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Old 09-04-2008, 10:58 AM
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Will an 07-08 headlight work plug and play on an 03? If I were to buy just the headlight housing with no bulbs/ballasts or anything else, can I swap the stuff from my 03? Thanks!

Also I know the pictures arent great but does this look alright for an 07 housing?




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Old 09-04-2008, 11:21 AM
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Old 09-04-2008, 11:23 AM
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ok...what aspects are not compatible? Is it something that can be easily modified to make it work?
Old 09-04-2008, 11:37 AM
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first off, they are not even the same type of lights. the 03-05 lights are a single HID for lowbeam only, where the 06+ are a bi-xenon (both high and low beam).
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Boy, this crowd is tough...

Drewb, if you buy the full 07-08 headlights (with bulbs/ballasts), then yes, they are plug and play, although the new turn signal bulbs will stay on all the time when the car is on. It is not a big problem (they end up sorta working like daytime running lamps) but if you don't like that, you can cut one of the wires on the turn signal bulb. That is what I did and they now operate just as turn signals.

Someone posted a diagram a long time back on which wires to cut, so do a search and you should find it. Hope this helps.
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