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Old Nov 16th, 2012, 20:07   #41
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hello, just have done mine! Both HID grounded seperately! I have placed ballast inside lamp assembly and didn't connect earth to stock plug at all! Earth cable routed via side marker rubber plug so no damage to the assembly at all
Nice one!
Any pics of your work??
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Old Nov 17th, 2012, 15:50   #42
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Nice little installation video here:

http://youtu.be/ShjvdL4D3UA

I'm also thinking of getting a harness like the following to ensure the connections are solid:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/H7-499-2-P...item3f149c3b7b
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Old Nov 17th, 2012, 16:44   #43
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Nice little installation video here:

http://youtu.be/ShjvdL4D3UA

I'm also thinking of getting a harness like the following to ensure the connections are solid:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/H7-499-2-P...item3f149c3b7b
Very good video, no mention of earthing the units though. Also the C30 is a bit of different setup to the S40/V50 but any idiot should be able to work out the difference.

My advice would be make sure you earth the lighting circuit from the negative input (minimum) to be prudent I'd earth the ballast too!
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My advice would be make sure you earth the lighting circuit from the negative input (minimum) to be prudent I'd earth the ballast too!
I've been reading swisstony's post here: http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showth...52#post1289652

where he says that earthing at the ballast itself is sufficient. Been thinking of doing that.
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Old Nov 17th, 2012, 23:03   #45
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I've been reading swisstony's post here: http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showth...52#post1289652

where he says that earthing at the ballast itself is sufficient. Been thinking of doing that.
Well he is in the business so knows his stuff.

I'm just very prudent!?
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Well he is in the business so knows his stuff.

I'm just very prudent!?
Yeah, i'm the same.
Will probably end up doing both when i get down to it.
Hate having to cobble things together so just need to find proper two/three way connectors etc.
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Nice one!
Any pics of your work??
here it comes
http://imageshack.us/g/1/9874672/
is it VERY important to make sure that ground will NEVER touch possitive cable anywhere in a housing!
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Nice pics jocker - well crammed into the lighting unit. My ballasts are too big to fit, otherwise I would have done the same.

I think between us all we have pretty much covered HID fitting!
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Agree, perhaps the best sections could be selected and put into a how to guide in the how to section?
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