MikeekiM

Hi All,

When I replaced my headlight housings and ballasts about a year ago, I decided to take some video of the process, in case it might be helpful to others... I only now found the time and energy to edit and post the video to YouTube...

It's by no means a professionally edited video... It is actually the first DIY video that I have ever attempted... I did my best to edit it down to something semi-watchable (the raw video was an hour and a half long!!!). I got it down to about 22 minutes...

Hopefully this video removes some of the mystery for those of you who have never done something like this and are ready to tackle the job yourself...

It really was not that difficult a job... Just takes a little time and patience...

Good luck!


I don't know why the video shows up twice in my post...I only pasted the YouTube URL once... If one of the moderators can fix, that would be fantastic...

Skirmich

There is an easier way to connect the ballast from the OEM connector:
2X Nissan Infiniti Matsushita Ballast to Aftermarket Power Wire Cable Plugs | eBay

This basically now makes it truly Plug & Play.

MikeekiM

Nice... Would have loved to have known about this when I did the job last year...

Skirmich

That cable hasn't been that long in the wild.. I think not even a year since that is the only supplier at least on Ebay. I recently ordered a pair to replace my MDX OEM Ballasts but the culprit was the bulbs :smh:

thoiboi

TRS sells it too https://www.theretrofitsource.com/ac...-adapters.html

RONE

Thanks for taking the time to make this video. Hopefully some other users find it helpful. I changed my ballasts/bulbs one year ago, and I know it would have been nice to see a video prior to doing it (not that it was hard, but seeing it first is always nice!).

MikeekiM

Thanks for the shout out RONE!

I agree... I had a bunch of questions when I did mine last year... Having a video like this would have taken the mystery out of what was involved... As you say, it wasn't a terribly difficult job...

Rob24

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Wow great video! I got a question can I use the HIDExtra 55w power series?

MikeekiM

Thanks Rob24!

I'll let someone more knowledgeable answer the question about whether you can use the 55w series...

Goodl luck!

Rob24

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Justin from HIDeXtra responded back to me saying that the 55w would work.

Rob24

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Hey mike

Can you link me to those heat shrink female adapter thing you used to connect the ballast to the factory wire. The one were you chopped off and attached the heatshrink/female end.

Thanks.

MikeekiM

Hi Rob,

I bought them at a local auto store (Pep Boys)...

It was similar to these from Amazon:

Rob24

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Thanks a lot Mike.

Rob24

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Thanks mike for this tutorial. Everything installed and is working great.

MikeekiM

Good to hear, and thanks for the feedback!

Where did you end up deciding to install the new ballast? Did you decide to cover up the hole at the bottom of the headlamp housing, or did you leave it completely open for heat venting?

Did you end up getting the blacked out headlamp housings?

Any hiccups at all, or were you able to get through it pretty flawlessly?

Rob24

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I installed the new ballast right under the headlights using the included double sided tape. Yes I did cover up the hole just like you with duct tape. I had trouble with removing the old ballast because it was so rusted that the screw became very tight and hard to unfasten.