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Old 04-09-2023, 06:41 PM
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Default '02 F4I.. Bought some H7 LED's headlights... Terminals aren't spaced far enough?

Is this normal has anyone else experienced this with LEDs I mean the H7 from Walmart you know like the silver stars or whatever they fit just fine no problem but for whatever reason these prongs on these LEDs are not far enough apart I'm just wondering if anyone can help me find a solution to this or is this brand of LEDs just stupid

The female end is my bikes headlight harness.. And the male. Terminals are from. The leds
 
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Old 04-09-2023, 09:46 PM
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Look at original bulbs. There's an adapter piece that sits between bulbs and harness plugs that converts between H7 to H4 spacing.

 

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Originally Posted by dannoxyz
Look at original bulbs. There's an adapter piece that sits between bulbs and harness plugs that converts between H7 to H4 spacing.

Thank you I hope your right I'll check it tommorow, I'm confused is that standard oem or what.
 
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Old 04-10-2023, 08:40 AM
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Yep, standard oem fit.
I'm pretty sure that some or indeed most of us have been through that issue when first changing bulbs... I know I did
 
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I've seen this so many times... The adapter stays on the OE bulb.
 
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Old 04-10-2023, 05:51 PM
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hopefully you didn't throw away adapters with original bulbs

It you did toss them, you can get new H7 connectors. Unpin terminals from factory H4 sockets and put them into new H7 sockets. No crimping & soldering needed!

https://www.corsa-technic.com/item.php?item_id=1318
 

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