I know what most of you who saw this are thinking, and no, I did not open my headlight housing of the brand new car, that I haven’t even made a payment on yet!
I got some LED strips and mounted them at the top of my headlight housing. I am using them as DRL’s, but I also installed a switch because the current LED strips are “good old Wally world specials,” and I do not trust them running 24/7. I went ahead with the install though, because now the wiring is all there for an upgrade later.
I am sure a lot of you on this website are old pros at jobs like this, but for me, this was a bit of a PITA, which is why I figured I would do a DIY and help some other rookies out. But please note:
I am in no way responsible if you shock yourself, or start an electrical fire, resulting in the loss of your vehicle while following this guide. I am not a professional; I figured this out by trial and error. I do not know the long term effects of using these products on your vehicle. Use at YOUR OWN RISK!!!!!!!
Supplies:
20-30 feet 16 gauge wire: $6 (you could use a lower gauge/bigger wire if you choose, but not needed)
Mini Add-a-Circuit plug: $7 found in the electrical section of most auto parts stores
16 gauge environmental splices 5-10: $5 for a pack of 10 (the kind you melt the outer plastic to seal the connection and keep water out
Wire strippers & Crimpers: $10 for a cheap pair, but that will be fine for this
Switch $6 this is completely optional and prices vary, I got a switch that lights up : ) that’s why it was $6
Female splice connectors: $4 pack of 10 (optional, only needed if you install a switch)
Post terminals: $4 pack of 10
8-12 inch LED flexible light strips: $18 at W.M. but you can use any as long as they are waterproof

Before we begin I would like to explain why I used the interior fuse box. MightyP who is also a Scionlife member is very knowledgeable and had already searched all over the engine bay looking for a place to tap power from that was only getting current when the ignition was on. He found the MAF sensor, but that was about it. Call me crazy, but I haven’t even made a payment yet, the last thing I wanted to do was be cutting any wires on my new car. All of the fuses under the hood are constantly hot (always have power) so if I did it there, I would need a switch to turn them off, which meant running wires to the cab anyway, so why not start there?
First remove the cabin fuse box cover, located under, and right of the steering wheel in the cab. I used the WASHER FF fuse space which has a 10 Amp fuse. If this is the fuse you want to use, then go ahead and pull it out. There is a fuse puller in the car, in the main fuse box under the hood. This only has power when the ignition is on. PIC
http://www.scionlife.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=3074&pictureid=11259

Now, on your add-a-circuit, there are 2 holes to add fuses. The weird stock fuse will not work in the add-a-circuit so you will need to use the 10 amp that comes in the box in the first hole, closest to the metal arms of the add-a-circuit. PIC
http://www.scionlife.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=3074&pictureid=11256

Then put in the 3 amp fuse that comes in the add-a-circuit box into the 2nd hole, the hole in line with the wire. Put this to the side for now. PIC
http://www.scionlife.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=3074&pictureid=11257
Next, cut a 15-20 inch piece of wire from the spool of 16 gauge wire. Strip both ends ¼ of an inch. Add a Female splice connector to one end, and a Post terminal to the other. This wire will be our ground for our switch. PIC
http://www.scionlife.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=3074&pictureid=11261

Hook the post terminal end to the bolt labeled E (for earth ground) that is located in the drivers’ left side kick panel. This panel is easily removed by popping out the driver’s door skip plate, and then the kick panel will come out with gentle persuasion. PIC
http://www.scionlife.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=3074&pictureid=11260
Next slide the Female splice connector side to your switch, the post labeled ground. Lay this down on the floor and pop your hood, time to put in the lights.
The LED’s I used were 12 inches, and you can cut them. 12 inches is a little long, so I cut off the last 3 on each strip. Clean the top of the headlight housing so that the 3M tape holds good. Center the lights the best you can and mark if you need too. I eye ball’ed it. PIC
http://www.scionlife.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=3074&pictureid=11264
Use the existing wire that you haven’t cut off yet on the strips, (EDIT: My lights were very cheap, and had cheap 20 gauge wires. I cut that all off except about 6 inches at each light.) and add a splice to each wire. Read your LED packaging so that you know which wire is + and which it ground. Ensure you cut enough of the 16 gauge wire to run the Positive + to the cabin. I ran mine down the driver’s side, under the hood channel. This wire I ran to the driver’s side light, then ran the passenger side positive wire to the drivers, and spliced them together, that way I didn’t have 2 separate wires running to the cabin. You can hide the wire from the passenger side under the radiator cover. PIC
http://www.scionlife.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=3074&pictureid=11263
I ran the ground wires to a good ground bolt labeled E next to the battery. (Used 2 ground wires because I goofed and had already hooked up the drivers side) PIC
http://www.scionlife.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=3074&pictureid=11262
Once you get this situated, go back to the driver’s seat. Connect a female splice connector to the positive wire that you ran from the lights, then slide that onto your switch labeled to accessory, or power out, however your switch is labeled.
Now, take your add-a-circuit and crimp a 15-20 inch piece of 16 gauge wire to it, then on the other end of the wire, add a female splice connector. Slide the connector onto your switch labeled DC in/power in. Plug the add-a-circuit into the empty fuse hole (the one you removed) with the wire coming out the side facing AWAY from you, toward the engine bay/firewall. (This is important because if you do it the other way, the 3amp fuse is now hooked to your washer fluid spray motor, and it will blow the first time you use it!) PIC
http://www.scionlife.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=3074&pictureid=11258
Turn your car on and flip the switch to test! Now go back and figure out where you will mount your switch and you are done. I used a dremal tool and about 45 minutes of time to reuse one of the factory dead switches for my switch to mount. PIC
http://www.scionlife.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=3074&pictureid=11252
http://www.scionlife.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=3074&pictureid=11233
This is the way I did it. Im sure there are other/better/worse ways of wiring these in. This is to help guide to get you headed in the right direction. If anyone has any better ideas, PLEASE share! Thanks!

