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Old May 3, 2011 | 07:19 PM
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Just curious...Yesterday I installed my HID's and found the bulbs themselves to be very loose in the housings. Has anyone else experieced this. If so is there a remedy???? Would hate for one of them to fall out going down the road....
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Old May 3, 2011 | 08:14 PM
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Did you screw them on right? What is the bulb number? You are probably missing one of the tabs that didn't get screwed in.
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Old May 4, 2011 | 05:11 AM
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Removed and replaced multiple times to make sure they were be installed correctly. Even pulled them out and compared them to the Sylvania's I originally had in. Same tabs just seemed to have less material on the inside of the tabs. Sent an email to the place I purchased from and they said this was typical and that they shouldn't fall out.....Just doent seem right...
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Old May 4, 2011 | 08:07 AM
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Make sure you used the rubber o ring, It acts as a spacer on some bulbs.
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Old May 4, 2011 | 09:07 AM
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On my HID's I had to use the "o" ring off the stock bulbs to tighten up the fit.
The stock "o" ring is a tiny bit thicker than what comes on the HID sockets(at least in my case),just enough to get rid of the "jiggle"
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