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      08-18-2011, 07:29 AM   #6
blaze739
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Originally Posted by cisf0rcalvin View Post
Hey there, I bought my replacement ballast from hidextra.com. They are the slim black ones with the igniters inside the ballast itself. They are the same size and I feel like they are better quality overall. The only downside with the igniters inside the ballast is that there isn't a wire that comes out of the ballast on one side so there is less mobility. However, the pre-existing coords in the alpine angel kit were long enough to fit without over-extending the wires.

The light doesn't flicker and is still the same with the original ballast. Also I wired a 4300uF capacitor on both the driver side and the passenger side just before each ballast to ensure the voltage doesn't fluctuate too much when I start the engine.

Let me know if you have any more questions!
thanks for the tip. i will look into this tonight. does having the igniters inside the ballast mean you have to open the ballast and solder the wires to it? i'm not sure how the alpine kit connects to it.
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