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Originally Posted by SRTIZZLE
For the "non-electrically inclined", what exactly does that mean? How do you reverse the connection when it comes to a male/female connection?
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Although the pictures below are from my HID install of headlamps to the MSRT8 the initial power connections look the same for the fogs. When you disconnect the OEM bulb... the light gray connector coming from the car's electrical system will look like this...
The connection, itself is not "keyed" for the connecting prongs... only the security clip of the outer jacket provides a "key" so to speak.
This is the female plug on the "HID Decoder" (formerly a white ceramic capacitor) into which the above power connector goes... note the "tab" on the top side for the outer security clip of the other plug...
But the prong orientation is universal, i.e., it doesn't care whether you put the two plugs together so that the security tab mates with the security clip, or vice versa.
That's what I mean by reversing the connection. Push them together so that the security clip is on the other side from the security tab. That's the easiest way to do it. The water-proofing gasket (orange) on the male plug will prevent the connection from parting.
For those electrically inclined, one or the other (I suggest the HID Decoder) connector can be rewired so that the security clip and tab can be mated. For this one would have to pull the wires out of the connector and reinsert them in the opposite slot. Easy to do, but totally unnecessary in my opinion.
