Tools Needed:
1. Small Star or Phillips Screwdriver.
2. 2” wide Double sided tape (Should come with most kit).
3. Assortment of Tie Strips (Should come with most kit) or twist ties.
4. Latex Gloves.
5. Long grab hook or a Wire Coat Hanger.
6. Wire Stripper or Scissors.
7. Electrical Tape.
First things first:
1. Get your Radio Code or get the Memory Saver tool from Bavauto.com (Part # 295A). 2. Put key in position 2 and turn on and off you main lights 6 times and the pods will stay up.
3. Remove Key.
4. Plug in your memory saver tool in the lighter socket.
5. Disconnect both batteries.
6. Get some gloves and now you are ready to go at it.
The installation pictures and explanations:
The Kit From XenonDepot.com (Wiring Harness, Phillips Ballast, Bavauto Resistor Pack (Part # 87705, Phillips 4300K HID Filament). (http://www.xenondepot.com/product.php?product_id=8)
The Bulb.
Put in the Bulb.
The Bulb is in.
Attach the Resistor pack to the Ballast. Also attach the wiring harness to the resistor pack (Not shown as I learned the hard way). It is possible to connect the harness later but just extra effort...that’s all. Mark the positive and negative wires coming out of the Resistor pack.
Attach Dual sided tape to the bottom side of the Ballast and Resistor pack (Do not expose yet).
Peel off the paper from the tape and slide in the Ballast and the Resistor pack through the opening in the front and attach to the plastic towards in front of the car. My car had a nice pocket under there next to the radiator surrounding plastic and the bottom of the ballast rests on top of the ductwork for the Air Intake. No chance for the Ballast to fall out of this pocket.
Route the wires from the bulb through the existing hole at the bottom of the Light pod. Connect the Ballast connector to the bulb wire connector and push it under the pod.
Route the wire of the wiring Harness up from the Resistor pack through the same hole from the bottom. You may need a long hook or a wire coat hanger (What I used) to do this easily.
Make sure that the wires are clear of the Pod Hydraulics or Hood latch.
Connect the wires from the Resistor pack to the original plug that used to be attached to the 9006 bulb you replaced. Positive wire connects to the side of the brown wire. The HID lights will not work if this is reversed. You can buy a socket for this and at this time I misplaced the ones I had.
Tape up the connection nice and tight using electrical tape if you do not have the Socket.
Push the wires inside the housing and away from the Reflector. I used small tie strips to bundle them to the existing wire loom.
Replace the two 7.5-amp fuses for the headlamps with two 15-amp fuses. The Fuse #s are listed under the Fuse Box Cover (I can’t remember offhand).
Reconnect the batteries. Take off the Memory Saver. Start the car and turn the lights on and off once. And Voila! You are done. Here is a picture of the HID (Passenger Side) vs. converted 9011 HIR (Driver side). And this is before the HID burn-in and during daytime. HID filaments need to be used for at least 10 hours (Not consecutive hours) before they reach their optimum color and brightness.
