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Old Jul 22, 2013 | 04:59 PM
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Hey, someone hit my headlight so i had to replace it. I bought a used one and found out that the one i got is a little different when trying to install. The one i got doesn't have a easy way to install the ballets like my old headlight. Is there any way around this
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Old Jul 22, 2013 | 08:21 PM
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Few pics would help us figure out what u have
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Old Jul 22, 2013 | 08:43 PM
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Originally Posted by ArtyJay242
Hey, someone hit my headlight so i had to replace it. I bought a used one and found out that the one i got is a little different when trying to install. The one i got doesn't have a easy way to install the ballets like my old headlight. Is there any way around this
What??..........
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Old Jul 23, 2013 | 11:18 PM
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Sounds like you have non-HID headlights (Halogen), so of course no place for the Ballasts...

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Old Jul 24, 2013 | 10:41 AM
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^^^^ yeah sounds like u had hid and bought a non hid replacement
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Old Jul 24, 2013 | 12:43 PM
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Originally Posted by MikeFoxx
^^^^ yeah sounds like u had hid and bought a non hid replacement
This is what it sounds like, look at the back where the low beam bulb mounts. If there's not a grey cap, or the bulb twists in instead of being held by a wire clip it's a halogen headlight. Also, a halogen light won't have an auto-leveling motor sticking out the bottom of the low beam area.
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