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Old Feb 21, 2012 | 07:11 PM
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So I have one question. Guess its hooking up the controller to the battery. In this video looks like he is hooking up the ground to a "accessory port" where is this on our trucks? Click on the video it will start to where he is talking about what I just said.

http://youtu.be/csN5D6onzAk?t=3m2s

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Old Feb 21, 2012 | 10:10 PM
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Anybody? I'm impatient as hell, haha
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Old Feb 21, 2012 | 10:12 PM
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What controller are you talking about hid headlights? They make kits that are plug and play with a ballast that you mount with a bracket or zip ties
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Old Feb 21, 2012 | 10:17 PM
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I just ran my ground to my battery. Works fine
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Old Feb 21, 2012 | 10:18 PM
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Mine is all plug and play. It was really easy
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Old Feb 21, 2012 | 10:40 PM
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Well idk what kit you guys have but all I did was hook up the ballast to the bulb and the light to the existing harness for the existing light as mounted my ballast in the inside corners of the engine bay with the included bracket
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Old Feb 21, 2012 | 10:42 PM
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You still have to power and ground the ballast
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Old Feb 21, 2012 | 10:54 PM
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Idk man I have a xentec kit with 4300K hid's the ballst is not grounded it runs right into the factory harness and I ran no wires other than the other lights I installed in my truck so you may have a different kit but this one I bought specifically because I didn't have to run or ground anything just bracket the ballast somewhere where it doesn't get wet or too hot
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Old Feb 21, 2012 | 10:56 PM
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I had to ground my set for the headlights. It's the bixenon set.
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Old Feb 21, 2012 | 10:57 PM
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That wire in the video will go to the positive on the battery. I have the same kit.
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