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Old Feb 15, 2013 | 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Graham Royls
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2001XJR has only one parking light receptacle , this on drivers side.
Looks strange , but no receptacle on right side .
Is this normal?
Graham, it sounds like your right side full beam lamp housing was changed with dipped beam lamp housing. They're the same size and fit in the same way. The parking light socket should be tucked in somewhere in the area behind the housing. You can change it out for full beam/parking lamp housing, take a look on ebay or a breakers yard, or ask the members who are parting their's out on this board, or....go to the dealer for one.

To install the parking light socket in the housing turn cw.

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Old Feb 15, 2013 | 06:38 PM
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Originally Posted by BMC Nut
Here you go I kinda screwed up this is 30 feet to the front axle centerline so used to using axle centerlines for measurement I did it out of habit.
Thanks! 30 feet was just a suggestion.

Are the cutoffs a little on the fuzzy side?
 
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Old Feb 16, 2013 | 01:26 AM
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Originally Posted by plums
Thanks! 30 feet was just a suggestion.

Are the cutoffs a little on the fuzzy side?
What do you me by the cutoffs? The exact line where you can see the light begin?
 
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Old Feb 16, 2013 | 04:05 AM
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Hi Sean,
Thanks from a relocated Liverpudlian
1 knew I could count on you for an answer. Always read your posts
Any one got a head light lens with parking light receptacle?
To all the smart and great contributors to this forum a thanks and a smile ,its thanks to your posts I have become more "intimate " with my kitty! as opposed to intimidated !
 
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Old Feb 16, 2013 | 07:53 PM
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Originally Posted by BMC Nut
What do you me by the cutoffs? The exact line where you can see the light begin?
Yes, the top line separating the light and dark.
 
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Old Feb 16, 2013 | 11:40 PM
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Thanks for the links. Used them all !! But no link for the foglights or have I missed it. While you have your camera out would it be possible to see the locations of the ballasts? Really nice to have some-one do the foot work. Appreciated.
 
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Old Feb 18, 2013 | 09:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Gippsland
Thanks for the links. Used them all !! But no link for the foglights or have I missed it. While you have your camera out would it be possible to see the locations of the ballasts? Really nice to have some-one do the foot work. Appreciated.
The foglamp and head lamp link for the kit is the same one you just choose a different bulb number. Would be hard to see with a camera where I mounted the ballast for the headlamps. There is a small area, barely big enough to hold the size of the slim ballast when you pull out the headlamp, it's between the outer fender skin and the inner fender well. Look to the extreme right or left of the car once you have the headlight out and you'll see it. The foglamp ballast I just used the double sided tape and affixed them to the back of the metal bumper just above the foglamp and then put a zip tie around them for peace of mind.
 
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