knowledge Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 hey guys. . . so one day, as i was reversing on my dark drive way i noticed that one of my reverse lights was out. usually even with both lights working it isnt that bright, so i figured that not only i needed new bulbs but i needed something brighter. so i figured i try some HID's to try to make them work with my reverse lights. i ordered some H11 6k's some stuff i used: -a Door Trim Removal Tool or Retainer Clip. -some 10g wire about 15 to 19ft -rubber adhesive -1 15a fuse -1 sheet of 8o grit sand paper -1 automotive relay -some zip ties -hot glue gun with 1 glue stick -self tapping screws and sta-kons - black tape my car is a 2007 mercury milan, now they dont make HID bulbs to fit in the reverse light housing of any car i believe. i have worked with many different HID bulbs in the past so i felt that an H11 6k bulbs was suitable for my application. you can use any bulb but most you have to shave off the little tabs on the side. i started by removing my battery and running some wire through an opening i found an the firewall and ran it to the trunk. By mres3 at 2010-12-19 By mres3 at 2010-12-19 By mres3 at 2010-12-19 going inside under the dash and to the trunk. By mres3 at 2010-12-19 By mres3 at 2010-12-19 By mres3 at 2010-12-19 By mres3 at 2010-12-19 REFF'SMy linkEBAYhttp://feedback.ebay...ck&myworld=trueI love car audio so much because I will never be done. I can never win, and I will never get it finished or perfect. It always has me coming back for more, I can never get my fill of it, but I get what I need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kranny Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 very cool concept, but at least finish the build log lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knowledge Posted January 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 back to the front, i started by crimping some of these on the wire i ran By mres3 at 2010-12-19 By mres3 at 2010-12-19 By mres3 at 2010-12-19 By mres3 at 2010-12-19 By mres3 at 2010-12-19 i put the 15a fuse on the + wire that i ran going to the trunk By mres3 at 2010-12-19 REFF'SMy linkEBAYhttp://feedback.ebay...ck&myworld=trueI love car audio so much because I will never be done. I can never win, and I will never get it finished or perfect. It always has me coming back for more, I can never get my fill of it, but I get what I need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knowledge Posted January 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 very cool concept, but at least finish the build log lol. bro, i have everything uploaded and finished im also posting and remembering what i did. so keep checking back REFF'SMy linkEBAYhttp://feedback.ebay...ck&myworld=trueI love car audio so much because I will never be done. I can never win, and I will never get it finished or perfect. It always has me coming back for more, I can never get my fill of it, but I get what I need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex K Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 fuckin a man can you resize all those damn pics? 2006 Nissan Z Track. My Feedback Thread i used to think a band pass was something you were around your neck or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knowledge Posted January 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 fuckin a man can you resize all those damn pics? let the pics load bro, they showing perfectly fine in my computer. REFF'SMy linkEBAYhttp://feedback.ebay...ck&myworld=trueI love car audio so much because I will never be done. I can never win, and I will never get it finished or perfect. It always has me coming back for more, I can never get my fill of it, but I get what I need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knowledge Posted January 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 on to the back. i took out the clips and removed the rear trunk lid. By mres3 at 2010-12-19 ran the wire inside the factory loom to hide as much as i could. By mres3 at 2010-12-19 trunk lid already removed and took out the reverse lights. By mres3 at 2010-12-19 took out my hid ballast. some come like this the way i have it and some come with the blue plug on them. if so just fold down on the little metal tabs and take them out. By mres3 at 2010-12-19 By mres3 at 2010-12-19 REFF'SMy linkEBAYhttp://feedback.ebay...ck&myworld=trueI love car audio so much because I will never be done. I can never win, and I will never get it finished or perfect. It always has me coming back for more, I can never get my fill of it, but I get what I need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torres Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 damn those are some big pics!! they may be loading fine on your PC, but it's taking a day and a half to load larger than life pictures lol. hell i think my computer just gave up. there's only 3 fully loaded pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knowledge Posted January 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 now i went a little bit ahead of my self and just wanted this done. wiring the relay. find a good spot to hide it, i just used a little dimple i found on the trunk lid. - the + wire i ran from the front to the trunk is getting connected to the 87 side of the relay. - the + wire from the ballast is going on terminal 30, and the ground from ballast can be put on the anywhere you choose on the trunk lid, make sure you use a piece of sand paper and sand off the paint were you put your ground. - 85 on the relay also needs to be grounded, i used the same ground for the ballast for terminal 85. - now the + from your factory reverse light needs to go on terminal 86. take out your bulb and you should see a ground and positive. in this case my + wire was green, what i did was splice into it and connected it to 86. here is what it should look like. i used a self tapping screw to hold it in place as well as my grounds. my ground witch i sanded By mres3 at 2010-12-19 By mres3 at 2010-12-19 By mres3 at 2010-12-19 find a good spot for the ballast, i just put mines behind the light. By mres3 at 2010-12-19 REFF'SMy linkEBAYhttp://feedback.ebay...ck&myworld=trueI love car audio so much because I will never be done. I can never win, and I will never get it finished or perfect. It always has me coming back for more, I can never get my fill of it, but I get what I need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knowledge Posted January 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 damn those are some big pics!! they may be loading fine on your PC, but it's taking a day and a half to load larger than life pictures lol. hell i think my computer just gave up. there's only 3 fully loaded pics really? i dont know how to fix that, can any mod help with this? REFF'SMy linkEBAYhttp://feedback.ebay...ck&myworld=trueI love car audio so much because I will never be done. I can never win, and I will never get it finished or perfect. It always has me coming back for more, I can never get my fill of it, but I get what I need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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