I bought some JDM STi RHD headlights for my '02 WRX. I also bought the wiring harnesses that are sold by CC-B.com. After receiving the harnesses, I started researching the wiring itself, since my OEM connectors were cut off and do not have enough loose wire to be re-attached to the car. That means I've had to cut off the OEM-matching socket from the CC-B harnesses.
Now, it seems as if the CC-B and Scoobymods.com instructions contradict each other when it comes to the low beam wiring.
CC-B tells you to connect the black loose wire of their harness to the black wire of the low beam, and the green loose wire of the harness to the green wire of the low beam. First off, the two loose wires on the harness are blue and green, not black and green. By connecting the wires this way, the green wire from the low beam would ultimately attach to the blue (w/ white stripe) wire of the passenger side OEM connector and the black wire would ultimately connect to the yellow (w/ red stripe) wire of the passenger side OEM connector.
According to Scoobymods, low beam positive wire is green, and should be attached to the yellow (w/ red stripe) wire. The low beam negative wire is black, and should connect to the blue (w/ white stripe) wire. This is for the passenger side only. The OEM wires are different colors on the driver's side, but once I figure out who's right, then I can figure out what needs to be done on that side.
So far, I have the OEM-matching socket cut off of the passenger side harness, and the wires are prepared to connect like this:
High beam outside wire to OEM red.
High beam inside wire to OEM blue (w/ white stripe).
Low beam black wire to OEM blue (w/ white stripe).
Low beam green wire to OEM yellow (w/ red stripe).
So the big question is, who do I trust? I'm leaning towards Scoobymods because the CC-B picture shows a pink wire attached to the OEM-matching socket, with no pink wire coming out the other side. There is no pink wire on my harness, and of course the two loose wires are green and blue instead of green and black.
Below is a link to the Scoobymods.com tutorial, and a picture of CC-B's instructions.
http://www.scoobymods.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=1525
Also, I've got a couple of quick tips for headlight wiring, in case you don't know. Radio Shack sells soldering tape, which are these little bits of solder that can be wrapped around two wires and melted on with a lighter. They also have self-fusing silicone tape, which sticks only to itself, and seems like it would seal a soldered connection much better than electrical tape. Both things are less than $3.
By the way, why do I feel like I've paid $45.00 plus shipping for two 9005 connectors?
Now, it seems as if the CC-B and Scoobymods.com instructions contradict each other when it comes to the low beam wiring.
CC-B tells you to connect the black loose wire of their harness to the black wire of the low beam, and the green loose wire of the harness to the green wire of the low beam. First off, the two loose wires on the harness are blue and green, not black and green. By connecting the wires this way, the green wire from the low beam would ultimately attach to the blue (w/ white stripe) wire of the passenger side OEM connector and the black wire would ultimately connect to the yellow (w/ red stripe) wire of the passenger side OEM connector.
According to Scoobymods, low beam positive wire is green, and should be attached to the yellow (w/ red stripe) wire. The low beam negative wire is black, and should connect to the blue (w/ white stripe) wire. This is for the passenger side only. The OEM wires are different colors on the driver's side, but once I figure out who's right, then I can figure out what needs to be done on that side.
So far, I have the OEM-matching socket cut off of the passenger side harness, and the wires are prepared to connect like this:
High beam outside wire to OEM red.
High beam inside wire to OEM blue (w/ white stripe).
Low beam black wire to OEM blue (w/ white stripe).
Low beam green wire to OEM yellow (w/ red stripe).
So the big question is, who do I trust? I'm leaning towards Scoobymods because the CC-B picture shows a pink wire attached to the OEM-matching socket, with no pink wire coming out the other side. There is no pink wire on my harness, and of course the two loose wires are green and blue instead of green and black.
Below is a link to the Scoobymods.com tutorial, and a picture of CC-B's instructions.
http://www.scoobymods.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=1525
Also, I've got a couple of quick tips for headlight wiring, in case you don't know. Radio Shack sells soldering tape, which are these little bits of solder that can be wrapped around two wires and melted on with a lighter. They also have self-fusing silicone tape, which sticks only to itself, and seems like it would seal a soldered connection much better than electrical tape. Both things are less than $3.
By the way, why do I feel like I've paid $45.00 plus shipping for two 9005 connectors?
