Wiring help - German headlights

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Philipio
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As some of you know, the Zenki glass headlights don't have the same connector for the brights. Due to this fact, I haven't had working brights since I bought these headlights a long time ago. I would like them working and I'm a novice to wiring.

This is the stock connector from the harness: http://img.photobucket.com/alb...1.jpg

This is the connector on the headlights: http://img.photobucket.com/alb...8.jpg

This is the difference between the two: http://img.photobucket.com/alb...4.jpg I tried putting in a stock bright that connects directly to the harness but that was EXTREMELY ghetto looking and wasn't realistic at all, with the light hanging half way out the headlight and at a weird angle.

What are your recommendations? I don't want to just cut the wires and solder them together. I want something a little less permanent.


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- Cut connector off headlight, replace with stock connector, solder wires Pro: not cutting the car's harness

- Cut harness connector, solder in euro connector Pro: not cutting the headlight harness.

- get euro male connector, and the stock female connector, solder these two connectors by thir pigtails, connect stock conectors, and connect euro connectors. Pro: not cutting anywires.....


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Philipio
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ag240 wrote:- Cut connector off headlight, replace with stock connector, solder wires Pro: not cutting the car's harness

- Cut harness connector, solder in euro connector Pro: not cutting the headlight harness.

- get euro male connector, and the stock female connector, solder these two connectors by thir pigtails, connect stock conectors, and connect euro connectors. Pro: not cutting anywires.....
Can't exactly cut the connector off that. If I'm wrong, please correct me.

Don't know where to get a Euro male connector

Third option is a super daisy chain, could work, again need the Euro male connector though.


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