DIY: LED Halo w/Video's

edliaszenik · 01-31-2015, 10:30 PM

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Nut_N_Much · 02-01-2015, 02:02 PM

So,
I have an extra set of lights i use to test ideas out on. Not sure if I saw this already or not. I did this with my turn signal to get crisp bright Demon Eye effect. So i did the same thing with the projector just to see what would happen. WTF am i talking about? Well i had an extra set of 40mm halos from TRS. So i pulled apart the projector and place the halo behind the leans and this is what it looked like.

Only had White 40mm, would be awesome with 40mm RGB color changing set. Took the lens out and glued it in 2 spots just to test out what it would look like.

Wow, looks like an inner halo inside the lens. Not bad! So I flipped it over with back of halo glued to lens so the light would reflect off the housing.

I like it, very strong demon eye, stronger than doing strips (image below) I think I will do this with RGB with color changing remote. So i can do this with the inside of the turn signal and the projecter and have strong Demon Eye Effect. Hope this helps.

Rep if you like - Thanks
Helpful Links:
Glue to reseal lights: OCI Butyl Rubber Glue
RGB W/Remote: Morimoto XC LED RGB Halos Angel Eyes

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SgtGoldy · 02-01-2015, 02:16 PM

You all Z guys wanna be like us BMW guys... SMH

LOL JK awesome write up brotha. Wish I still had my G so I could've done a modified version of this

Bananaz · 02-04-2015, 10:04 PM

I'm confused. All of the videos you showed wiring them up to the circuit board and leaving them inside the actual headlight but in the thread you wrote to wire them outside of the headlight incase you run into problems and it's a lot easier to fix. Are the video's your newer procedure?

Nut_N_Much · 02-05-2015, 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bananaz

I'm confused. All of the videos you showed wiring them up to the circuit board and leaving them inside the actual headlight but in the thread you wrote to wire them outside of the headlight incase you run into problems and it's a lot easier to fix. Are the video's your newer procedure?

If you are wiring to the turn signal switch, best and cleanest way is to wire them to the circuit board. Some people who use white halos do this to use as daytime driving light.

If you have colors halo's or LEDs you can drive with them on day or night. So most people will wire them to a external (outside the light) ground and power source so they can put them on a switch inside the car or engine bay. Guy's that do a lot of shows or cars for coffee, were there parked.

Hope this helps

Bananaz · 02-05-2015, 03:51 PM

Oh okay thanks! Your videos helped a lot just scared to crack them open. I know the wiring and painting is easy for me but one broken headlight = $$$ that I could've spent getting them done haha

Nut_N_Much · 02-05-2015, 04:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bananaz

Oh okay thanks! Your videos helped a lot just scared to crack them open. I know the wiring and painting is easy for me but one broken headlight = $$$ that I could've spent getting them done haha

Let it warm up for 10 to 15 min in the box with heat gun and they will separate easily. If you crack on PM me.

Nut_N_Much · 02-07-2015, 08:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VDC_OFF

I tried this on a customers car. Not a very smart thing to do btw. Wired everything to the parking lights (except the amber wire which went to the blinker of course) and now we are noticing the switchback is not working so well. When the blinker is on, instead of shutting off the white completely it flashes white and amber back and forth. Also there are issues when you turn off the blinker. Sometimes it switches back to white immediately, other times there is a delay, and sometimes no lights at all. Not very happy with this product at the moment. Calling the company to see what they say.

Any luck getting a response from them. I like the look but your right about the switchback. Over time it seems to be getting worse on mine.

I would recommend against this mod until we find solution to the switching.

I spoke with DatsunFTW this morning. He is using a LED Turn signal bulb and the switch doesn't seem to work correctly. I am using stock light bulb and it works. But starting to stick on one or the other color. Hard to see all this when your driving.

DatsunFTW · 02-07-2015, 03:52 PM

Like Nut_N_Much said, the amber strip of the assembly is a bit buggy. I tried it out on my own Z to make sure everything worked and the amber was the only light lighting up with the turn signal. and this was with an LED turn signal bulb. When I put in the factory bulb, the flashing was not synchronized.