Killer DIY! Thanks for doing all the hard work of figuring out his to do it. And I definitely agree your way of getting power is the wiser choice

awesome job! bookmarking it for later use

i especially like the warning haha

Can you put more pics to see how does the front
Of the car looks please :-)

Nice addition

very nice diy! the way i did mine was alittle bit less planned but it works haha

@ tugatito12: I have more pics on my profile, but I will get some more in this thread when I get off work later.
@ everyone eles: thanks for the encouragement! Took me almost as long to write the DIY as it did to actually install.....

Looks great!

very nicely done, looks great too.

how/where do u route the wires through the firewall?

I dident go throught the fire wall. I routed the wire on the drivers side door, under the seal. The seal holds it well enough that it doesent move. I was actually hoping someone would come up with a good spot to go through the firewall, as the way I have it is a little ghetto

Firewall is a PITA to get through on the drive side. Just not much room to work with. Passenger side has a lot more room in the engine bay to work with if you're okay going the long way around.

I still dont understand where u could have routed the wire, through the top or bottom? I guess ill have to go look.

When I redo my DRLs, I'm planning on going through the firewall, into the cabin. I'll take pictures of how I do it. Right now, the plan is to run a separate wire from the cabin to the engine bay, then splice the LEDs to the wire.

wow a lot of you are doing these crazy LED mods lately :P

Great job bro!!! I actually just tapped into the corner lights wires. Good thing about LED it uses very little power. You just use '3M quick connects' (no cutting or splicing) for the connections. LED positive goes to corner lights positive and LED negative goes to corner lights negative. The LED strips will be on when you turn on parking/corners lights and stays on when headlights are on.

Here is where I went through the firewall. It was easier than I thought it would be and only took about 10 min to shove the right length of wire through and put the rubber grommet back in place.

The pictures show the wire in the open so you can see where I went through the firewall. I will hide the wire when I get the new LEDs in from Oznium.

http://i1124.photobucket.com/albums/l570/MightyP01/Random%20Pictures%20for%20Forums/PowerWire01.jpg
http://i1124.photobucket.com/albums/l570/MightyP01/Random%20Pictures%20for%20Forums/PowerWire02.jpg

I still dont understand where u could have routed the wire, through the top or bottom? I guess ill have to go look.

Do what MightyP has done. I saw that spot, but couldent get my wire to go through. I will be doing this exact thing this weekend though.

Yet anouther idea stolen from MightyP!

Hmmm i already did it. they look nice. I did the door thing, but i can always go back and reroute it. I'll look tomorrow and see where that spot mightyp is talking about. is it easy to get to? do i need to take off anything? or can i just shove that peice over thats covering the hole?

I didn't actually go through the rubber stopper, I went next to it. And, no, it's not hard to get to. My short butt was able to push the wire through, next to the rubber grommet without moving anything. Just push the grommet out of the hole a little, then push a bit of wire through. Go to the cabin and PULL! :)

MightyP awesome work.... Is that red wire your pull wire? Would this also be a good place to run an amp kit wire?

The only thing i dont like about that idea is because of the wire reaching across the engine like that. Looks unclean. I guess i can get some plastic wire cover and run it along the side and down to that hole.

Yeah, or paint it dark so the wire isent so odvious. Im switching my routing this weekend to match MightyP's. Right now it is hidden well under the hood catch track on the drivers side....that is untill you open my drivers side door....then BAMB! Bright red wire all in you face......

Yeah, or paint it dark so the wire isent so odvious. Im switching my routing this weekend to match MightyP's. Right now it is hidden well under the hood catch track on the drivers side....that is untill you open my drivers side door....then BAMB! Bright red wire all in you face......
Thats how i feel every time i get in the car LOL

It's a really good place to go through the firewall! So good, in fact, it's where Toyota used. :) And don't look at how I have the wire routed. It is like that just for the pictures. I will be rerouting the wire when I get back in town. It will look clean when it's done.

It's a really good place to go through the firewall! So good, in fact, it's where Toyota used. :) And don't look at how I have the wire routed. It is like that just for the pictures. I will be rerouting the wire when I get back in town. It will look clean when it's done.
Well i don't know how u did it, but that rubber piece is SO hard to move. I can get the wire stuck in where the rubber wraps around the outside, but it's gotta go through all the way. Also, from inside the car it's even harder.

It's like a two man job lol

You can get a razor and cut a small slit too.

You can get a razor and cut a small slit too.
No no, don't do that. I've found a way! Just take a screwdriver or some tool and push the rubber peice from the inside and there will be an opening. Make sure the opening can stay open for a while as you route the wire from the outside through it(or route it from the inside, whatever you want). Then just close it back up. Wala! No cutting :)

Great job bro!!! I actually just tapped into the corner lights wires. Good thing about LED it uses very little power. You just use '3M quick connects' (no cutting or splicing) for the connections. LED positive goes to corner lights positive and LED negative goes to corner lights negative. The LED strips will be on when you turn on parking/corners lights and stays on when headlights are on.

i did the same thing as chicagokid and it was much easier than this way, no offense, and it only took 15 min and cost less than 25 bucks...

None taken DtrTc2. Like I said at the end of the DIY, I know there were other/better/worse ways of doing this. I just explained the route I went for people who dont want to tap/splice/cut into thier cars' wires.
The 3M connectors are great, but if I had ever removed them, there would forever be little cuts in my wire sheilding that I would have to tape over or heat shrink, and I dident want to do anything that couldent be removed 100%.

Ya true I hear ya on that one, to each their own lol, I said skrew it after the turbo kit, voided the warenty might as well void everythin else lmao

more pics please!

Nolak, glad you got it working.

