The wiring is easy .....the pain in the butt is getting the wires from the Fog Light area up to the Main Headlight Connector (X130 in my pic above)
To install the LED Rings i followed the DIY to install/change the Main Halo bulbs to LED.....in post 2005 cars this invovles removing the bumper......but if you have a wire coar hangar you can feed the cable through....it's just a bit fiddly.
If you also remove the foglights (only 2 screws) you can get your hand right up inside the car to feed the wires through.....
I took some photo's during the prep of the LED Fog Halo rings : :thumbup:
This is what you get delivered....2 off 80mm LED Rings with LED on a white plastic ring :
First ring painted with Grey Primer (paint both sides to seal it better):
Painting second ring ...(just take your time and not paint the top of the LED itself) :
First ring painted Matt Black :
Both rings finished on LED side painted Matt Black :
Finally on back of the LED Ring.....I desoldered the short wires and soldered longer thicker guage ones .....then paint the connections to seal them :
To connect the RED wires to the Main Headlight Connector you just need 2 off Snap Fit Connectors which splice into the wires.....you only need one for each side......
Here's my Headlight Connector.......For each side Wire RED to (Left Headlight wire - Gray/Green) and (Right Headlight wire - Gray/Blue)....it's the bottom thinnest wire on the Headlight connector :
The Black wire just goes to an Earth Ground Nut on the car chassis ...which there are several to choose from....
Tech, i think you have to put low amp fuse in line with your new halo lights, since i dont think original line has one, and this rings not as good as factory sealed, and will definitely deal with water, this is just my opinion.
I am not going to install it in my car, less is more, and also i seen this rings before on that 53' trucks
Thanks for the credit. They look awesome, bro. Love it. Beautifully done. Also the paint job is nicely done. Very well my friend. And thanks for the PM, the photos and all.
It does look very nice, man. Good choice. Great deal.
Hmmmm..i'm up in the air on this one...wish i could see them in person...if you get a chance, post a youtube clip of them at dusk/dark...Maybe we can get a better sense of how they look...Installed with double sided tape??
I was thinking of something similar, but I would be looking to get them mounted behind the trim..
Do you think it's possible to remove the black trim (what you're sticking the LEDs too), stamp out a circular groove and glue some clear plastic (to make a circular window) and mount the LEDs behind that...?
The Fog Assembly is only held on with 2 screws on my ACS front spoiler...it takes 2 secs to get it off ....but i'm not sure how it's held on on a normal OEM or other spoiler type ?
Modding the trim sounds like too much hard work to be honest ....and there's no going back if you do it or make a mistake.
My LED rings are just wedged into the bumper ...it's a very tight perfect fit.....:thumbup:
Am wondering if your car would look better with Blue LED Halo rings with it being Monaco Blue ?
I finally got around to buying/installing MTEC v2.1 leds for my Angel Eyes. They look great.:thumbup:
Next up is installing the 80mm led halo rings on my fogs. I've given them three coats of paint to seal them. Does it matter which way you hook the wires up? Which one goes to ground?
Also, someone mentioned putting a fuse in line. Sounds like a good idea to me. What amperage should it be?
I don't think it matters which way round the wires go.
I didin't fit a fuse and didn't have any alectrical problems with them at all.
I have mine connected so they are on when i have my normal lights on (not fogs).
A couple of months ago i had to drive through extremely deep water with my lights on where they were underwater.....and they survived.
BUT....what i have discovered is the LED's don't survive in extreme cold. It got to minus 20 degree celcius here and the LED's gradually failed in banks of 3 which means the little chip on the back of the rings were probably failing.
I just bought another couple of new rings cos they're so cheap and will replace them when the weather improves.
Thanks, TF. I think I'll wait until it's warmer to do this as well. I need to remove the headlights to clean the inside of the lens, so I might as well do it all at the same time.
It not warm here, but at least it's not 20 below!
too much effort for me at the moment, but they look awesome!
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