DIY: LED Halo w/Video's

R1talin · 08-16-2018, 10:18 AM

Lots of great info here, i started working on mine last night

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R1talin · 08-18-2018, 12:28 PM

have everything test fitted and made adjustments where needed. Have 1 more shroud to sand out and then off to paint. Don't have any pics of the turn signal 70mm halo and lens yet.

Morimoto XBT halo90mm
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Morimoto XBT demon eye

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Morimoto Zoomerangs
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R1talin · 08-23-2018, 07:51 PM

Finished painting/assembling and testing all the lights...hope to get everything wired up this weekend
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nandosman · 08-24-2018, 05:59 AM

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Originally Posted by R1talin

Finished painting/assembling and testing all the lights...hope to get everything wired up this weekend
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The paint looks so clean and smooth, how did you do it? Mine looks grainy and messy

l2iceman · 08-23-2018, 08:02 PM

Looking good! Regarding the sma projector for the turn signal, I thought people stopped doing this because having a projector there caused it to magnify sunlight heat and cause paint to bubble in front. Or was that due to bad prep work?

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R1talin · 08-24-2018, 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by l2iceman

Looking good! Regarding the sma projector for the turn signal, I thought people stopped doing this because having a projector there caused it to magnify sunlight heat and cause paint to bubble in front. Or was that due to bad prep work?

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Thanks, not sure about the paint bubbling....if i have any issues with it ill post up.

Genosphere · 09-10-2018, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by l2iceman

Looking good! Regarding the sma projector for the turn signal, I thought people stopped doing this because having a projector there caused it to magnify sunlight heat and cause paint to bubble in front. Or was that due to bad prep work?

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Ya that is an issue and after sitting in the sun a little to much i got some melting/warping of the paint just below the projector. If i were to move it back a little more i think i could of prevented it. I though of wrapped the plastic just under it with either a clear piece or matching color to get around it. May do so if i take them apart again, or just wrap the whole damn thing.

Either way the headlight themselves are functioning grate, minus the morimoto demon eyes. I either missed the opening in the housing just by a few mm or the opening does not let enough light through.

If anyone wired a switch to manually turn them on or off via switch inside the cabin, let me know how and where you ran the +/- line to whereever inside the cabin.

nandosman · 09-01-2018, 10:09 PM

That is some crazy wiring. You are doing exactly the same thing I'm doing, with the same exact components and at the same time too. But the fuse box is one step ahead of me.

nandosman · 09-02-2018, 08:59 PM

Finished mine today. Noticed that my turn signals are going super fast now, some people say it is because the resistance on the new turn signal LEDs is lower than OEM.

Does any one have a link to turn signal LED bulbs that are low profile and same resistance as OEM?

R1talin · 09-03-2018, 12:21 PM

Looks great man!

as far as low profile hereare the ones i purchased as I ran into the same issue. Your not gonna find a halogen that matches the color so your going to need to wire in a set of resistors with the led bulbs to stop the hyper flash. Bottom line is with all the work you've already done, wiring in the resistors will be a walk in the park.

low profile turn signals:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

resistors:
if you google a 50w 60ohm resistor you will find tons. That's what i have used and they work, im sure there are other options out there.

nandosman · 09-04-2018, 02:25 AM

Ended using load resistors as suggested. I just really didn't want to take that bumper off again, but luckily I was able to do it without taking it off. It's working great now.

Also here is the full album of pictures I took during the whole project, for anyone interested. Several pictures included:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/BMJ6N92uL4G4APcu6

l2iceman · 10-09-2018, 07:01 AM

Loving the diode dynamics halos, very bright!

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R1talin · 10-09-2018, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by l2iceman

Loving the diode dynamics halos, very bright!

Love the license plate!

hwrtn · 10-11-2018, 09:22 AM

Quick question guys, is it okay to tap the Z-boomerang into the headlight leveler? for it to act as a DRl?

nandosman · 10-11-2018, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by hwrtn

Quick question guys, is it okay to tap the Z-boomerang into the headlight leveler? for it to act as a DRl?

What is a headlight leveler?

