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Old 03-04-2012, 10:38 PM
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Dont try to change your hids in the dark

So frustrated right now,I tried changing my bulbs and got them out but couldnt for the life of me put the darn little black box back on the buld right.

Spent about 30 min and went to give up but I freaking dropped the thing into the engine bay and it went under the heatexchanger somewhere and I figured ohh well Ill get it tonight when I get home.

Well driving home I hear a clunk dump clump in the wheel well and I felt a small object get run over by the wheel.

so now my ignitor or what ever that thing is that goes on the bulb is on 93 south somewhere.

Does anyone have a spare?
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The ballast? Or the bulb? Reminds me of putting in angel eyes in the rain half a decade ago.
Let me upload pics of mine in.
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I need the black box that says open close on it.

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Ouch. Its worth it.

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Ouch. Its worth it.

Liquor store?
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Hey man I don't have a spare but I've been in your situation where it takes forever to put that thing back on.

On the ignitor where the wires connect theres something that pops out and blocks the wires from going in right, If i remember correctly you have to move that little black piece that gets in the way for it to go in right, Also you need to adjust the circle things (sorry i don't know what they are called) where the bulb meets the ignition. They get out of alignment I found...
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Hey man I don't have a spare but I've been in your situation where it takes forever to put that thing back on.

On the ignitor where the wires connect theres something that pops out and blocks the wires from going in right, If i remember correctly you have to move that little black piece that gets in the way for it to go in right, Also you need to adjust the circle things (sorry i don't know what they are called) where the bulb meets the ignition. They get out of alignment I found...
After about 10 min I figured you need to jam that little piece in where or the plug wont go back in and getting the bulb on with the 2 spring clips was a ***** but I couldnt get the stupid ignitor on for the life of me.
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Liquor store?
Lol, I regret that trip. Pregamed hard w cognac to only have goose at the table at the club for friends bday. Mixing cognac and ****ty goose = bad next day.

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