Driver's Parking light connector won't lock in

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting' started by Blu-ray, Feb 10, 2013.

  1. Blu-ray

    Blu-ray Blizzard Brigade #215

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    I replaced my standard parking lights with LEDs. The passenger side was a snap and super easy took all of a minute. The driver's side wasn't so. :eek: It was easy to get out and replaced the bulb with the same type as the passenger, however I can't get the bloody thing to lock in the hole.

    Has anyone had this issue or know a trick to this? I took out the LED and put the old bulb back in thinking maybe that side was a little different. It still wouldn't lock. It goes into the hole just fine. The connector looks good so I'm not sure what the issue is?
     
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    I just did my parking lamps today- new LEDs to match the 4.3K HID's.
    The connector has 4 tabs- three are large, one is small. The housing will only accept the connector when it's oriented correctly. So you have a 1-in-4 chance of lining up the connector on the first shot- I just kept rotating my connector 90 degrees clockwise each attempt till the small tab on the connector finally lined up with the small slot on the housing (it took me 3 tries BTW on the drivers side).
     
    #3 ny_rob, Feb 10, 2013
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