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: How's this for ballast placement?


JDN0987
11-05-2009, 03:28 PM
I got DDM's HIDs installed but I was wondering if I put the ballasts in a bad spot. That's about the only place I didn't feel like I was cramming them in somewhere. I'm just wondering how sensitive the ballasts really are to the heat. Oh, and I also put a picture up of the lights, the HIDs are 8Ks but they aren't quite as blue as the picture shows.
Thanks!
And sorry if it's hard to tell where exactly they are on the fairings, it was harder to get a good angle with the camera than I thought it would be.

BTMendenhall
11-05-2009, 03:29 PM
Not really a good idea IMHO. I would move them to under the top panel

JDN0987
11-05-2009, 03:36 PM
Ok, I'll look to see where I can move them there. They get warm to the touch and that's about it, but it's only about 45 degrees here so that will probably change come warmer weather. Thanks man.

xzpolskix
11-05-2009, 03:39 PM
+1 on moving them

03blr6
11-05-2009, 03:40 PM
I would move them also.Better safe than sorry.

lexanidubs09
11-05-2009, 03:41 PM
Move em, They look like the slim ballasts... You should be able to get those under your windscreen pretty easily

JDN0987
11-05-2009, 03:44 PM
I would move them also.Better safe than sorry.

Definitely.

And they are pretty small, I just forgot to take the plastic holder thing off when I installed them, haha.

geneelder
11-05-2009, 03:51 PM
move them to under the ram air covers.

Swivet
11-05-2009, 05:20 PM
i agree move them under the air intake panels

deadwood
11-05-2009, 05:27 PM
++++1 That pipe gets extremely hot.

yotaismygame
11-05-2009, 05:27 PM
If you ever got caught in the rain they would get soaked.