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Old Apr 19, 2014 | 03:57 PM
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What is this connector that I am point at? I bought a headlight of ebay that I have replaced this headlight with except it doesn't have this connector.
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Old Apr 19, 2014 | 05:58 PM
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Someone has to know what this is and why I am missing it on my new headlight!
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Old Apr 19, 2014 | 06:25 PM
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looks like its for the parking lights.
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Old Apr 19, 2014 | 06:28 PM
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Yea it seems like a parking light
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Old Apr 19, 2014 | 07:07 PM
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Ok so my new headlight doesn't have this plug and the DRL's don't come on when in auto mode at night. Yet if I hit the high beams it turns the DRLs on. Any suggestions?

More confirmation it is for the DRL?
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Old Apr 19, 2014 | 09:51 PM
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DRL's are the high beams at 50% duty cycle, they are only on when the headlights are off.

The parking light is a 5W bulb beside the high beam bulb, this comes on when the tail lights and/or headlights are on.

The connector shown is for the latter small parking light bulbs. Why don't you have a connector to plug into there? Maybe it fell down inside the headlight housing?

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Old Apr 20, 2014 | 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Jeff Lange
DRL's are the high beams at 50% duty cycle, they are only on when the headlights are off.

The parking light is a 5W bulb beside the high beam bulb, this comes on when the tail lights and/or headlights are on.

The connector shown is for the latter small parking light bulbs. Why don't you have a connector to plug into there? Maybe it fell down inside the headlight housing?

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There just seems to be a metal plate where the connector should be...

So I am guessing all this means is no DRL's for me during the day?
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Old Apr 20, 2014 | 04:52 PM
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DRL's are the high beams at 50% duty cycle. What isn't plugged in here would never come on during the day under normal circumstances. I don't know what you mean when you say there is just a metal plate, the connector would be on the same harness as the rest of the bulb connectors.

I'm confused.

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Old Apr 20, 2014 | 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Jeff Lange
DRL's are the high beams at 50% duty cycle. What isn't plugged in here would never come on during the day under normal circumstances. I don't know what you mean when you say there is just a metal plate, the connector would be on the same harness as the rest of the bulb connectors.

I'm confused.

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The pictured headlight is not the one on my car right now. The one you see pictured has a broken clip so I replaced the headlight with one I found on ebay. The one from ebay has nothing to connect the harness into it is just a metal plate where I should be able to connect this...

Now I am wondering what to do....With the current headlight I have no DRL.

Also does anyone know the correct part number for the 10 mm bolt that connects the body(below fender) to the headlight.
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Old Apr 21, 2014 | 05:34 AM
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That looks like the little 168 city light bulb to me.....I could be retarded though lol
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Old Apr 21, 2014 | 09:18 AM
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So confusing lol
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