Dtrtc2, that's a great idea but I use my LEDs as DRLs, so I wanted power anytime the car is on, not just when the lights are on.

as far as the firewall goes, i used a pair of long needle nose pliers, insert it in the passenger side grommet then open the pliers up. use a wire hanger or extra piece of wire and pass it through, once you get everything wired and ready to go, tape the H#$L out if it to the hanger or spare wire and pull it through from the engine bay. i did this for my gauge install and it saved me a lot of time.

i also found a bunch of "side emmiting" LED strips on-line that are designed for this kind of application, pictures of them looked pretty good

After a couple weeks with these, I'm very happy. They work great and are visible even at a distance. I get lots of compliments on them. Notice both of these pictures were taken during a bright, sunny day.

http://i1124.photobucket.com/albums/l570/MightyP01/Daytime%20Running%20Lights/AudiStyleDRLsBeta01.jpg
http://i1124.photobucket.com/albums/l570/MightyP01/Daytime%20Running%20Lights/AudiStyleDRLsBeta02.jpg

so i got my side emitting LED's today so ill be doing mine but i took it one step further :) my tails are tinted and im afraid ill get pulled over or rear-ended so i ordered another side emitting strip in red that im going to tap into the brakes and mount the strip in between the bumper and deck lid. hopefully it all comes out ok. ill post pics when i get it all done over the next couple days

so i got everything done.

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w264/pelinod/IMAG1044.jpghttp://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w264/pelinod/IMAG1043.jpghttp://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w264/pelinod/IMAG1042.jpghttp://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w264/pelinod/IMAG1041.jpghttp://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w264/pelinod/IMAG1033.jpghttp://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w264/pelinod/IMAG1030.jpghttp://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w264/pelinod/IMAG1027.jpg

Hey Belowzero, which LED strip did you use up front? A link would be great, thanks.

I got mine at autozone for $18.99 for two 14 inch strips, but im runnin my lights on the top of the housing flush up against the lip so it looks like theyre inside the housing

http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-bin/store/index.cgi?action=DispPage&Page2Disp=%2Fspecs%2Fswfls_specs.htm#photos

14.95 for (1) 19.5'' strip

just to chime in, I'm a TC1 owner. I prefer the in-headlight look, much more OEM and cleaner looking, not to mention more exposure to the SMD leds (Yeaaa I used egay $10 LED strips). And then...less exposure to elements (I live in Wisconsin, so go figure when winter comes! :P ) hehe

http://i.imgur.com/Ts13y.jpg

http://http://i1225.photobucket.com/albums/ee391/DtrTc2/leds.jpg

does anyone have up close pics of the lights on both top and bottom without the lights being on i would like to see just how noticeable they are

Ill post some of mine tommorow, u cant even see em on mine

Same here, but you can see mine a little if you are looking for them. Too dark to take pics atm.

Ya thats y I took em off from the bottom and put em on top cuz they look factory

Worked out great that half my car was being shaded by a tree and half wasent. So the first pic is the side that was in the sun. The strips are much more noticable with direct sunlight:
http://www.scionlife.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=3074&pictureid=12158

The strip is still visable on the shaded side, but pretty much only if you are looking for it. Before I knew what these LED strips looked like, I would have never noticed:

http://www.scionlife.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=3074&pictureid=12157

dont mean to sound like an A$$ but what factory car has LED's on top of the light?

Lol none that I know of but they look like they were made in the housing, if I never saw a tc2 and one day I saw one with those light ide think theyre factory

dont mean to sound like an A$$ but what factory car has LED's on top of the light?

What he ment is, you can't see the strip its self when it is off, placed at the top like you can when it is at the bottom. It looks more factory there because it is not obvious that it was added. Your right, no car has them at the top from the factory. However if you want one of these strips to look as factory as possible, you pretty much have to put it at the top.

Regardless, I can't read your post any which way, were it doesent sound like you were being an a$$.......lol

dont mean to sound like an A$$ but what factory car has LED's on top of the light?

No offense taken, just following Scion's original tagline "United by Individuality" . So you make the call. To be honest, I get mad compliments and looks my way with the strips mounted in-headlight in brow area vs my bro's Mazda3 mounted top like most others do who don't want to completely part out the headlight lenses.

mine is pretty well hidden but you can see it if you're looking for it. i would of loved to put mine inside the housing but ive seen to many horror stories on people messing that up so ill stick with this for now. i dont want to know how much a new headlight assembly is.

it might be hard...but maybe pre-wire the strip and fish it into the housing through the hole for the high beams?

u would need something (a robotic tweezer? haha) to be able to help guide it

that was my plan a long, long time ago...just never knew how to get it to work...

You could drill a hole on each side in the rear, and fish the strip through that way, then just seal the holes really well. Would be a pain, but it would take some of the risk out of baking the headlight housing.

You could drill a hole on each side in the rear, and fish the strip through that way, then just seal the holes really well. Would be a pain, but it would take some of the risk out of baking the headlight housing.

To be honest, for those who have never baked headlights, I've baked 05-07 halogen ones and 08-10 projector ones, the later years had better black (vs grey old school) sealant material, easier to work with and less amount. I'm sure this material carried over to TC2 headlights.

Baking is probably the easiest way to ensure you can pop the headlight all in one try (or two if you use lower heat cuz you want to be cautious). I wouldn't recommend cleaning them prior to baking, if you do, wait for a complete dry and remove all cleaning chemicals.

My experience, 250 degrees at 10-12 minute does it just fine. You want additional sealant? Go buy butyl-type material (ex: 3M Ribbon / Window seal). NO SILICONE.

Threading any LED strips into housing sounds really difficult if not impractical. You'd still need additional adhesive to hold the strips in place otherwise they could go start gettin loose in direct sunlight under operation ;) (cheap strips most likely don't have heatsinks to remove the heat generated by LEDs). Most will come with some double-sided adhesive but my experience tells me... that doesn't hold well on plastic material.

Here are pictures of my lights with them turned off. Having the lights under the headlamp doesn't look as stock as having them on top of the housing when they're off, but having done it both ways, I still prefer under the headlamp. Main reason is because when they're on, they look much better than on top of the housing. During the day, the headlamp shades the lights just enough that the lights are still bright, even when the car is in direct sunlight. Also, and this is a personal preference thing, my LED strips are 18" long rather than the 12" you can fit above the headlamp and I think it makes them look much cleaner.

Anyway, here are the pictures as requested. Notice these are more noticeable in the shade than in the sun and I will say, the pictures don't do them justice. They appear far more noticeable in the pictures than they really are. I've had a number of tC1 owners say how much they like that the tC2 comes with the LED DRLs (assuming it was factory) and more than 1 car aficionado compliment me on how clean the strips look.

