Here's a short summary of what I had to do:
1) Get car on jackstands (might want to loosen lugs first if you're not using an impact gun).
2) Remove front wheels.
3) Peel back inner fender lining just enough so you can move it behind the brakes on each side.
4) Disconnect factory wiring from bulbs, remove bulbs.
5) Install new bulbs - a bit of a pain, just apply some even pressure and twist and you're done.
6) Route your wiring. It would be a good idea just to hook everything up and test it out to make sure it works.
7) After that, you can start mounting your ballasts/adapters, zip-tie any wiring as needed.
8) Connect your ground to any sufficient source, and positive to battery.
9) Put any finishing touches as needed with zip-ties, etc. to make everything look neat.
10) Re-install inner fender lining and wheels.
11) Lower car, re-torque lugnuts.
12) Enjoy HID's.
Here are the goods:
Wiring laid out, as posted in my other thread:
Driver side:
Passenger side:
Here is where I routed my wires through the engine bay:
Bonus pic of my Injen CAI. Just shows how you DON'T have to remove the bumper to install it. So far I've installed the CAI and HIDs and didn't need to remove the bumper.
OK and now the before and afters
Before:
After:
1) Get car on jackstands (might want to loosen lugs first if you're not using an impact gun).
2) Remove front wheels.
3) Peel back inner fender lining just enough so you can move it behind the brakes on each side.
4) Disconnect factory wiring from bulbs, remove bulbs.
5) Install new bulbs - a bit of a pain, just apply some even pressure and twist and you're done.
6) Route your wiring. It would be a good idea just to hook everything up and test it out to make sure it works.
7) After that, you can start mounting your ballasts/adapters, zip-tie any wiring as needed.
8) Connect your ground to any sufficient source, and positive to battery.
9) Put any finishing touches as needed with zip-ties, etc. to make everything look neat.
10) Re-install inner fender lining and wheels.
11) Lower car, re-torque lugnuts.
12) Enjoy HID's.
Here are the goods:
Wiring laid out, as posted in my other thread:
Driver side:
Passenger side:
Here is where I routed my wires through the engine bay:
Bonus pic of my Injen CAI. Just shows how you DON'T have to remove the bumper to install it. So far I've installed the CAI and HIDs and didn't need to remove the bumper.
OK and now the before and afters
Before:
After: