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Old Aug 1, 2007 | 12:16 AM
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Default DIY installing led strips in your headlights *UPDATE*

ok I got this idea from Oznium, after searching their pages for several days, and needing to reseal my headlights anyway I figured I'd add a little color in my lights, so here goes, also as usual I'm not responsible neither is scionlife, if you screw anything up, just try and take your time


for this you will need, a drill, a drill bit, a pick tool, some alcohol pads, and silicone


step 1. opening the headlights there are several DIY's for this, I used a spray booth at work that was on and running set them in there for a little while and pulled them apart inside, how you do this is up to you though


step 2. clean all areas including the leds and the inside where they will be stuck, also check your parts, make sure the leds, controller, and double sided tape is there


step 3. decide where you want to put them and how, best to do this with the leds on so you can decide how to place them


step 4. carefully stick the leds in your headlights as far back as possible





step 5. this is the tricky part, you need to remove carefully, the plug on the end, its easy to do with a pick tool, note where each wire went.


step 6. you need to drill a hole thats slightly bigger then the rubber on the end of the wire




step 7. carefully feed each prong and the wire through the hole, then reassemble the plug.


step 8. seal the hole with silicone.


step 9. test and make sure you got everything right.


step 10 reassemble lights and reinstall them in your car.


installed on the car running lights/halos off


halos/running lights on


close up



I'll take more pics when everything is finished still have to wire them in
Old Aug 1, 2007 | 12:18 AM
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Hmm, im watching
Old Aug 1, 2007 | 12:39 AM
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lol I hope to have them installed tomarrow, and wired
Old Aug 1, 2007 | 07:01 PM
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not sure how i like the look from the outside but they are sure gonna be bright
Old Aug 1, 2007 | 10:29 PM
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Where do you plug the LED strip plug into?
Old Aug 1, 2007 | 10:34 PM
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oh they are bright, unfortunately not done yet either, well the leds come with a little module, atleast the million color I bought does
Old Aug 1, 2007 | 10:43 PM
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intresting i would like to see them once its all done
Old Aug 1, 2007 | 10:52 PM
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I'm working on it, gotta get them sealed back up
Old Aug 3, 2007 | 03:10 PM
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is that the million LED strip? and where will you wire it to? nice job btw!
Old Aug 3, 2007 | 03:33 PM
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hmmm i dont know they look very noticable, a little strange to me
Old Aug 3, 2007 | 03:46 PM
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Originally Posted by low_down_xb
hmmm i dont know they look very noticable, a little strange to me
like eyebrows


maybe you should get them to "wink" haha
Old Aug 3, 2007 | 05:15 PM
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Don't you think it would look better if you couldn't see the actual strip?

If you are going to mount it the way you have it in the pics, maybe you should do some of those eyebrows to hide the strip. Or is that what the other guys previous posts meant?

You gotta hide em betta than that. Maybe with some vinyl or something

Good Idea tho! I think it will look awsome if the strips could hide a little bit.
Old Aug 3, 2007 | 06:30 PM
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Agreed... It's a nice idea, but it would look way better if you couldn't see the strip.
Old Aug 3, 2007 | 07:18 PM
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Personally, Ihave a single 10mm LED in each headlight and they are BRIGHT!

An entire strip might be overkill.....too much "show" and too little "glow".
Old Aug 3, 2007 | 11:06 PM
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well these are just for glow, also these are the 9.5 inch million color strips and when they are installed you shouldn't see them I would like to get a set of eyebrows just can't afford them right now
Old Aug 4, 2007 | 02:15 AM
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Old Aug 4, 2007 | 02:49 AM
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Originally Posted by jwaj2002
well these are just for glow, also these are the 9.5 inch million color strips and when they are installed you shouldn't see them I would like to get a set of eyebrows just can't afford them right now
Something like this should do the trick, and for cheap!






I'd ask him to make something in between the two.
The first one is too small, the second one is too big.
It should work for you.

http://randode.com/store/page12.html
Old Aug 4, 2007 | 02:52 AM
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BTW, you know those axe products dont work like they do in the commercials... ask my bro :D
Old Aug 4, 2007 | 02:58 AM
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lol they work good enough to cover my stink up when I'm at work and thats good enough for me, and I could cut my own vynil I've got everything I would rather have the real thing instead of fake eyebrows
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