Ok, here's an update. I'm still waiting on a replacement bulb, but I've gone ahead and removed and re-installed the setup for now. Before, I just had the ballasts and all wiring shoved into the headlight housing. I wasn't sure that was a good idea, because the metal ballast seems to get pretty warm, so I re-did the setup so the ballast and all wiring was outside of the headlight housing. The first picture below is how I had it before, with everything shoved in there:
Here is a picture of the cover, and the rubber grommet that I need to put in there:
Here is the tool I used to make a 1" hole. (actually, this only made a 3/4" hole, I had to widdle out a little more with a box cutter knife to get the full inch I needed):
Hole made:
Grommet inserted into hole, with bulb and connector on the inside part:
This is where I put the ballast and wiring on the driver side (double-sided tape to hold ballast in place):
This is where I put the ballast and wiring on the passenger side(double-sided tape to hold ballast in place):
Probably not the cleanest, most professional install in the world, but I'll go with it. Had some other projects I wanted to get done today, including tire rotation, so I hurried through this.
I'll keep an eye on the setup to see if there are any issues with mounting locations, but I think I should be good.
Side note- .I feel like a complete idiot, in that I didn't know how to adjust the angles of the projectors....there was a screw down there looking right at me, and it never occurred to me to try that screw to adjust the up/down angle of the lights (d'oh). UR told me how to adjust the angles of the lights. Thanks
I aimed the lights up some last night, and after a few adjustments and night time test rides, I think I have the low beams at the perfect angle, to provide the best lighting. For now, I'm pretty confident that the light output and cutoff is about as good as an OEM HID system, though I've never driven a CX-9 GT with OEM HIDs. The GT's have the adjustments in the cab, I believe, which would be cool.