Level shot about 2 ft away in direct sunlight
http://i1124.photobucket.com/albums/l570/MightyP01/Daytime%20Running%20Lights/2011-09-07AudiStyleLightsOffSun01.jpg

Level shot about 2 ft away in the shade
http://i1124.photobucket.com/albums/l570/MightyP01/Daytime%20Running%20Lights/2011-09-07AudiStyleLightsOffShade01.jpg

Eye-level about 3 ft away in the shade
http://i1124.photobucket.com/albums/l570/MightyP01/Daytime%20Running%20Lights/2011-09-07AudiStyleLightsOffShade02.jpg

also putting the strip below will allow you to still get some NIA eyelids without making it look weird

good job by the way! on of the best variations of the audi tC2 in my opinion

I currently have mine on top.. the only reason is... the strips I purchased was so low quality that every time I attempt to install it at the bottom, it ends up the strips not functioning properly with sections of LEDs not lighting up... whats left is just long enough to be placed at the top... (seriously, LED strip manufacturers need to work on this... 8 strips total, none worked properly... at least the place I got it from offer awesome warranty)

Glad they had a good warranty!

seriously... I'm sick of removing the bumper just to realize the LED strips r DOA (despite testing them upon arrival... somehow, the strips just don't function well after install)

anyone got some high quality strip recommendations? I'm particularly looking for the cool white color (white with a hint of blue)

I got mine from a local auto parts store and they work fine. I also didn't remove the bumper when I installed the lights. I put the strips adhesive to adhesive and then just wedged the double-stack between the bumper and headlight.

LEDs are secure (just went through Tropical Storm Lee) and work like a champ.

Edit: i retract what I said.. LOL

how did u get enough room the wedge in between?! it seems like it could very well damage the strips...

seriously... I'm sick of removing the bumper just to realize the LED strips r DOA (despite testing them upon arrival... somehow, the strips just don't function well after install)

anyone got some high quality strip recommendations? I'm particularly looking for the cool white color (white with a hint of blue)


Where did you order your strips from?

whitetc06: Oznium.com

They are really cool about warranty. Didn't even question me at all and sent replacements right away... too bad even the replacements are low quality..


just to clarify.. these are the waterproof side emitting LED strips...

I've ordered other regular LED strips from them. None have the problem. Its the side emitting LED strips that are pretty FUBAR...

Edit: i retract what I said.. LOL

how did u get enough room the wedge in between?! it seems like it could very well damage the strips...


Very carefully. :rolleyes: In all fairness, I installed one set of strips, no problem, pulled them out cuz I decided to run the wires different and damaged them coming out. But I haven't had any issues with shorting the LEDs going in. With the strips stacked like they are, the small gap between the lamp and bumper is perfect. They are very snug, but I've had them installed for a while now and no issues. Also, I did have to go single strip the last 3" because it's too tight.

I was afraid you were going to say oznium, for the most part their LEDs are good but the flex LEDs are below good quality. People are having a lot of problems with them. I'm trying to find a good flex led other than oznium and am thinking about autozone.

^ I think that's where I got mine. That or Advanced...

I got mine from a local auto parts store and they work fine. I also didn't remove the bumper when I installed the lights. I put the strips adhesive to adhesive and then just wedged the double-stack between the bumper and headlight.

LEDs are secure (just went through Tropical Storm Lee) and work like a champ.

That's quite the job you did double-stacking them. I've always been afraid of the silicon breaking... :(


I was afraid you were going to say oznium, for the most part their LEDs are good but the flex LEDs are below good quality. People are having a lot of problems with them. I'm trying to find a good flex led other than oznium and am thinking about autozone.

Yea, I realize that after I ordered them. They are the only place that I found that sells the "Cool White" LED strips... all other places claim to be "Cool White", but all end up being just "Natural White"... I'm addicted to that blue tint... hahah :wink:

There is a link on the previous page on where I got mine. They have been working perfectly and have the blue tint.

There is a link on the previous page on where I got mine. They have been working perfectly and have the blue tint.

Thanks for the reference. I've actually already tried the LED strips from SuperbrightLEDs.com... their "cool white" is actually just "Natural White". I bought them, installed it, and dang... different color... :doh::eek:

Worse case, I probably just strip my current strips and go with the white that can be easily obtained... lifes a biatch aint it? LOL :rolling:

I was afraid you were going to say oznium, for the most part their LEDs are good but the flex LEDs are below good quality. People are having a lot of problems with them. I'm trying to find a good flex led other than oznium and am thinking about autozone.

To be honest, they are all going to be similar in design; my brother runs his LED strips (from Autozone) on top of his Mazda3 headlights, a few have burned out already...and they aren't as bright as ebay ones.

I took a quick look at oznium's ... they're exactly the same as ebay ones! LOL and ebay ones are far cheaper in price also. Again "in-house" brand names make no difference, designs are 99% the same.

Example: http://bit.ly/pBgNhM

Also if you want SMD Leds (side mounted emitting) ... sizes matter, I run 5050 SMD size. Ebay $11, 1 month now, let's hope they run through winter.

These are mine (100% exact design and function):

http://bit.ly/oVLdwa

To the person who keeps taking off his/her bumper, did it ever occur to you that you have a battery under the hood and you can test both leads right off the battery before mounting?? lol

To be honest, they are all going to be similar in design; my brother runs his LED strips (from Autozone) on top of his Mazda3 headlights, a few have burned out already...and they aren't as bright as ebay ones.

I took a quick look at oznium's ... they're exactly the same as ebay ones! LOL and ebay ones are far cheaper in price also. Again "in-house" brand names make no difference, designs are 99% the same.

Example: http://bit.ly/pBgNhM

Also if you want SMD Leds (side mounted emitting) ... sizes matter, I run 5050 SMD size. Ebay $11, 1 month now, let's hope they run through winter.

To the person who keeps taking off his/her bumper, did it ever occur to you that you have a battery under the hood and you can test both leads right off the battery before mounting?? lol


No. You misunderstood... I tested the strips prior to install. even whip it around like jump rope.. it was all good. Until I rip off the adhesive cover... somehow that motion loosens the soldiering points and screws up the strip... its just poorly soldiered together... since if u press it, the LEDs light up again....

