wiring projectors halos and led's
08-26-2010, 12:50 PM
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wiring projectors halos and led's
looked through like 15 pages of the "how-to's" and there isnt one of how to wire these lights. I wanna know exactly how to tap into the parking light and wire my led's and halos with them but i dont want to screw anything up :/
08-26-2010, 01:10 PM
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http://www.buyhids.com/pdf/install_retrofits.pdf
Step 12 gives detailed info for the halos.
Hope that helps.
Step 12 gives detailed info for the halos.
Hope that helps.
08-26-2010, 01:14 PM
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those instructions arent quite cuz i want them to turn on with the parking light and projectors themselves are plug and play but i just need some help with the leds and halos
08-26-2010, 04:50 PM
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You can, or you can buy a piece from radio shack to help. I don't know what the name is, but it's a wire that plugs into the spot for your fuse, and has a slot for a fuse still in it. Then just splice to that wire.
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08-27-2010, 12:53 AM
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thats what i did... and the same for the halos. low beams the halo around the brights comes on, and visa versa. led's are tied into the parking lights.
also, it may seem cheap... but for 5 bucks at autozone you can get scotchlocks. slide in the main wire (parking light for example) then put the end of the led wire into the other opening and squeeze with pliers. if you have more then one wire, strip them, twist them together, strip some of the insulation off the desired wire and twist them all together. electrical tape for speed, solder for durability. if you still need help i can pull my headlight out and take some pix... pm me if you need me to do that.
what new lights did you buy?
also, it may seem cheap... but for 5 bucks at autozone you can get scotchlocks. slide in the main wire (parking light for example) then put the end of the led wire into the other opening and squeeze with pliers. if you have more then one wire, strip them, twist them together, strip some of the insulation off the desired wire and twist them all together. electrical tape for speed, solder for durability. if you still need help i can pull my headlight out and take some pix... pm me if you need me to do that.
what new lights did you buy?
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08-27-2010, 12:54 AM
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^^ This. Brown parking light goes with all red wires, black goes to black. Just use those blue plastic wire taps too, makes life 10x easier.
Oh, and wrap them in electrical tape when you're done, just to prevent any moisture getting in there.
Oh, and wrap them in electrical tape when you're done, just to prevent any moisture getting in there.
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Moisture is my main concern, and I don't enjoy soldering, so I like the fuse tap, because I can keep my connection in the covered fuse block.
However, all of these suggestions will work!
However, all of these suggestions will work!
08-27-2010, 09:51 AM
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^^^ moisture can be an issue... but i have been using the scotchlocks for over a year now and they still work... only issue is i have 1 led that went out... but buyhids.com sells them so its not a big deal... i just wish the halos on my gen3 projectors were brighter... any ideas?
08-27-2010, 10:21 PM
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thanks!
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