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I recently bought a pair of the 6-pin Euro H/L connectors form another forum member (his screen name is Limited Edition - if you don't have the 6-pin plugs you might want to shoot him a pm and see if he has any more) and here's the instructions he sent with them:
Hardware:
8mm socket & driver
8-12 inch socket extension
Small Flat Bladed screwdriver
Utility knife
Electrical tape
These sockets replace the 4 pin US plug on each side with a six pin plug, however the actual wire and pins from the US plug are re-used by repositioning them in the six pin electrical connector.
To wire the City Lights to the front driving lights:
Low wattage soldering iron & solder
Wire stripper and cutter
Approx. 24 inches of 12-16 gauge stranded automotive wire
qty (2) - 6-pin connector
qty (2) snap type wire splices
1) Open hood
2) Disconnect Battery
3) Due to the ease of access, consider doing the driver's side first, then the passenger's side.
4) Unplug the 4 pin electrical connector from the headlight assembly.
5) Undo the round plastic nut that holds the side marker to the headlight assembly; remove the bulb holder from the side marker wiring connector and remove the side marker assembly.
6) Below the headlight, remove the body colored filler piece held in with a single 8mm bolt.
7) Carefully remove the L-shaped rubber gasket skirt. If still useable, clean it up and set aside to dry, otherwise you may have to buy another one.
8) With the rubber skirt removed you will have access to the 8mm bolt located under the middle of the headlight but set far back on the unit. Use the socket extension to remove the bolt.
9) Remove the two 8mm bolts at the top of the headlight unit and the whole assembly will pull free of the chassis.
10) Open the existing 4 pin electrical connector with the small flat blade screw driver, noting the pin number reference on the face of the connector. Write down the number and wire colors as a reminder.
11) Prepare the City Light jumper cable by soldering one of the new pin connectors to the wire and trim any excess solder or wire so that the pin fits into the number 3 position of the new connector cleanly.
12) Put pin 2 (brown wire) into socket 2
Put pin 1 (green wire) into socket 6
Put pin 3 (yellow wire) into socket 5
Put pin 4 (white wire) into socket 4
13) The City Light jumper is connected via the snap type wire splice by opening the side marker wire connector and locating the wire that powers the running light. The wire, of the 3 present, is the one that is not paired and has an empty connector socket on the same side. Carefully make an incision into the plastic insulation jacket that holds the 3 wires, find the proper wire and make the splice. Cover the cut into the insulation with the electrical tape.
14) Test fit the new headlight assembly in the opening and connect the new electrical connector to the back of the assembly.
15) Reconnect the side marker bulb holder temporarily.
16) Reconnect the battery and test the lights, including high beams, fogs and turn signals.
17) Once proper operation is confirmed, secure the headlight assembly by reversal of the removal procedure.
18) After installation, the main beams will have to be aligned and I recommend that you have a shop with the proper alignment target do this. For a quick and dirty setup, at night park your car on flat ground so that its headlamps are 25 ft. away from a vertical wall that is perpendicular to the ground. Measure the distance between the center of your headlamps and the ground. Use this measurement (distance 'H') to mark a horizontal line (up from ground level) along the wall. Turn on your low beams and observe where the light beams fall on the wall. Adjust your headlamps so that the distance between the upper edge of the lighted area is at least one-tenth of distance 'H' below the horizontal line on the wall indicating the center of your headlamps. Example: If distance 'H' is 48in., then the distance between the upper edge of the lighted area and the line on the wall indicating the center of your headlamp [0.1 x 48 = 4.8 in] should be not less than 4.8 in
Hope this helps,
Gary
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