And theres no way i'm putting those type of LED strips you linked up on ebay.. they are fugly! LOL! :rolling:

No. You misunderstood... I tested the strips prior to install. even whip it around like jump rope.. it was all good. Until I rip off the adhesive cover... somehow that motion loosens the soldiering points and screws up the strip... its just poorly soldiered together... since if u press it, the LEDs light up again....

And theres no way i'm putting those type of LED strips you linked up on ebay.. they are fugly! LOL! :rolling:

Ahh okay i didn't catch that you tested them prior to installing =P

The 1st link, it's the same pic as I saw on oznium.

The 2nd link, you can either pay for that, or use...

http://bit.ly/pD46GF from autozone and pay $18.99+. Those LEDs look a lot smaller than the 5050 SMD ones ebay sells. Like I said, google up SMD sizes and you will find what you want. Believe me or not.

This is mine at dusk with -1.7EV camera phone.

http://i.imgur.com/mcFWV.jpg

Ahh okay i didn't catch that you tested them prior to installing =P

The 1st link, it's the same pic as I saw on oznium.

The 2nd link, you can either pay for that, or use...

http://bit.ly/pD46GF from autozone and pay $18.99+. Those LEDs look a lot smaller than the 5050 SMD ones ebay sells. Like I said, google up SMD sizes and you will find what you want. Believe me or not.

This is mine at dusk with -1.7EV camera phone.

http://i.imgur.com/mcFWV.jpg


Thanks for your help...

This is actually the type I'm looking for... http://www.oznium.com/side-emitting-led-strip

Edit: This type of strip, the LED actually faces side ways... not your typical strips where it faces upward.

So far, all the ones I've found are only "Neutral White" despite many sites claim being "cool white".

For a better color reference: (left to right, Cool, Neutral, Warm)
http://www.oznium.com/product_photos/large/3445.jpg

Same design, differen't wiring connection though. looks cleaner and more secured than the ebay ones I have lol but the function is the same.

I would ask Oznium the size of their SMD leds, mine are at 5050 - one of the biggest for SMD.

Just an update... Oznium has approved yet ANOTHER warranty replacement for my LED strips... Such a vicious cycle... :doh:

These would be strip #9 and #10... anyone wanna bet the fail rate of these? :rolling:

Just an update... Oznium has approved yet ANOTHER warranty replacement for my LED strips... Such a vicious cycle... :doh:

These would be strip #9 and #10... anyone wanna bet the fail rate of these? :rolling:

get the ebay ones like i said, save yourself some headache; but like i mentioned, beware of the thin 22 gauge (i think) wires. lol still works though.

get the ebay ones like i said, save yourself some headache; but like i mentioned, beware of the thin 22 gauge (i think) wires. lol still works though.

Its not that I haven't tried eBay.. To match the color is pretty hard... It seems like every LED supplier have a different color temp setting or something... plus they are sending it to me for free... I'm not paying a dime.. :eyebrow:

Why are you pulling the adhesive backing off? Or are you just talking about the cover to keep the adhesive sticky?

Why are you pulling the adhesive backing off? Or are you just talking about the cover to keep the adhesive sticky?


Sorry, I mean by just the cover... :rolling:

i put mine along the inside corner closer to the top grill but the wire got destroyed when i was messing around in the engine bay so for now it looks kind of strange ( had to cut and re-solder the strip so its 3 leds shorter then before) then along the remainder i added amber smd side emitting leds for turn signal looks really good ill upload pics when i get a chance or a vid, had to pull of the bumper to get it all hidden nicely then just tapped into the corner parking lights and the turn signals heat shrank everything and no issues with rain had it on for 2 1/2 weeks now

Updated my tC with new DRL LED strips...

https://s-hphotos-ash4.fbcdn.net/327983_10100519207675511_6002371_56985206_195590496_o.jpg

Those look amazing! Can you post up a link to the exact strips you are using? I would appreciate it.

damn that looks amazing! yeah, what strips are you using?

I got a friend that sells LED stuff on eBay.. he just got these higher quality strips in recently... haven't listed them yet...

I'll push him to list them ASAP and link you guys up with it.

looks good! day pictures please

I didn't do a good job on the install... gonna grab a few more strips from my friend to redo it.. this time by removing the bumper... LOL :rolling::doh:

Going up in the corners like that, looks really good. Just like the Lexus I drove by on my way home today....

that corner hook is what causing most of the strip failures... unless you get good quality strips... most strips can't handle that kind of bend.. and you have to pick the bend point too.. can't be on the section cut line nor can it be on the tiny controller chip line... it was painful... I still have to fix mine...

Ah good to know. Mine are not good quality at ALL.....

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/319084_10150361375195752_711925751_9971743_726812_n.jpg

Hey that's cool!

Too busy for me but points for being innovative. :-)

pixelated license plate...nice

I haven't had a chance to get day-time pictures yet... I'll try to do that today...

On my way to work this morning, a coworker of mine asked me about the LEDs... he said he noticed the LEDs in his rear-view mirror (he was driving in front of me most of the time) and couldn't keep his eyes off of it... it was that bright and noticeable...

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/319084_10150361375195752_711925751_9971743_726812_n.jpg

having trouble uploading video i took on my cell

but i changed out the corner bulbs to LED's to match the strips and HID's and where the White led's end there is an amber strip that is tied into the blinkers

have some plasti dip left over from the rims (had it on for over 2months now no peeling looks great) gonna spray the front logo

the strips that vaxc3 did look really good makes me want to redo my setup

ok... tc w/ LED strip during daytime...

https://s-hphotos-ash4.fbcdn.net/337567_10100521545036421_6002371_57003907_1889803774_o.jpg

hey vaxc3, how much did you spend on both led stripes? and are those cool white, can tell if theres any blue tint in pics.

hey vaxc3, how much did you spend on both led stripes? and are those cool white, can tell if theres any blue tint in pics.

