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Old May 16, 2005 | 07:01 PM
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Guys,

Anyone have a clue how to determine which cup is inner or outer and which is left or right? They do have A,B,C & D on them. Also does anyone remember how the tension spring attaches to the cups?
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Guys,

Anyone have a clue how to determine which cup is inner or outer and which is left or right? They do have A,B,C & D on them. Also does anyone remember how the tension spring attaches to the cups?
The outers fit the high/low bulbs when right side up--there's notches in the headlight bulbs themselves. The inners only allow the notchs on the bulbs to slide in when the high beam bulb is right side up. Easy. The spring just screws in tight--no extra adjustment. Left + right don't matter as long as they fit the bulbs.


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