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Old 05-06-2026, 01:44 PM   #1
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Default Model 91 headlamp bucket high beam low beam ID

Probably asked before but looking straight into the socket, is high beam on the left or the right. Wire colors are hopelessly faded.
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Probably asked before but looking straight into the socket, is high beam on the left or the right. Wire colors are hopelessly faded.
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Which is which please
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Old 05-10-2026, 05:40 PM   #5
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Figured it out. As always.
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Old 05-09-2026, 07:17 AM   #9
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The 2330 light bulbs are marked "TOP" on the ring for the three retaining pins.
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Old 05-09-2026, 12:54 PM   #10
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Default Re: Model 91 headlamp bucket high beam low beam ID

Yes, the pin placement makes them "idiot proof" but I was doing a bit of blind wiring with old loom that had no colors left and was trying to figure out what to plug into what with no colors for clue.
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And the answer is….
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Old 05-09-2026, 11:43 PM   #12
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to be honest and i'm not exaggerating and mean no disrespect, but the answer is that it's so trivial to determine it empirically that it doesn't bear remembering which way is the right way, IMO.
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