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I have a set from Schwaben but they're not very robust - I've gotten a few uses out of them, but they're starting to bend...

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I have a set from Schwaben but they're not very robust - I've gotten a few uses out of them, but they're starting to bend...

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Use p!g's bumper conversion, in addition

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For example on the connecters I had to use for my P!g's bumper conversion, in addition to the wings on the pins themselves there was a little slide lock buried at the base.

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For example on the connecters I had to use for my P!g's bumper conversion, in addition to the wings on the pins themselves there was a little slide lock buried at the base.

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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Hi Everyone, I'm doing the 996 to 997 GT3-RS front conversion and need to re-pin the headlight connector as the 997 use A5 Pin instead of A4 as the 996 (for the High Beam) My question is how can I remove the pin from A4 and put it back in A5 ? How to re-pin the headlight connector ? I did a lot of search and didn't find anything specific on Porsche 996. Thanks Alex

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You need a "molex" pin tool. Something like this: https://www.amazon.com/mod-smart-Ful.../dp/B001KQDS6G Anything small enough to get in and bend the wings out of the way should do though really. I use dental/modeling picks. Look at the connector really well though as there could be some other mechanism helping to hold the pins in. For example on the connecters I had to use for my P!g's bumper conversion, in addition to the wings on the pins themselves there was a little slide lock buried at the base. I wouldn't have even known it was there if I hadn't been building an adapter (it came with the slide in the open position) rather than messing with the wiring harness directly.

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Gert, Do you sell those tools? I have a set from Schwaben but they're not very robust - I've gotten a few uses out of them, but they're starting to bend...

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you may nfind something on this link to several pin removals videos. https://www.youtube.com/results?sear...rom+connector+

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