Headlight - Plastic connectors

[bluesman31]

What is the deal with the plastic connectors that allow the connection from the headlight assemblies to wires that run inside the the chrome flexible tubes (conduits). I must be doing something wrong because the whole thing doesn't seem to go together properly. It appears to be the worst electrical connection interface I have ever seen. Again there must be some trick I a missing?


The wires coming from the conduits have molded on metal ends that fit into the little black plastic interface piece. This "Male" assembly pushes into the "Female" metal socket that fits loosely into the headlight shell.

Is there some trick to inserting the plastic piece into the shell? There are two raised bumps on the female socket. I aligned one with the slot in the plastic piece, and the other just jams onto the plastic holding it all together? It seems so Micky -mouse

I can make it work using pliers and forcing everything together, but something doesn't seem right. Les Andrews book #1 show some spring clips on page 1-217 that I don't have?

Any thoughts?