Aluminum Faced Miniature Bi-Pin Socket with 2" Diameter Heat Shield for MR16 Two Pin Halogen Light Bulbs

Repaired a recessed light with the MR16 lamps good replacement socket

I'm pretty impressed. I truly doubted it would work properly as while installing it to the ceiling I let the top piece of the socket hung on its tiny wire, and was about to order another one because hanging heavy socket tops on any wire is not a good idea. But this thing actually didnt get loose. It actually worked just fine. Frankly A+++. Delivered on time quality is amazing works perfect.Thanking for quality product and the price os very affordable too.

One of my can lights had gone wonky, losing the connection frequently. Replacing the light is expensive and it's hard to find a good match. This was affordable and easy to install.

Initially, I was surprised that I received only one because I had seen the first two pictures showing two of these sockets. Then I reread the description and realized that, although the pictures were a little misleading, the description clearly indicated that this was only a single socket.The reason for 4 stars instead of 5 is that the leads on the wires which "plug" into a ceramic connector in the recessed light fixture are bare strands of wires. The socket that I was replacing had a small metal "jacket" covering the wire strand ends. This made it easier to insert into the ceramic connector inside of the recessed lighting fixture. Normally this would not be an issue, but because the ceramic connector was in the top of the recessed lighting fixture which was mounted in the ceiling, I found myself trying to hold the wire, a flashlight and a screwdriver all at the same time and I ended up trying several times to jam the bare strands into the hole before I finally achieved this. Once installed this socket worked perfectly.

I had hard time finding this Bi-Pin Socket. One of recessed light stopped working and youtube video helped me to find the solution. It was this Bi-Pin socket but video didn't have exact name for this aluminum disc. Google and Amazon helped me to find what I was looking for and my light is working perfectly fine now.Though I belive it is bit overpriced and quality is not great either for this price. But hey, it worked without making me step out in search for it at local lighting store.(It's not available in all famous hardware store)

Came bagged and seems to be good quality. Heavy aluminum shield. Easy to install seems to be a step up from the original. Expensive but did the job for me.

I bought these as replacements for the bipin heat shields in my 4 inch recessed lighting cans. In three of them, the plug-in holes enlarged within a week. Therefore, the bulbs fell out fell out of the holes in the shield and could not be plugged back in. I would not buy them again.

This part is prefect if you need a replacement socket with heat shield. Good construction and comes with long leads. But if your recessed lighting is not working, just make to check the wiring coming off the transformer first. One of my lights wasn't working so I thought my socket was the problem but it turns out it the wiring connection to the transformer was burnt so all I needed was to replace a wire nut.PS: Remember to remove the blue plastic from the heat shield.