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I need to know if it would be alright to mount the ballests here.
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I never got a nice metal mounting bracket like shane did and i have to use zip ties. Im going to drill 4 holes one on each side and zip tie them in a +. I was also think about doing two per side to hold it really good like this #. Just wanted to make sure befor i do anything. thanks
 
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Need some help...would like to get the ballest mounted tonight
 
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Are they water proof? Seems to me they might allow some rain water in if they're not water proof.
 
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Im not to sure if they are or not...it will be between the grill and the radiator. They would also be behind the hood latch.
 
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yeah thats fine!
 
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I just used velcro and put mine on my radiator core support.
 
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korey, do you have any pics of where yours were mounted?? Im not wanting to use the velcro dont really like the stuff..never had any luck with it.
 
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I don't have any pictures of mine yet. But heres a random picture I found on Google, they are pretty much in the areas on the bottom left and right corners of the pic.

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From the pics you posted, i can tell you are mounting them on the engine side of the header panel...


yep...you're good...


look where i got mine for the fogs...and i get 'em beat with rain, hail, and snow....
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where i want to put mine they will be right inbetween the two holes on the black plastice peice.
 
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looks like you needed a alightment
 
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shane i was waiting on you to chim in. LOL i wish i got those sweet mounting brackets like you got with yours :( you think zip ties will be fine to hold them on? want the zip ties to be like this #
 
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OHHHH...forgot to comment on that! lol. I think my Xentec's came with 3M ahesive thingys....my fog ones are stuck to my header panel using those. never had a problem and they've been there since April....so they've seen the rainy fall and rainy winter so far.
 
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I submerged mine today and they work fine
 
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I installed my 4 ballasts (headlights/foglights) above the plastic wheelwell covers inside where the fenders are. I screwed the brackets right into the sheetmetal and they really don't get wet because the plastic is in the way.
 
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ok thanks guys for all the help...getting kinda late so ill just take care of this tomarrow
 
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yeah i got brackets with mine.
 
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