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Old Jan 7, 2019 | 04:48 AM
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Have a question about the passing lights..When i remove my old passingnlight there are 2 wires attached in te bulp..A grey one for power and a vlack one for grounding... The passing licht a wanna buy has only on grey wire.. My question is how to conect the new passing light so that everything

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Old Jan 7, 2019 | 04:56 AM
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These are the lights a wanne buy
 
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Old Jan 7, 2019 | 06:46 AM
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When you purchase new HD lights they will include the adapters to go from the sealed beam light setup to the bulb style.
 
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Old Jan 7, 2019 | 10:37 AM
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I will buy the lights from a marketplace...what connector do you mean
 
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Old Jan 7, 2019 | 03:45 PM
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The connector comes with any new passing lamp sold by HD it is just 2 wires to an 881 connector.
 
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Old Jan 7, 2019 | 11:51 PM
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Zanthamos, I will buy teh passing lights from a marketplace. there is no connector with it... At the bottom of the new bulp there is only the grey wire sticking out of the lamp.

Is there a connector where you put in both the electrical wire and grounding wire to one wire on the bulb

Just asking these questions, because i like the type of passing light i wanna buy


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Old Jan 8, 2019 | 12:00 AM
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It’s hard to tell without having access to the lights. But, I’m thinking the back housing might be the ground, and they expect it to get=a connection through contact with the light housing.
 
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Will take a picture from the back housing and will post it here
 
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Most of the newer lights have a 2 wire connection, power and ground going to a plug.
Older lights use the frame and bucket to ground the light.
You need to adapt the new light to what you have available.
 
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Looking at the picture you posted, those include the bucket. If you remove the bulb you'll see the bulb is grounded to the bucket.
And the grey wire connects either with a screw or a plug in connection. Make sure you insulate the grey wire so it doesn't short out.
 
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