🔌 Dorman Help! 85810 3 Terminal Headlight Socket, Gray Review

the plug in the photo is black, I have white. Also, the wire is very thin and I had to replace it to get a decent size. The wires were 18 gauge.

The connectors came in a white case that appeared to be made of flimsy plastic and some of the terminals would not engage due to the latch being missing or stuck.

So I ordered them together with the ceramic style. For money, take pottery. It's pretty cheap plastic. They will probably work, but not for long I'm sure. The ceramic ones are $7.70 a pair, but these are a little cheaper. Wires on ceramic are thicker.

Cheap quality but the color is actually bright white. The contacts suck - we ended up cleaning and reusing the OEM connectors in my son's '89 Iroc z. We kept them as spares as it's not worth sending them back at €2.99 each. This is unusual as most Dorman products, like fans, are pretty good.

Purchased to replace a melted bushing on our '99 Miata. If I could give zero stars here, I would. The quality is terrible. The contacts are wobbly and it is impossible to turn on the headlight because they do not align, even in half an hour spent on a two-minute maximum repair. It's so annoying it's not even worth the $3 and time to send it back.

So it's not exactly the same as what was there melted down and broken. But I unplugged and plugged in the cable anyway, and we have headlights again. Now I can go home. I've been stuck in the land of the midnight sun for a week waiting for a part to arrive. As soon as he got here, I could go home. I can't wait to shower and have dinner.

I gave 5 stars because it worked great for my application. It's not heavy, but then again, it was only $3. There are much stronger ones on offer if that's what you want, for a lot of money of course. I used it to replace the H4 headlights on my tractor. The original headlights were halogen and got very hot which melted the plug so I bought these. I switched to LED bulbs which use very little power to make them perfect.