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Install of H7rc bulbs can be done without removing the front bumper. Wear gloves when handling HID bulbs. I recommend latex or thing rubber gloves. Mechanics gloves will not give you the touch necessary to do this.
Some pictures to refer to as you read the instructions
OEM bulb/bracket vs no-tap bracket comparison
Metal tab of bulb fits into notch of bracket
Note rubber seal piece on bulb harness (right side of pic)
Pieces mounted on passenger side
Pieces mounted driver side
1. Remove rubber cover and set aside.
2. Cut hole in rubber cover slightly smaller than internal radius of rubber seal on HID bulb harness. The seal has 2 disks of rubber. One will sit inside the light housing on the internal face of the rubber cover and on will sit on the engine bay side of the rubber cover. Test fit.
3. Remove OEM bulb/bracket by turning counterclockwise. Hold your hand steady when removing and make note of how the bracket is oriented.
4. Slide wires of HID harness through cut in no-tap bracket. Rest HID bulb in the bracket and match the tab on the base of the bulb to notch in the bracket.
5. Attach blue connectors from bracket to the red connectors of the bulb. They MUST be correctly paired for the lights to work. The only way I could tell was by test firing the lights once I had everything connected. After step 7.
6. While holding on to the plastic tabs of the no-tap bracket and keeping tension on the wiring harness to keep bulb seated, insert the bracket and bulb into housing.
7. Turn clockwise once the bracket is seated.
8. Attach ballasts and rest of harness together and test lights. If they don’t work switch connections from step 5.
9. Disconnect ballasts.
10. Run wiring harness through rubber cover and reinstall it. Re-attach the wires to the harness and test again.
11. Once you’re confident they’re working, attach the ballasts to the engine bay.
Notes from my install:
1. I used glue on the tab and notch to hold them together when I installed the driver side light.
2. I test fit the new bracket multiple times so that I would be familiar with how it fits before attempting with the bulb attached. I HIGHLY recommend this as the no-tap brackets do not fit as cleanly as the OEM ones.
3. I know the metal square will get extremely hot so I tried to keep it away from the other components (not stacking them)
Some pictures to refer to as you read the instructions
OEM bulb/bracket vs no-tap bracket comparison
Metal tab of bulb fits into notch of bracket
Note rubber seal piece on bulb harness (right side of pic)
Pieces mounted on passenger side
Pieces mounted driver side
1. Remove rubber cover and set aside.
2. Cut hole in rubber cover slightly smaller than internal radius of rubber seal on HID bulb harness. The seal has 2 disks of rubber. One will sit inside the light housing on the internal face of the rubber cover and on will sit on the engine bay side of the rubber cover. Test fit.
3. Remove OEM bulb/bracket by turning counterclockwise. Hold your hand steady when removing and make note of how the bracket is oriented.
4. Slide wires of HID harness through cut in no-tap bracket. Rest HID bulb in the bracket and match the tab on the base of the bulb to notch in the bracket.
5. Attach blue connectors from bracket to the red connectors of the bulb. They MUST be correctly paired for the lights to work. The only way I could tell was by test firing the lights once I had everything connected. After step 7.
6. While holding on to the plastic tabs of the no-tap bracket and keeping tension on the wiring harness to keep bulb seated, insert the bracket and bulb into housing.
7. Turn clockwise once the bracket is seated.
8. Attach ballasts and rest of harness together and test lights. If they don’t work switch connections from step 5.
9. Disconnect ballasts.
10. Run wiring harness through rubber cover and reinstall it. Re-attach the wires to the harness and test again.
11. Once you’re confident they’re working, attach the ballasts to the engine bay.
Notes from my install:
1. I used glue on the tab and notch to hold them together when I installed the driver side light.
2. I test fit the new bracket multiple times so that I would be familiar with how it fits before attempting with the bulb attached. I HIGHLY recommend this as the no-tap brackets do not fit as cleanly as the OEM ones.
3. I know the metal square will get extremely hot so I tried to keep it away from the other components (not stacking them)
