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Old Feb 13, 2008 | 04:35 PM
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Driving Lights Install

howdy everyone. i just bought my '05 S this past november and i love it. the thing is that the driving lights on it were not installed. the bulb units themselves are up, but not the wiring.

i was wondering if anyone had any advice on how to go about this. i do have the instructions, but just wanted to make sure i had my bearing before i did anything.

also, i have xenons... why do the instructions say that i need a "safety harness" to be installed?

Thanks!
 
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Old Feb 13, 2008 | 04:37 PM
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Safety harness??
I believe they call for new, stronger bonnet struts to account for the weight of the lights, but I left the OEM on without issue.

As for the install, the instructions are spot on - I followed them and there were no issues. The toughest part was drilling for the brackets.
 
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Old Feb 14, 2008 | 04:17 AM
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What ER said. I managed it, and I'm not usually very good with this kind of stuff. I didn't make a marathon out of it - just worked on it when I was in the mood, and quit when the mood passed.
 
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Old Feb 14, 2008 | 10:57 AM
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thanks

great, thanks for the advice... ill get to it
 
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Old Feb 14, 2008 | 11:02 AM
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While the topic is out there, is there anyone who just sells the wiring? I have 2 Hella lamps mounted already I just don't know about the wiring, so I was looking at getting a new factory harness Is there any such thing?
 
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