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Old Feb 7, 2008 | 03:07 PM
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does anyone know where to find these? My passanger side light is stuck up and when i checked the harness/connector under the light I found it was burnt and the prong from the female end had broken into the male end so now I need both ends. Can I just go by any connector harness and just cut the old off and mate the new ones together(as long as its a 5 wire setup?)

Its for a 98TA if that matters
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Old Feb 7, 2008 | 06:09 PM
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You can do whatever you want....hell you can even cut the connector out of the circuit and splice in wires and eliminate the connector all together. I wouldnt recommend it...I would want some sort of connector there though. The GM connectors are quite pricey though.....
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Old Feb 7, 2008 | 06:31 PM
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does anyone happen to know the part numbers and prices of those ends?

I just wanted to see if you could buy a plain connector and just splice that in since im sure GM wants gold for the factory ones LOL
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Old Sep 9, 2008 | 12:05 PM
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i have same issue. I need headlight wire connector. does anyone has part number for Low beam connector??? i went to Dealer they want 38 bucks for each.
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Old Sep 9, 2008 | 02:30 PM
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you can buy just the 5 pin metripack 280 series terminals and connector bodies at a place like waytek wire

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Old Sep 9, 2008 | 02:33 PM
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if you want just replacement inside (metal) terminals, i can sell you a couple of them. I do not however have any of the outer plastic housings.
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Old Sep 9, 2008 | 03:42 PM
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might not look good but a trailer pig tail 5 wires ????? cheap.
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Old Sep 12, 2008 | 07:13 AM
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no i think i can try fix it my self .I want to buy HID lights.
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You can buy the connector at Autozone for 6 bucks is what I think I paid.
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