09-01-2018, 10:09 PM	#8 (permalink)
nandosman Enthusiast Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: IL, US Posts: 344 Drives: 2014 370Z T/S Rep Power: 9	That is some crazy wiring. You are doing exactly the same thing I'm doing, with the same exact components and at the same time too. But the fuse box is one step ahead of me. __________________ FI Non-Res Test Pipes \| FI 18" Res CBE \| Stillen Gen 3 CAI \| Dynotuned @ Dynosty EcuTek 325 whp

09-02-2018, 08:59 PM	#9 (permalink)
nandosman Enthusiast Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: IL, US Posts: 344 Drives: 2014 370Z T/S Rep Power: 9	Finished mine today. Noticed that my turn signals are going super fast now, some people say it is because the resistance on the new turn signal LEDs is lower than OEM. Does any one have a link to turn signal LED bulbs that are low profile and same resistance as OEM? __________________ FI Non-Res Test Pipes \| FI 18" Res CBE \| Stillen Gen 3 CAI \| Dynotuned @ Dynosty EcuTek 325 whp

09-03-2018, 12:21 PM	#10 (permalink)
R1talin Base Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: FL - Florida Posts: 60 Drives: 16 370z Nismo 6MT Rep Power: 6719	Looks great man! as far as low profile hereare the ones i purchased as I ran into the same issue. Your not gonna find a halogen that matches the color so your going to need to wire in a set of resistors with the led bulbs to stop the hyper flash. Bottom line is with all the work you've already done, wiring in the resistors will be a walk in the park. low profile turn signals: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1 resistors: if you google a 50w 60ohm resistor you will find tons. That's what i have used and they work, im sure there are other options out there. Last edited by R1talin; 09-03-2018 at 12:22 PM. Reason: spelling

09-04-2018, 02:25 AM	#11 (permalink)
nandosman Enthusiast Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: IL, US Posts: 344 Drives: 2014 370Z T/S Rep Power: 9	Ended using load resistors as suggested. I just really didn't want to take that bumper off again, but luckily I was able to do it without taking it off. It's working great now. Also here is the full album of pictures I took during the whole project, for anyone interested. Several pictures included: https://photos.app.goo.gl/BMJ6N92uL4G4APcu6 __________________ FI Non-Res Test Pipes \| FI 18" Res CBE \| Stillen Gen 3 CAI \| Dynotuned @ Dynosty EcuTek 325 whp

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08-16-2018, 10:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
R1talin Base Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: FL - Florida Posts: 60 Drives: 16 370z Nismo 6MT Rep Power: 6719	Lots of great info here, i started working on mine last night IMG_8147 (Small).JPG IMG_8148 (Small).JPG

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R1talin Base Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: FL - Florida Posts: 60 Drives: 16 370z Nismo 6MT Rep Power: 6719	Finished painting/assembling and testing all the lights...hope to get everything wired up this weekend IMG_8215 (Medium).JPG IMG_8220 (Medium).JPG IMG_8237 (Medium).JPG IMG_8241 (Medium).JPG IMG_8258 (Medium).JPG IMG_8259 (Medium).JPG IMG_8269 (Medium).JPG IMG_E8262 (Medium).JPG

08-23-2018, 08:02 PM	#5 (permalink)
l2iceman Base Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 126 Drives: '10 370z Rep Power: 240	Looking good! Regarding the sma projector for the turn signal, I thought people stopped doing this because having a projector there caused it to magnify sunlight heat and cause paint to bubble in front. Or was that due to bad prep work? Sent from my SM-N920W8 using Tapatalk

10-09-2018, 07:01 AM	#12 (permalink)
l2iceman Base Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 126 Drives: '10 370z Rep Power: 240	Loving the diode dynamics halos, very bright! Sent from my SM-N920W8 using Tapatalk

10-11-2018, 09:22 AM	#14 (permalink)
hwrtn Base Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Western Australia Posts: 1 Drives: 2011 370z grey auto Rep Power: 8	Quick question guys, is it okay to tap the Z-boomerang into the headlight leveler? for it to act as a DRl?