2004 E53 X5 4.4i Rear Fog light Install...COMPLETE!

[Ricky Bobby]

Originally Posted by TerminatorX5

what do you think about this connector?

Weather Tight Pack SEALED Connector 2 Pin Male Female Kit MSD Ignition 8173 | eBay

does it look OE enough?

it looks great but I think I will get this:

2X 9006 HB4 9005 HB3 Female Male Connectors Connector HID Plug Socket | eBay


Since its a 4 pack (2 pack of male/female) I will have a set left for you that I can send you in an envelope (not sure if you have OE hitch kit, but even if you do maybe you'd want to hook up using our install instead of jumpering pin 3)

[TerminatorX5]

Originally Posted by Ricky Bobby

it looks great but I think I will get this:

2X 9006 HB4 9005 HB3 Female Male Connectors Connector HID Plug Socket | eBay


Since its a 4 pack (2 pack of male/female) I will have a set left for you that I can send you in an envelope (not sure if you have OE hitch kit, but even if you do maybe you'd want to hook up using our install instead of jumpering pin 3)

this one looks just as good if not better - it is absolutely irrelevant which one we use, just for the nice OEM looks, that is all...

before buying it, wait for the switch, run it, make sure you get the juice in the back of the car - unless $10 is not big of an investment, considering, you already invested into the switch...

thanks for the offer on the connector... let us cross that bridge once we are there... don't want to jinx it, do we???

[Ricky Bobby]

Originally Posted by TerminatorX5

this one looks just as good if not better - it is absolutely irrelevant which one we use, just for the nice OEM looks, that is all...

before buying it, wait for the switch, run it, make sure you get the juice in the back of the car - unless $10 is not big of an investment, considering, you already invested into the switch...

thanks for the offer on the connector... let us cross that bridge once we are there... don't want to jinx it, do we???

Well I just purchased a 10 pack of these since I hate standard butt connectors:

"Posi-Lock 18-24 Gauge connector pack"

webBikeWorld Store - Posi-Locks for Sale - webBikeWorld

I'm going to direct splice pins 10 and 12 and bypass using the 9006 connector, for now. Once we confirm it works, I can always go back and remove the posi lock connector (they are reusable many times) and get a 9006 male/female connector we referenced.

Since there are 9 in the pack, I will be needing 6 to use when I hook everything up (1 for light switch connection, 1 for LCM connection, 2 for tailgate harness connections, and 2 at pins 10 and 12) but I will send you whats left over (should be 4 left, you should be able to use the blue 14-16 gauge one for 18 gauge wire too!), just PM me your address.

These would basically look stock and if you wanted to hide them a few wraps of electrical tape would be all that would needed.


Yes since I already invested in the switch the 10 bucks isnt a big deal, but I figured I'd kill more birds with one stone on the posi locks, since I need wire connectors anyway!