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Old 09-25-2018, 10:58 PM   #214
paul somlo
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I'll add this info, for completeness - in case you don't receive the round OEM connector with your headlights. This was posted by user "Bluptgm3" on bimmerforums.com, who attributes the source as www.topquark.net:

The plug to connect to the European headlights is the same as the plug for the MAF - BMW Part 61131392222 (you will need to order one for each headlight).
The plug doesn't come with pin contacts in it, so you will need to order those as well - they are BMW Part 61130007571 (you will need to order 8 - 4 for each plug).

(61130007571 is a standard 1.0x2.5mm pin contact (available alone as BMW Part 61130007450) with a grommet (available alone as BMW Part 61131382195) around it (picture - the top one is 61130007571, the bottom one is 61130007450) - to save some money, you could instead buy the 1.0x2.5mm pin contacts from an electronics shop, and buy only the grommets from BMW, or skip the grommets altogether)

The rubber cover ("Protection Cap") for the plug is BMW Part 12521713508 (you will need to order one for each headlight). This part doesn't appear anywhere on realoem.com (only a similar but much larger cover is listed - BMW Part 12521719733), but it is available from bmwautopartsdealer.com.
The (male) plugs to connect to the existing (female) plugs on the car's wiring harness are standard 9006 (low beam) and 9005 (high beam) connectors.


Through communication with AMP, I did find out that this connector is a special that they made for BMW - they are the sole source. The terminals are fairly expensive, but they do include the crimped wire and seal. AMP indicates that terminal 929975-1 is compatible with the round OEM connector - I haven't personally confirmed this, but it would probably lead to a cheaper source than BMW.
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