Now, take one of your HID bulbs and look at it.
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Notice the overall shape is exactly the same, most important is the notch on the bottom of the bulb. There is one very big difference though, the two wires coming out of the bulb.

What we must do is put the bulb in, feed the two wires THROUGH the spring clip, seat the bulb perfect, then clip the bulb down.

First, make sure the spring clip is ALL the way at the top, giving you the most room to put the bulb in. Now, insert the bulb into the socket with the notch on the bottom of the bulb downwards. If you want to get a feel, I recommend trying to get the bulb seated perfectly while nothing is at stake right now. Wiggle the bulb with your fingers while trying to push the bulb in so it sits very very deep and recessed. Once you have it in place, you will know. Once you get a feel for where the bulb needs to be to be properly seated, we can resume to the next step.

Now we have to feed the two wires attached to the bulb through the spring clip, as the clip won't close properly if you leave them in the way. First, take one of the wires at a time (I usually do the top wire first, followed by the second so they don't get tangled) and feed them through the spring clip. You must push the connector through the widest part of the spring clip for them to go through. It's a tight fit, but they do fit. Don't worry about the bulb not being seated correctly right now. We have to seat it when both of the wires are through.

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Now, do the same thing with the other wire, this one will be a little harder since there's the wire kind of in the way.


Here comes probably the most difficult part of the whole installation.. seating the bulb and pushing the clip down. This is the method I do it.. you really have to experiment to find what is the easiest for you.

I give the wires a little slack, move the spring clip all the way up, and hold the wires with one of my hands so they don't get in my way.

I take my other hand and wiggle the bulb slightly left and right until I feel it go into the housing correctly. Deep and recessed. Notch correctly lined up on the bottom. With the same hand holding the wires I push the spring clip down and slide it over into the clip holding it in place.

Voila! The bulb is seated now. I think it took me a good hour or so for the first time. Make sure you do it during bright daylight or have realllly good lights so you can see exactly what is going on. I've taken them in / out (for bringing the car in to the dealer, wanted NO hassle) a million times, so I can put the bulbs in about a minute.

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