Need help wiring '05 headlamps in a '01

[CanadianLS]

Can anyone give me info on how to wire a 2005 headlamp into a earlier 2001

Which wires go where ? The earlier have a 6 wire plug and the later a 8 wire plug I believe

thx

 

[LS_Monk]

I have some connectors if you don't feel like cutting wires inside the headlight and drillig holes to feed them in. They go for 75 bucks at the dealership. I will sell my two for 60+shipping.

You have 8 on the old one because there was no led marker light in the headlight.

If your taking the HID apart its pretty much straight forward. Label your light harness off the old one. Even better plug it into the car and take a test light and see which is the HIGH BEAM power wire then. Then find the LOW BEAM and SIGNAL LIGHT. Cut all the ends off BUT NOT THE SIGNAL LIGHT.

Open up the HID light by removing the low beam cover. Try to get the connector off where it exits. 1 side is a huge pain in the ass the other side is simple. They have to be removed from the inside and not the outside.
I drilled a small hole where i needed to access the plug and got it off with a wire. Then cut the plug off.

Follow the wires to the lights. Black wire is ground. Drill a big enough hole to feed 6 wires in.

Feed the 6 wires in that hole. Then soldier together the High Beam and LOW beam. (The other 2 skinnier wires are for the marker LED. You can hook this up by tapping into the signal/marker light, unless you don't want it then don't worry about it)

Close it all up.

Wire up your old plug to the 6 wires out of the HID.

Then silicone the sh*t out of the hole that the 6 wires go into the headlight.

Took me about 6 hours to do. Using the harness already when I had to redo the 2000 after the accident I used the connectors it took less the 2hours.

I did this to my 2000 LS. When I do my 2001 LS I am not drilling and cutting wires. I am using the connectors its so much cleaner and easier if I have to replace it. Just plug and play then. My 2000 got into an accident and they had to replace the both of them. Nobody could figure out how these lights were wired. So next time its plug and play. If they are new light this would void the warranty.