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how to replace the stock HID ballast??

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Old 09-11-10, 09:43 PM
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so my stock ballast failed so I got a new one to replace it. I took the bumper off and the headlight out, but got stuck on how to pull the ignitor out of the headlight? There's no room for me to pull it out so it seems like I need to disassemble the headlight housing? Any ideas?
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There is a covering at the bottom of the headlight housing. I think there are about four screws holding the cover. The ballast sits there BUT the lines/wires from the ballast to the socket (where the HID bulb plugs in) is held by a screw.

The ballast is easy to get to and the socket is easy to take off the bulb; it is just the screw that is the problem because, from what I remember doing my retrofit, the only way to unscrew it is to take the headlight assembly apart. Of course you have to put the headlight assembly in the oven or use a heat gun to do so.
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I'm confused.. my new ballast came with the ignitor and I need to take the old ballast off but the ignitor is stuck in the headlight and there's no way to take it out unless I disassemble the whole headlight housing...
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