I didnt spend any since I got these from a friend who sells this stuff... but this link here is as close as it gets... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Audi-style-20-side-glow-SMD-LED-Light-strip-White-Fog-/180727805192?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2a14377508

As far as color goes.... I can tell that some LEDs are more blue tinted than others on the same strip... but the overall strip is closer to a 7000k temp (between natural white & cool white) from far away...

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/307660_10100523767063461_6002371_57024721_564022522_n.jpg?dl=1

Re-did the strips a bit... combined my old upper strips with the lower strips... will take night shots when it gets dark...

Night shots...

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/307273_10100524342355571_6002371_57032356_1618900383_n.jpg?dl=1
https://s-hphotos-snc7.fbcdn.net/331892_10100524342709861_6002371_57032363_1541887891_o.jpg

haha...no hate, but i think as long as u keep getting free LEDs from ur buddy...u will have a lot of experimenting to do

i full expect ur strip to go around the whole headlight and maybe even connect at the front grill in about a month or so

haha

keep it up! having a scion is all bout being creative

haha...no hate, but i think as long as u keep getting free LEDs from ur buddy...u will have a lot of experimenting to do

i full expect ur strip to go around the whole headlight and maybe even connect at the front grill in about a month or so

haha

keep it up! having a scion is all bout being creative


LOL! I doubt that will ever happen... I'm starting to get the feeling that it's a bit too much right now already... I'm trying to find the ideal look and just disconnect the rest..

Hi everyone! I'm new to the forum and I have been looking around because I'm doing this myself great DIY. My LED strip arrives today so hopefully I'll have them on soon lol. One question though, I want them to flash when I lock/unlock the car and was wondering if anyone knew where I could tap for that? in the future I want to put a time-delay relay to make them stay on for a while like the dome light. Also I bought mine here:

http://store.ijdmtoy.com/Audi-Style-Headlight-Fog-Light-LED-Strip-Lighting-p/led_audi_style_strip_sku59.htm

Hi everyone! I'm new to the forum and I have been looking around because I'm doing this myself great DIY. My LED strip arrives today so hopefully I'll have them on soon lol. One question though, I want them to flash when I lock/unlock the car and was wondering if anyone knew where I could tap for that? in the future I want to put a time-delay relay to make them stay on for a while like the dome light. Also I bought mine here:

http://store.ijdmtoy.com/Audi-Style-Headlight-Fog-Light-LED-Strip-Lighting-p/led_audi_style_strip_sku59.htm

Welcome to the forum!

To have your LED strips flash while you lock/unlock, you will need to tap into the turn signals...

So... my friend finally listed his LED strips on eBay...

there are two color options: White & Blue

White - 24inch - 2 strips: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/24-White-30-SMD-LED-Audi-Style-Side-Glow-Headlight-Strip-Light-all-Car-12V-46-/230679994812?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item35b59961bc

White - 12inch - 2 strips: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Xenon-White-30CM-15-SMD-LED-12-Strip-Driving-Lights-Audi-R8-A5-Style-44-/230679994758?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item35b5996186

Blue - 24inch - 2 strips: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2x-Blue-24-30-SMD-60CM-Side-Shine-Glow-Headlight-STRIP-LIGHTS-all-Car-47-/230679994826?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item35b59961ca

Blue - 12inch - 2 strips: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/One-Pair-8000K-Blue-12-30Cm-15-SMD-LED-Side-Shine-Parking-Strip-Light-45-/250901879549?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3a6aeadafd


He did mention if you guys want to do a group buy (20+ ppl), he can do $28 shipped on the 24inch strips.

Here is a pic of my Audi style LED's




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Here is a pic of my Audi style LED's

They look nice. Question, did you get those led's at wolly world?

thanks, no I got them off of ebay for $20

Hey guys, sorry for sounding like a newb, your cars all look awesome, but I have no idea how to tap into the corner lights like Chicagokid did. Is there any way to post pics of where that point is? that would be awesome.

Thanks

Got a quick question, I just got my lights (AutoZone ones) but the gauge of the wire looks really small like 22 gauge. I know the gauge of the corner lights is really small too and I was thinking of using t taps. Will the 22 gauge be ok? I've seen some people using 16 gauge.

I would strip and splice the two wires together. 20 - 22 gauge is extremely thin for t-taps...

Just finished! Looks awesome, thanks for the diy. Now I NEED to buy hid's

Vaxc3

Did you put them on the inside or the outside?

Outside, on the bottom. I pulled off the bumper and ended up wiring through the fire wall and using the add a circuit to the fusebox.

What's up folks, still lurking around, but I found something that y'all might like...

shop.lightwerkz.net/LED-Daytime-Running-Light

Review: http://www.hidplanet.com/forums/showthread.php?38267-LED-DRL-from-LightWerkz

If you are looking at going the route of the Audi S6 or the Merc look... this setup has the sweet auto on/off features, will even dim instead of going off when your headlights are on... it's pretty sick. I'm working on setting them up with my Passat, getting them into the foglight grills, but yeah take a look, might be a nice setup in the stock tC2 grills with no fogs :)

how hard was this to do? it looks sick!

thought i should throw up some photos of my work in case some people didn't check out my build thread already...

http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/8780/dsc0004hm.jpghttp://img213.imageshack.us/img213/4443/dsc0001cn.jpghttp://img705.imageshack.us/img705/3320/dsc0002bx.jpg

thought i should throw up some photos of my work in case some people didn't check out my build thread already...

http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/8780/dsc0004hm.jpghttp://img213.imageshack.us/img213/4443/dsc0001cn.jpghttp://img705.imageshack.us/img705/3320/dsc0002bx.jpg

That badge... Those lights... I WANT! haha I'm definitely ordering those lights next months, and I really want to know how you made that badge, did you just paint it?

the emblem?

yea painted, its a pretty hard task to paint the letters perfectly

BUT....i have been working with IMPORTequipment on making scion letter decals that will fit our emblems (front and back letters are the same size). so soon enough...i will redo it by plasti dipping the whole thing in black and once its dry i will put the decals on for a super clean look
fwiw, u will be able to order it in any color you want

Thank you for the idea guys. :)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v436/SupraGT/IMG_1683copy.jpg

Very nice!

anyword yet on the decals?

the emblem?

yea painted, its a pretty hard task to paint the letters perfectly

BUT....i have been working with IMPORTequipment on making scion letter decals that will fit our emblems (front and back letters are the same size). so soon enough...i will redo it by plasti dipping the whole thing in black and once its dry i will put the decals on for a super clean look
fwiw, u will be able to order it in any color you want

anyword yet on the decals?

oh sorry. they are done...its on my car...but its not perfect. i need to make new measurements but ive been really busy. i'll try to work on it today or this weekend and send it to them.

