kingbigs11

Does anyone here know exactly what i have to do to make an aftermarket HID kit work in my 04 TSX. One of my ballest went out and there is no way i am spending the money to get another one.

kingbigs11

Anyone have an answer to this??

demitrix

Buy a ballast kit from www.theretrofitsource.com they include all wiring to make it plug and play. I myself am looking at gettin the Morimoto 3five kit as my passenger ballast is dimming.

justnspace

iTrader: (1)

I get all my HID needs from theretrofitsource.com

demitrix

Get back to your side of the fence.

cazio

iTrader: (3)

u guys are nuts!!!!! just buy a used oem ballast online. y would u ever replace an acura's oem hid kit with afternarket? the fogs are one thing but not ur primary projectors. do urself a favor and listen to me and the majority of the acurazine community when I tell u this

demitrix

What advantage would OEM have over a reputable aftermarket kit? Moriomoto and Denso are both high end ballasts.

gftgrill

you won't have to do any custom wiring or drilling for starters. You'll have to figure out where to mount the new ballasts. The OEM ballast will be a direct replacement and won't look like some shade tree mechanic half ass fixed your car.

you'll start by custom wiring this ballast in, then in 2-4 years (if that long) you could be rewiring it again when you get the next aftermarket ballast. then if/when you go to sell the car that will raise a lot of red flags to the right people that you didn't fix your car properly for something as simple as a ballast.

new OEM ballasts are around 75-80 through ebay. that's not even two gas fill ups for me.

demitrix

TRS ships adapter harnesses with all ballasts. No wiring needed. Things is pairs should be replaced in pairs, do you buy 1 shoe at a time? I dont want mismatched HIDs due to variances in ballasts. They warranty the product for 2 years. I see no down side to aftermarket ballasts, I have aftermarket bulbs so why not ballast. If my aftermarkets die then I can always unplug them and buy OEM. Lesson learned.

gftgrill

there is no reason to replace ballasts in pairs. I understand replacing the bulbs in pairs as they have gas in them and do color shift with age. but a ballast is a ballast. it puts power to the bulbs to start and keep them running.

are you sure they include vehicle specific harnesses? that you can just plug it into the factory wiring with no modifications?

how do you plan to mount the aftermarket ballast? I doubt it'll fit in the OEM location without modification. the oem ballast mounts to the bottom of the headlight and the ignitor wire goes through a large hole in the bottom that the ballast itself seals.

I'm sure you could make it work with aftermarket parts, but my time is worth more than the few dollars you save.