Saleen_SR71
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How To Put an H3 bulb on the 833 (Fog) Socket
First you need to have some quick disconnects like the ones in this picture
Next you need to get your original socket and get the bulb off, and you also got to get the legs of the bulb off the socket prongs and it should look like this
Clean the prongs with some sand paper for a better connection
H3 bulb dissection…
Here’s the bulb I (possibly you) will be working with
Gently pull it straight out, one hand holding the metal part, the other holding the thin part of the bulb closest to the metal. If you try to be really quick you might break the legs of the bulb if pulled correctly it should look like this…
Next I decided to put the quick disconnects that way I’m not struggling with them when they are crimped and ready on the bulb (*note you may have to get something to increase the spacing in the middle of the quick disconnect, I used a knife). I decided to cut off the extra piece that the wire would normally feed through, as it would make a better contact with the prong and bulb leg.
And finally put the bulb on and crimp the quick disconnects to the leg of the bulb (don’t mind the crappy ness of my crimp job, it was my test bulb anyway)
Here’s the PIAA H3 mounted (man it took longer than the Sylvania!)
Then plug in and it should work (mine did)
*you could try soldering instead of the quick disconnects, but I was unable to do that after many minutes of trying, plus the quick disconnects are better for when you have to replace the bulb, just unplug and plug back in instead of unsoldering repeating the cycle all over again*
Here’s an after of the fog light, apparently I don’t have a before because I wasn’t considering doing a “How-To”
First you need to have some quick disconnects like the ones in this picture
Next you need to get your original socket and get the bulb off, and you also got to get the legs of the bulb off the socket prongs and it should look like this
Clean the prongs with some sand paper for a better connection
H3 bulb dissection…
Here’s the bulb I (possibly you) will be working with
Gently pull it straight out, one hand holding the metal part, the other holding the thin part of the bulb closest to the metal. If you try to be really quick you might break the legs of the bulb if pulled correctly it should look like this…
Next I decided to put the quick disconnects that way I’m not struggling with them when they are crimped and ready on the bulb (*note you may have to get something to increase the spacing in the middle of the quick disconnect, I used a knife). I decided to cut off the extra piece that the wire would normally feed through, as it would make a better contact with the prong and bulb leg.
And finally put the bulb on and crimp the quick disconnects to the leg of the bulb (don’t mind the crappy ness of my crimp job, it was my test bulb anyway)
Here’s the PIAA H3 mounted (man it took longer than the Sylvania!)
Then plug in and it should work (mine did)
*you could try soldering instead of the quick disconnects, but I was unable to do that after many minutes of trying, plus the quick disconnects are better for when you have to replace the bulb, just unplug and plug back in instead of unsoldering repeating the cycle all over again*
Here’s an after of the fog light, apparently I don’t have a before because I wasn’t considering doing a “How-To”
