HID mounting question

Mr&Mrs323i · 03-21-2015, 10:14 AM

Is it necessary to mount the capacitors with screws to the wall of the engine bay? I attached mine with zip ties to my bumper instead. My hid's do work but now and then the drivers side will not turn in and will display a bulb out error on the dash. My car is a 7/07 build.

Yozh · 03-21-2015, 12:35 PM

Are you talking about the ballasts? You need to make sure anything electronic is not exposed to any possibility of water ingress. Bumper is not a good location.

Mr&Mrs323i · 03-21-2015, 02:23 PM

I've got it mounted on the engine side of the metal bumper. Since it's shielded by the bumper cover and splash guards it looks pretty safe to me.

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Yozh Colonel 870 Rep 2,615 Posts Drives: 2011 335d M-Sport Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Wet Coast iTrader: (4)	Are you talking about the ballasts? You need to make sure anything electronic is not exposed to any possibility of water ingress. Bumper is not a good location.
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Mr&Mrs323i Lieutenant 20 Rep 555 Posts Drives: 2007 323i TiAg Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Canada iTrader: (1)	I've got it mounted on the engine side of the metal bumper. Since it's shielded by the bumper cover and splash guards it looks pretty safe to me.
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