step 3 - Mounting the Ballast
Mounting it is up to you, keep it mind it needs to be somewhere that is dry to prevent the ballast from getting wet. I chose to mount it where it could not be seen in the engine bay, the engine bay is crowded enough. I removed my front bar and installed it behind the front bar rheo, picked below. There is a few places you could mount it, such as next to your horn or under your headlights, just a couple of suggestions.
here is the general area i chose to put the ballast
i chose to mount it behind the front bar rheo as you can see
.: Step 4 - Running the Wires
Run the wires from the ballast (ballast power and bulb power) up to globe, theres a small gap next to the headlight which brings the plugs right next to the bulb.
wires were run up like so.
Congratulations! You've Finished
Before & After
seriously... very helpful 
thanks
thanks a lot guys! learnt a lot from this forum over the years!