So as a way around it, I told my friend I would only leave the white strip wired in and leave the amber alone.

Unless we hear something new from the company, I wouldn't trust the amber just yet.

But I really like the way these turned out. I am tempted to try the same on my Z but I have a whole big project for my own that will involve some "reshaping" of the housing with some nice 3D printing involved

10974452_10204821413509570_6750185517596665638_o by datsunpride, on Flickr

Nut_N_Much · 02-07-2015, 08:19 PM

Looks awesome man, great job.. I finished a Civic and Lexus today been in garage all day. Almost ready for the next project.. Glad you got them together. Thet are tight when you set shroud in lens.

xtrordinary · 02-16-2015, 01:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nut_N_Much

Glue:
OCI Butyl Rubber Glue

None green halo's:
Morimoto XC LED RGB Halos Angel Eyes

All this is on first few pages of the thread, also guy's have posted all over this thread. We try to put as much info as possible for peep's to use. Hope this helps.

+1 Rep for asking !

I appreciate what you folks are doing to help us save a little money for other
mods!
I have a question(s)...does the one with the clear looking lens just a cover for the white looking one...if so where do I purchase the cover? and if not
whats the difference as far as quality? I like the one with the clear cover
on there is it will look more oe imho

THANKS again!

morimoto_xc_led_rgb_kit_2_1[2].jpg

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Nut_N_Much · 02-17-2015, 07:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xtrordinary

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The image below was done 4 years ago, the image on top is the new XB's retrofitsource.com sells. They are already sealed with a clear resin. Good thing is you don't need anything but the halo's, they are sized to fit perfectly in the channel of the projector shroud.

No need for the clear lenses anymore unless you like the look.

xtrordinary · 02-17-2015, 10:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nut_N_Much

The image below was done 4 years ago, the image on top is the new XB's retrofitsource.com sells. They are already sealed with a clear resin. Good thing is you don't need anything but the halo's, they are sized to fit perfectly in the channel of the projector shroud.

No need for the clear lenses anymore unless you like the look.

Thanks for the reply!!
If I decided to go with the clear lenses where would I go for them? are the clear lens brighter or reduces the brightness(I perfer brighter). If I purchase the halos(pic below) including the color changing remote would it be a plug and play type deal or would I have to tinker with it? And I'm assuming the control module will have to be outside the lens right?
I'm asking a few questions since I don't want to mess this up.
I'll rep u up when I figure how to do so.
Thank you tons!
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Meulen · 02-18-2015, 08:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xtrordinary

I appreciate what you folks are doing to help us save a little money for other
mods!
I have a question(s)...does the one with the clear looking lens just a cover for the white looking one...if so where do I purchase the cover? and if not
whats the difference as far as quality? I like the one with the clear cover
on there is it will look more oe imho

THANKS again!

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I got covers like that for mine (diffusers) at Tmart. Had to modify them to fit some

MR.nismo · 03-10-2015, 02:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nut_N_Much

Sad day,
I was doing a set of lights for a Civic thats being showed at SEMA and the heat gun that started a revelation back when this thread first started just died.

Wagner is dead !!!! He was a solid reliable heat gun all the way until his last breath..

R.I.P. Wagner

I feel like i should bury it or something!

Definitely Wagner is in heaven with others alike, since it was doing Halos and halos are welcomed in any heaven.

