I'm about to fit a HID kit today. I'm going to be following Nigel's guide, which seems idiot proof, although I shall no doubt put that to a very stringent test later. I have a 20VT with Aircon and I'm wondering where the best place to mount the ballasts is. Nigel mentions that if I were to mount them where he has (my preferred location) that they will probably catch on the flat section of air ducting from the intercooler. In Jimbo's guide he suggests mounting them to the side of the light (my second favourite location) but that they would catch the aircon compressor. As this kit doesn't have any mounting brackets I have to be able to screw the ballasts directly to something, which rules out Jimbo's other location of alongside the light between the light and the edge of the bonnet.

Does anyone have any suggestions, which don't involve the buying of an FMIC and an SIP?

i have mine mounted on the side of the driver side light (as i dont have air on) and the other is screwed to the bonnet lid to the right hand side of the headlight. But that did clash with the bracket that held the airbox, but it has now been modified with a little help of a hammer! other than that could they be mounted behind the headlights, if the sound proofing is removed??

I have aircon and I mounted mine on the under side of the lights towards to front of the cover. They had brackets though. I did a few trial runs to check they didn't catch on anything first.

Mine are orientated where the black box is in this picture:

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d189/Chris_Gunzi/ballasts.jpg

Hope that helps

Did it miss the air ducting on the passenger side like that Gunzi?

Yep, there's about a 1cm gap. The brackets were very tight round the ballasts and so didn't protrute as far down as the ones in Nigels pictures. It was trial and error for the orientation and it's a snug fit, but nothing catches

Big thanks Gunzi. They are now fitted and working.

No problems, glad I could help

best mod for the coupe i think!!