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Old 11-10-2006, 01:41 PM
Geckoboy Geckoboy is offline
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Default Re: Options for HID-type halogen lights

Sorry, not installed yet.

After going through the manual and checking with the guys at xenondepot, they advised to not use the stock headlight connector for the power source. They highly recommend to wire it directly to the battery. They mentioned that there is a 17amp initial draw when the HID's first fire up, and it would be too much for the stock headlight connectors. (looks like there is a 15amp fuse for the stock headlights so you could blow a fuse every time you turn them on).

The only problem is the battery is located in the trunk. I've done some looking around for a possible point to tap into a 12v power source. It looks like there is a wire that goes into junction block (fuse panel in the left hand side (driver side) of the engine) that I could possibly tap into. However, I'm not an electrician and I'm nervous of tapping into a wire there that could blow the ECU and void my warranty.

Soo.. I'm looking into how to wire a couple of 14awg wires through the firewall and into the battery directly, which is taking a lot more time than I thought. I see a spot in the firewall below the brake fluid reservoir that I could possibly run a wire through and under the scuff plates on the passenger side doors and on through the trunk. My challenge here is running that wire through the hole. I've taken out the glove box but the vent/blower system is right in front of the hole and I am nervous on removing the vent/blower system since it looks like the entire dash may need to be removed. I'm gonna give it another try this weekend to see if I can pass a couple of wires through it. If not, there is a local audio shop that I talked to that may assist me in running wires, since they have experience running wires the other way around (battery in engine compartment, amplifier in trunk) - for a charge of course ;-). I want to do this right and not be one of those vehicles that catch on fire on the road.
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