Headlight Help

[AustinM64]

Dear All,

I went to change the High-beam bulbs as they were quite yellow compared to Dipped-beam and I discovered what appears to be an aftermarket Litronic kit.

When I put the light back in the Dip beam wasn't working. upon investigation, the black wire, which a previous owner had stuck in with tape, had come out. Despite super gluing it back in, the dip beam is still not working (I suspect I may have damaged the bulb in the process).

However, here is the problem. The connection to the bulb is not detachable. The wires from the bulb go straight to a connector! This means it requires a very specific bulb that has the connector attached.

Has anyone come across this setup before, does anyone have a work-around or do I need to source a new kit or something?

I have included some photos so you can see what I am talking about.

Any help gratefully received.

Cheers

Austin

 

[AustinM64]

Photos.

 

[Magic919]

It's a third party HID kit. That type of connector is pretty normal on those. You could probably buy another kit for about the cost of a new lamp.

 

[YPVS]

Mine has an aftermarket HID kit.

I was worried it might fail an MOT, but apparently so long as you hjave headlight washers, they can pass. I suppose because this model could come with Litronic, if it has the headlight washers, most testers wont spot the aftermarket kit.

 

[maldren]

I have Litronics fitted after market so the washers and levelling don't work. I haven't had MoT issues.