knowledge is a habit

Just wanted to record this for posterity. I’ve been asked about this a few times and never knew it was such a pain to find these connectors.

On my friend’s Volvo and my Honda the headlight bulb sockets have heated up enough to melt them. Once they are melted then they stop working. Finding a replacement for these connectors has been a pain. The Volvo dealer said they couldn’t get the part unless it came with that section of the wiring harness (sounds like $$$ to me). I didn’t even check with the Honda Dealer since I found the following website to get parts. Skip down to the “Headlight Pigtail Socket Receptacles” section:

http://autolumination.com/connectors.htm

I just ordered two Ceramic H4 sockets for my Civic bulbs. Hopefully the Ceramic will last a bit longer than the original plastic did.

– Dave

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