Saw this thread after i bought my 2012 tC and had to do this!
here is the link to the LEDs that i used

http://www.ebay.com/itm/180621020011?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

I went ahead and removed the bumper and cleaned the head lights with paint prep to make sure they would adhere properly. I was going to use a switch to turn them on and off but my friend convinced me to find an + wire that came on when the car was started. so we traced down a wire in the fuse box and spliced and soldered in to that. We had some split loom laying around and ran the wires for the lights in that (sorry i didnt take pics) over all very easy install and i love how it came out! here are some pics

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b282/fastfingersmegee/Scion%20TC/IMG_20111202_210507.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b282/fastfingersmegee/Scion%20TC/IMG_20111202_210437.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b282/fastfingersmegee/Scion%20TC/IMG_20111202_210447.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b282/fastfingersmegee/Scion%20TC/IMG_20111202_212325.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b282/fastfingersmegee/Scion%20TC/IMG_20111202_212317.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b282/fastfingersmegee/Scion%20TC/DSC03138.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b282/fastfingersmegee/Scion%20TC/DSC03142.jpg

as far as the firewall goes, i used a pair of long needle nose pliers, insert it in the passenger side grommet then open the pliers up. use a wire hanger or extra piece of wire and pass it through, once you get everything wired and ready to go, tape the H#$L out if it to the hanger or spare wire and pull it through from the engine bay. i did this for my gauge install and it saved me a lot of time.

i also found a bunch of "side emmiting" LED strips on-line that are designed for this kind of application, pictures of them looked pretty good

Much better than going next to the grommet ... which is there to prevent wires from chaffing and shorting ... which is why you dont go next to it ;)

thought i should throw up some photos of my work in case some people didn't check out my build thread already...

http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/8780/dsc0004hm.jpghttp://img213.imageshack.us/img213/4443/dsc0001cn.jpghttp://img705.imageshack.us/img705/3320/dsc0002bx.jpg

Did you remove your bumper to install these?

has anyone installed the lights on the bottom of the headlight and not had to remove the bumper?

has anyone installed the lights on the bottom of the headlight and not had to remove the bumper?

yea i remember someone in this thread doing it but its very tedious to get it to work. its easier just to yank the bumper and install them, dont be afraid it was really easy. I didnt even have the car for a week yet i found my self one night standing in front of my new car and the bumper was off and sitting on the lawn so i could add the LED lights.

damn ok. I was just wondering cuz i live in an apartment and dont really have access to a garage of tools. plus the car is leased so accidentally messing something up removing the bumper would be costly as hell. i dont know its still up in the air whether to put them up top or bottom... I got some time to decide until they get here in a few days. if i could do it on the bottom without removing the bumper it would be my best bet but who knows, im so indecisive.lol

I didn't remove the bumper...

It was really easy without removing it. I just put double stick tape on then tucked it where the gap is.

I didn't remove the bumper...

It was really easy without removing it. I just put double stick tape on then tucked it where the gap is.

....i remember who didnt remove the bumper now, hahah

I didn't remove the bumper...

It was really easy without removing it. I just put double stick tape on then tucked it where the gap is.

awesome then thats what im doing then the ones i ordered already comes with double stick tape so ill just do it that way then. thanks!

I didn't remove the bumper...

It was really easy without removing it. I just put double stick tape on then tucked it where the gap is.


where did you run the wires and did you run them into the parking lights or did you run a whole other switch?

Haha there are a few other ppl that didn't remove the bumper.

Anyways. I basically followed Druidiron's DIY exactly as he said.

The only difference I did was prepping my led lights.

I got waterproof strips double the length. The strips came in a plastic housing. I removed half of the housing and folded the exposed led strip and pushed it back inside the remaining...I doubled the strips to make it brighter (thanks MightyP, his idea). From there i put double stick tape, wedged it in the gap, and had the wires facing the center of the car. The wires then go up the slanted vertical gap and then soldered it to some thicker gauge wires and followed the rest of the DIY instructions

Haha there are a few other ppl that didn't remove the bumper.

Anyways. I basically followed Druidiron's DIY exactly as he said.

The only difference I did was prepping my led lights.

I got waterproof strips double the length. The strips came in a plastic housing. I removed half of the housing and folded the exposed led strip and pushed it back inside the remaining...I doubled the strips to make it brighter (thanks MightyP, his idea). From there i put double stick tape, wedged it in the gap, and had the wires facing the center of the car. The wires then go up the slanted vertical gap and then soldered it to some thicker gauge wires and followed the rest of the DIY instructions

cool i appreciate it. if you fit 2 in there without taking off the bumper i should have no problem with just one... maybe i should just order another set and do what you did, i didnt even notice that there was two on each side untill you said something, was the one on each side not bright enough for you?

well my leds come today... i soldered longer wires on them then tested them out and only half of a strip lit up :X now i have to wait to do a return with the company. pain in my ___

well my leds come today... i soldered longer wires on them then tested them out and only half of a strip lit up :X now i have to wait to do a return with the company. pain in my ___


Who did you purchase from? i have zero problem with mine when they arrived i even shook the $hit out of them to make sure they wouldn't die on me.

