Headlight Connector Question

[deval]

Hey everyone...like the changes to ClubCivic...been a while since I last visited!

anyway...quick question...I put in Nokya H4 bulbs...(I know, bad move!) and after a year or so of using them, they melted the driver side headlight connector...well, just the plastic is melted off, but now the low beam doesnt work at all. The high beam works, but obviously I cant drive with those on all the time.

I ordered the plastic connector from www.hondaautomotiveparts.com, but I'm not sure if I need anything else. Can I just unsnap the melted connector, clean out the parts, and put them into the new connector, or do I need to cut the wires and splice new ones in?

Also, does anyone know a place I can find the entire connector with some wiring still on it?

Thanks! 8)

 

[silvertuner98]

u will need to splice new ones most likely.

 

[deval]

yeah...just wondering where can I get a connector with new wiring? I know I can take apart the melted one, and clean out the disconnects, but I would need to find a whole connector with wires, if they even sell it

 

[j_fukin_t]

you should be able to pick up the pigtail from a junk yard no prob or if you can't find one here is where i get some stuff from
http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com/auto/jsp/mws/prddisplay.jsp?inputstate=5&catcgry1=Civic&catcgry2=1999&catcgry3=2DR+SI&catcgry4=KA5MT&catcgry5=ELECTRICAL+CONNECTOR+(2)

 

[Eran]

get higher voltage ones. I have the nokya ones you buy off ebay and they've worked great.

 

[NOFX]

We have new headlight wiring at AAP (Advance Auto Parts). I'm sure other auto parts stores do too. They're not specially for certain cars though. Just have to hook it up, make it work.

 

[deval]

you should be able to pick up the pigtail from a junk yard no prob or if you can't find one here is where i get some stuff from
http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com/auto/jsp/mws/prddisplay.jsp?inputstate=5&catcgry1=Civic&catcgry2=1999&catcgry3=2DR+SI&catcgry4=KA5MT&catcgry5=ELECTRICAL+CONNECTOR+(2)

yeah thats where i got the plastic housing in which the bulb contacts and the wires go...what would be the part # for the wiring itself?

 

[deval]

get higher voltage ones. I have the nokya ones you buy off ebay and they've worked great.

with inspection coming up, its probably not worth it...stupid NJ...I'm gonna get lower wattage bulbs

 

[j_fukin_t]

looks like 3, 7,5 according to the illustration, and 14, 13, 14

 

[deval]

i see...cuz those look like just the plastics to me

 

[deval]

well I actually just finished cleaning out the connectors and swapping them for the new plastic pieces, and it works perfectly fine now! thanks all