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Old Sep 2, 2004 | 09:00 AM
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Evo's HIDs

If someone gave me the HID ballasts + bulb off an evo. Can i just strip the 2 wires (both black one with red tracer and one with white tracer) and plug it straight into the battery to test it? Would it turn on properly? Or is there something else to the HID system?
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Old Sep 2, 2004 | 09:05 AM
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I have no idea to the answer of your question. But someone is just going to GIVE you their HIDs off the Evo?
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Old Sep 2, 2004 | 09:12 AM
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Ok... I bought a set...
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Old Sep 2, 2004 | 09:56 AM
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Anyone?
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Old Sep 2, 2004 | 09:58 AM
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did you get the little metal amplifying box?
You need that for them to fire
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Old Sep 2, 2004 | 09:59 AM
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Yes you can install them there is no special trick to this, just make sure your positive stays + and neg stays - or the system wont work, i have a set on my 04'Ralliart and man what a difference.
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Old Sep 2, 2004 | 10:10 AM
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Originally Posted by SilverEvo8owner
did you get the little metal amplifying box?
You need that for them to fire
Yeah, i have the ballasts (metal amplifying box).

This is what I have:


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Old Sep 2, 2004 | 10:12 AM
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And no, i didnt touch the bulb (im smarter than that)
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Old Sep 2, 2004 | 10:42 AM
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gimme a few mins i'll give you the fsm pages.

answer on aim?
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Old Sep 2, 2004 | 10:53 AM
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Yeah, thx for the shop manual, that might help a bit
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Old Sep 2, 2004 | 12:32 PM
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so thats what stock hid look like. lolz
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