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Old 12-26-2011, 04:29 PM
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DDM replacement bulb question

I got my 8k bulb replacement in..but these bulbs don't come with a plug. The side that on the original bulbs had a plug don't have that plug but 2 individual 'prongs' is the only way I can think of describing them. What do I do with these haha
Old 12-26-2011, 08:19 PM
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no one can help me with this? want to get these in tonight
Old 12-26-2011, 08:21 PM
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pics would help, but if its something like this







there should be a clip thingy that they plug into on your headlights.
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yeah more or less like that except mine are longer. That picture is how mine came, I plugged that plug in the picture in and had one leftover. I tried them both in each hole and did every combo there was and nothing.
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def need pics....because what BPacak posted isnt even a bulb.....
Old 12-26-2011, 09:43 PM
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well they were attached to the bulb alright
Old 12-26-2011, 09:48 PM
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yep my bulbs when I had gen 3s had those attatched, I just rewired the harness on the gen 3s so that I didn't need those, made it much easier for me to pick up different bulbs.
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alright I'm gonna go get a few pics despite it being cold as **** outside. hope someone can shed some light then haha
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Originally Posted by BPacak
well they were attached to the bulb alright
yeah if youve got bulbs that have those attached to the bulb you just chuck those, Ive got a whole pile of those things I take em off every set of H1s I use. But if the OP only has metal terminals on his bulbs hes gonna need to swap the plastic AMP connector over. If thats the case this is just one more reason why DDM sucks.
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I already know what you're talking about, You have to simple amp connectors. Before you had those and 2 spade connectors one one end a 9006 connector on the other end. The plug you're missing is the one that brent pictured.
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in for pics
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here's one of the "replacements"


here are the 2 prongs


here's the only open plug left or the prongs
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Just push them into the connector and electrical tape. Problem solved.
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you could have mentioned that these are for fog lights
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does it matter which prong goes into which side of the connector? I tried every possible way and tried to turn it on; nothing.
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cut off that rubber grommet, throw out the wires that dont attach to the bulb. problem solved.
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Originally Posted by TommyP
you could have mentioned that these are for fog lights
sorry, thought I mentioned H11 in original post.
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well now you should check your fog light fuse. but match up the blacks, and match the red to if I remember correctly the purple wire.
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Originally Posted by Maven
cut off that rubber grommet, throw out the wires that dont attach to the bulb. problem solved.
throw out what wires??
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If all you're replacing is a bad hid bulb you don't need those wires, they power the ballast. Just replace the bulb. If this is truly confusing I must he missing something. Remove old bulb from light, unplug old bulb from ballast. New Bulb goes in light. Two plastic connectors plug into the matching connectors on the ballast. Done. Literally as easy as replacing a light bulb.
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