01-31-2015, 10:30 PM	#571 (permalink)
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02-01-2015, 02:02 PM	#572 (permalink)
Nut_N_Much A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Pensacola Florida Posts: 1,696 Drives: Awesome Car Rep Power: 26	So, I have an extra set of lights i use to test ideas out on. Not sure if I saw this already or not. I did this with my turn signal to get crisp bright Demon Eye effect. So i did the same thing with the projector just to see what would happen. WTF am i talking about? Well i had an extra set of 40mm halos from TRS. So i pulled apart the projector and place the halo behind the leans and this is what it looked like. Only had White 40mm, would be awesome with 40mm RGB color changing set. Took the lens out and glued it in 2 spots just to test out what it would look like. Wow, looks like an inner halo inside the lens. Not bad! So I flipped it over with back of halo glued to lens so the light would reflect off the housing. I like it, very strong demon eye, stronger than doing strips (image below) I think I will do this with RGB with color changing remote. So i can do this with the inside of the turn signal and the projecter and have strong Demon Eye Effect. Hope this helps. Rep if you like - Thanks Helpful Links: Glue to reseal lights: OCI Butyl Rubber Glue RGB W/Remote: Morimoto XC LED RGB Halos Angel Eyes . 370ZNISMO#704, ZeeingAround, Z370Z011 and 1 others like this. __________________ Did new cool science stuff to the car !!! http://www.the370z.com/mazoc/99606-z...y-14-17-a.html http://www.the370z.com/diy-section-d...-w-videos.html Last edited by Nut_N_Much; 02-01-2015 at 02:04 PM.

02-01-2015, 02:16 PM	#573 (permalink)
SgtGoldy A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 3,503 Drives: C63 AMG - LSD Rep Power: 650	You all Z guys wanna be like us BMW guys... SMH LOL JK awesome write up brotha. Wish I still had my G so I could've done a modified version of this Nut_N_Much likes this. __________________ C63 AMG LSD - Straight Pipe - EuroCharge v5 - Vossen CV7 - IG: @SuperFastYo

02-04-2015, 10:04 PM	#574 (permalink)
Bananaz Track Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Central Jersey Posts: 637 Drives: 09 370z 6MT/B+Sport Rep Power: 13	I'm confused. All of the videos you showed wiring them up to the circuit board and leaving them inside the actual headlight but in the thread you wrote to wire them outside of the headlight incase you run into problems and it's a lot easier to fix. Are the video's your newer procedure? Nut_N_Much likes this. __________________ BC - SSR - Evo-R - ViS - SPC - ZSpeed - Beluga - Blox - 35% Tint - Clutch Spring - Fang Forced Air Ducting

02-05-2015, 03:51 PM	#576 (permalink)
Bananaz Track Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Central Jersey Posts: 637 Drives: 09 370z 6MT/B+Sport Rep Power: 13	Oh okay thanks! Your videos helped a lot just scared to crack them open. I know the wiring and painting is easy for me but one broken headlight = $$$ that I could've spent getting them done haha Nut_N_Much likes this. __________________ BC - SSR - Evo-R - ViS - SPC - ZSpeed - Beluga - Blox - 35% Tint - Clutch Spring - Fang Forced Air Ducting

02-07-2015, 03:52 PM	#579 (permalink)
DatsunFTW A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 1,234 Drives: 12 370z A54 M6 Rep Power: 379	Like Nut_N_Much said, the amber strip of the assembly is a bit buggy. I tried it out on my own Z to make sure everything worked and the amber was the only light lighting up with the turn signal. and this was with an LED turn signal bulb. When I put in the factory bulb, the flashing was not synchronized. So as a way around it, I told my friend I would only leave the white strip wired in and leave the amber alone. Unless we hear something new from the company, I wouldn't trust the amber just yet. But I really like the way these turned out. I am tempted to try the same on my Z but I have a whole big project for my own that will involve some "reshaping" of the housing with some nice 3D printing involved 10974452_10204821413509570_6750185517596665638_o by datsunpride, on Flickr Nut_N_Much likes this. __________________ The Build

02-07-2015, 08:19 PM	#580 (permalink)
Nut_N_Much A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Pensacola Florida Posts: 1,696 Drives: Awesome Car Rep Power: 26	Looks awesome man, great job.. I finished a Civic and Lexus today been in garage all day. Almost ready for the next project.. Glad you got them together. Thet are tight when you set shroud in lens. DatsunFTW likes this. __________________ Did new cool science stuff to the car !!! http://www.the370z.com/mazoc/99606-z...y-14-17-a.html http://www.the370z.com/diy-section-d...-w-videos.html

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