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Originally Posted by Irace86.2.0
How does the bulb attach and stay in place and hooked up?
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The green bulb holders that I mention above have a small plastic nub on the interior which is used as an alignment guide for the bulb - D2S bulbs have a small notch in the base which align with this nub. When installed, they lock onto the projector and hold the bulb in place.
After that you have a few options which I also touched on above to power them:
Best option: OEM D2S ballast
Less costly option: Aftermarket AMP ballast with D2S to AMP adapters. There are two type of adapters: A straight through design which keeps the wires traveling straight out the back of the dust cap extension but protrudes farther out from the back of the bulb when used, and a right angle design which guides the wires towards the sides of the dust cap, mimicking the layout of an OEM ballast connector.
I personally prefer the straight through design. The adapters and additional bulb holders can be purchased from places like The Retrofit Source, Lightwerkz, ebay, Aliexpress, amazon etc. Retrofit places usually have OEM ballasts, but you will be paying more for them than aftermarket ballasts (i.e. TRS has USED Denso slim OEM ballasts that have been waterproofed for $280)