i got them from this ebay store. the other one looks great but i guess it was just my luck becasue they seem to be pretty sturdy. maybe just a mess up in shipping

http://www.ebay.com/itm/150560375305?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

i got them from this ebay store. the other one looks great but i guess it was just my luck becasue they seem to be pretty sturdy. maybe just a mess up in shipping

http://www.ebay.com/itm/150560375305?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

thats funny....they person that you purchased from pretty much stole all the info from the ebay store that i purchased from, you can see the water mark in all his pictures. well i guess good luck on the RMA thats never fun to have to wait around for parts that should of worked in the first place

this is who i bought from, look at how similar the pages are http://www.ebay.com/itm/180621020011?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

thats funny....they person that you purchased from pretty much stole all the info from the ebay store that i purchased from, you can see the water mark in all his pictures. well i guess good luck on the RMA thats never fun to have to wait around for parts that should of worked in the first place

this is who i bought from, look at how similar the pages are http://www.ebay.com/itm/180621020011?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649


yea that is funny they look exactly the same. the worst part about waiting around for a replacement is that their business is 25 min away from me and i cant just show and and exchange them... they have to be mailed out. lets see how long this takes now :tap:

yea that is funny they look exactly the same. the worst part about waiting around for a replacement is that their business is 25 min away from me and i cant just show and and exchange them... they have to be mailed out. lets see how long this takes now :tap:

just head over to your autoparts store and pick some up if you dont want to wait

i threw them in... sorry the cell doesn't take the best photos, the passenger isnt brighter then the other, just must have been the glare on the lens

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7002/6809030141_46030e9098_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71137961@N03/6809030141/)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7014/6809029957_be2350d9a2_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71137961@N03/6809029957/)

looks good! like mine in fact

how about some day pix to show brightness. ans some off pix to see the nice install job

Yea no problem ill do that tomorrow when I get outta work. Should be up tomorrow night!

here they are in full daylight

almost look blue but they match my 6000k hids exactly
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7003/6813729397_51ccfffe63_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71137961@N03/6813729397/)

barely noticeable

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7167/6813729171_e682d2cb31_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71137961@N03/6813729171/)


damn she need a wash/wax

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7161/6813728959_813bccba40_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71137961@N03/6813728959/)

Super cleannn!!!! Great job

Nicely done everyone! Watch, these LEDs will be stock on the 2012 models!

Nicely done everyone! Watch, these LEDs will be stock on the 2012 models!

mine is a 2012. got her from the factory with 0 miles a couple months ago.lol maybe next years model will have these stock but i would get our hopes up.

mine is a 2012. got her from the factory with 0 miles a couple months ago.lol maybe next years model will have these stock but i would get our hopes up.

I doubt that we will ever see the LED daytime running lights on the TC, they cant even give me a light in my glove box there is no way that they will put them in the headlights. plus its an increase in cost and if the price start climbing too high they will lose their target market.

Nicely done everyone! Watch, these LEDs will be stock on the 2012 models!

u mean the 2013?

i told u...2011 = 1 reverse light
2012 = 2 reverse lights
2013 = 3 lights (2 reverse + 1 led drl set)

Doesn't Audi have a more curvy style look to their LED's?

This would be Lexus style! (see CT, GS, etc..)


and KidJustin is right! the 3rd light in next years model is the LED Drl's lol

Doesn't Audi have a more curvy style look to their LED's?

This would be Lexus style! (see CT, GS, etc..)


and KidJustin is right! the 3rd light in next years model is the LED Drl's lol

i dont complety agree with you... but i guess that is just my opinion

http://www.lincah.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/2009-audi-tts-coupe-1-588x415.jpg

http://pictures.topspeed.com/IMG/crop/200801/2009-audi-tts-5_460x0w.jpg

http://www.menscosmo.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/2012-Audi-TT-RS.jpg

http://www.marioroman.de/fileadmin/anwenderdaten/cars/audi/audi_rs6_limo/gallerie/audi_rs6_6222.jpg

http://www.newspecar.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/2009-Audi-A6-allroad-quattro-photo-01-757x550.jpg

basically they should be called Audi lights because Audi did it first (or at least made it popular first)

Lexus just barely started this trend with their FSport ISs

Ah, I'm a little late in adding my photos.

My install of my lights is just a very thin black LED strip set on the headlight. It's not underneath the headlight, and it's not really noticeable unless you walk up on it and stare at it. Oh and the lights are just connected to a separate switch to turn them on and off when I want.

Here are my photo's:

Installed on 9/15/11:
http://i1130.photobucket.com/albums/m536/ryan5x/IMAG0081.jpg

A Kinda Close-up:
http://i1130.photobucket.com/albums/m536/ryan5x/IMAG0099.jpg

A further away shot:
http://i1130.photobucket.com/albums/m536/ryan5x/IMAG0142.jpg?t=1324627845

And a night time shot:
http://i1130.photobucket.com/albums/m536/ryan5x/IMAG0170.jpg

P.S. I didn't mean to be a photowhore lol.

^^^best looking one's I've seen yet! The leds appear to bigger than most I've seen....where did you get them? brand, size, color etc...

Lookin good man, keep it up!

^^^best looking one's I've seen yet! The leds appear to bigger than most I've seen....where did you get them? brand, size, color etc...

Lookin good man, keep it up!

Thanks!

I can't remember the brand name, but the color is cool white.

As for size, are you referring to the LED or the actual strip?

NP!

Where did you get them from?

I guess by size I meant the actual strip. The LED's are much larger than most. Your strip only has 14 LED's on it, most are over 20. IMO it looks way better with a larger LED

Thanks!

I can't remember the brand name, but the color is cool white.

As for size, are you referring to the LED or the actual strip?

NP!

Where did you get them from?

I guess by size I meant the actual strip. The LED's are much larger than most. Your strip only has 14 LED's on it, most are over 20. IMO it looks way better with a larger LED

My friends own a shop, and they purchased a roll of the LED strips. I'm probably gonna stop by their shop tomorrow for a visit, so I'll ask for you while I'm there.

If I recall, we measured ~14"

That would be awesome thanks! If there is any way I could buy the same set up you got from them I would be all for it. We could do it through pay pal or something....let me know

thanks again!

My friends own a shop, and they purchased a roll of the LED strips. I'm probably gonna stop by their shop tomorrow for a visit, so I'll ask for you while I'm there.

If I recall, we measured ~14"

Just thinking, couldn't you just tap into the factory parking lights and run on that? Then throw a nice white LED in the parking light spot.

adding the fuse is for safety.

so in case something happens with the led and the wires short....the fuse pops and everything stays safe.