160 in this embodiment the improved socket 100 provides ear slots 164 in between the support legs 120 and arms 112 as shown in fig4 when an eared ball stud 160 is fitted into the socket 100 the ears 162 slide into the ear slots 164 because the ears 162 are engaged in ear slots 164 eared ball stud 160 cannot rotate with respect to the socket 100 as previously described the leg extensions 133 are provided to allow the socket 100 to non rotatably mount on a square boss this non rotatable mounting allows the socket 100 to be effectively used with a conventional eared ball stud 160 because it ensures proper orientation of the ear slots 164 and prevents rotation of the socket 100 in addition to being most effective with an eared ball stud 160 the improved socket 100 with ear slots 164 can also be used with a disengageable or a conventional ball stud the ability to use the socket 100 with a wide variety of ball studs provides a significant benefit to headlamp assemblers because it allows the use of one style of socket with a number of types of ball stud in yet an additional embodiment of the present invention shown in fig1 the improvements of socket 100 may incorporated into a conventional u201c peanut style u201d socket 170 the difference between.