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On the right(The big light) it has that blue black wired connector that should plug right into where the original bulb was..but I wonder, what if I plug it in wrong? will anything happen? what do I do? how can I know how to plug it in right, without using any tools..since on the ebay page it says its all plug and play but really no manual for this.
Please help me, as I am working on removing the tail lights right now, as I type.
If they don't work, unplug and reverse. LED's only work with one polarity. By the way, how are you going to "plug and play" the lights onto the car without tools???
Without a real closeup of the connector I can not give you a definitive response, but nearly all connectors of this sort are idiot proof and can't be connected backwards. If you are so unsure of yourself then find someone with some basic electrical knowledge, and I mean >basic<. The led's will only work if the dc flow is correct so it should be fine. Just don't short a positive directly to ground and things should be good. Use your volt/ohm meter. Don't have one? Don't know how to use one? Get some outside help and learn how to do the job.
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..+1 what GeorgiaHybrid said. Just plug it into the same connector, which was plugged into the outer section of the stock light. Make sure you test the brake lights as well before snapping the new lights in place! If it does not work, flip the connector around, nothing can be damaged connecting LED's with 12V in the wrong polarity.
Alright, thanks guys, I guess I will just play with the connectors and see which ones work, and um there is no idiot proof lol cause it fits both ways..thats the interesting part since the bulb that plugs into the socket has same connectors on both sides, same thing with this connector.. so basically if I play around with it nothing will damage? the light itself, not any fuses? thanks
A regular bulb does not care about the polarity. You can reverse the positive and negative and they will still work. LED's will only work one way. You will not harm them, they will just not burn. Reverse the plug and they will be OK.
I also have another problem, I cannot remove the taillight for some reason there is something else holding it into place other then the three nuts, anyone know what can this be?
A regular bulb does not care about the polarity. You can reverse the positive and negative and they will still work. LED's will only work one way. You will not harm them, they will just not burn. Reverse the plug and they will be OK.
No worries.....
Thanks bro, I don't worry about that anymore thanks.
can you give me some advice on my post above? about the taillight removal.
Yeah I've looked into that, and he stated to "gently shimmy out" that doesn't help, because the bottom black piece is holding it from taking the light out..and I don't really want to try hard on it, cause don't want to break it.
Just another noob who starts tearing things apart without a clue and asks questions later when he realizes he has no clue, even how to SEARCH...
I KNOW HOW TO SEARCH!, and I know what I am doing, but guess what in all DIY's I don't see anyone stating that there is some type of a lock that actually holds the taillight..
I KNOW HOW TO SEARCH!, and I know what I am doing, but guess what in all DIY's I don't see anyone stating that there is some type of a lock that actually holds the taillight..
Yeah I've looked into that, and he stated to "gently shimmy out" that doesn't help, because the bottom black piece is holding it from taking the light out..and I don't really want to try hard on it, cause don't want to break it.
...only the black clip holds the lights back, no lock etc (after removing the three screws of course). You have two options:
a) take the rear bumper down to get access to that clip and pull it out
b) pull as hard as you can on the tail light until the plastic clip snaps. The new lights should have come with a new clip. Therefore, test all lights before you push the new lights into that clip...or you start all over again pulling and breaking the clip.
I did option b), first light took me >30min to remove, next light was 5min....
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