DIY: LED Halo w/Video's

coax27 · 05-07-2013, 04:03 PM

It was a bit frightening but after digging into it, it was relatively easy.

Nut_N_Much · 05-08-2013, 06:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by coax27

It was a bit frightening but after digging into it, it was relatively easy.

Looks perfect.. Great job, nice and clean..

VDC_OFF · 05-16-2013, 12:58 PM

G35 lense is only if you want to do the turn signal at the top and you would also need the 70mm led ring for that. 90mm is just for the bottom.

Also that website is just charging you for one pair of led rings.

VDC_OFF · 05-17-2013, 10:02 AM

I use the knife to push it back in right after taking apart so when I put it back together I can press it in easier. Then I use this as an added sealer. You can get it at an autoparts store.

Hopefulki · 05-19-2013, 02:17 PM

Hi there, quick question.

I am finishing off my halos (thank you so much to everyone in this thread) and I wanted to confirm the wiring for the Lightwurkz kit.

I have two wires Tan (-) and White (+). On the parking light there are 3 wires black (ground), Blue and Yellow. How should I be connecting these? I feel the answer is simple but many fumes and lack of sleep have given me a mental block.

I thought yellow (+) and black (-)

Thanks so much

Nut_N_Much · 05-19-2013, 03:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hopefulki

Hi there, quick question.

I am finishing off my halos (thank you so much to everyone in this thread) and I wanted to confirm the wiring for the Lightwurkz kit.

I have two wires Tan (-) and White (+). On the parking light there are 3 wires black (ground), Blue and Yellow. How should I be connecting these? I feel the answer is simple but many fumes and lack of sleep have given me a mental block.

I thought yellow (+) and black (-)

Thanks so much

Yes,
Yellow is the constant power on the parking light wiring. I have used it on most of the lights I have built. Black is the negative.
I PM'd you, also attached my cell number if you need any help!

I would test you LightWurkz wires on the battery to make sure (+) & (-) are correct. My kit White was (+), but check it anyway! You don't want to put them back together and not have them work.

How: I do it is I take a lighter and soften up the wire covering, then with some needle nose pliers or something like that I pull enough rubber off to allow you to solder. All you need is to expose enough wire to solder your lightwurz wires to. When your done soldering wrap them up with some electrical tape.

Hopefulki · 05-20-2013, 10:29 AM

So, I don't have great photos yet (at work), but I finished installing them this morning!

Thanks to everyone in this thread, especially Nut N Much for his 1 on 1 help.

The car needs a desperate wash after all of that, and a headlight polish (PlasticX in the mail), but I am very happy with how it turned out.

Opening the first light was terrifying and I deformed some plastic, but nothing some butyl + silicone wouldn't fix. :P

Car is now fully black and red! (pics to come)

imgur: the simple image sharer

Nut_N_Much · 05-20-2013, 04:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hopefulki

So, I don't have great photos yet (at work), but I finished installing them this morning!

Thanks to everyone in this thread, especially Nut N Much for his 1 on 1 help.

The car needs a desperate wash after all of that, and a headlight polish (PlasticX in the mail), but I am very happy with how it turned out.

Opening the first light was terrifying and I deformed some plastic, but nothing some butyl + silicone wouldn't fix. :P

Car is now fully black and red! (pics to come)

imgur: the simple image sharer

They look great man!!! Good job.. I have been looking for the 70 & 90mm halos in Red. I didn't know LightWurks had them. A friend who is deployed wanted a set on his lights. Thanks for sharing, that red look really good. I just wish LightWurks would get there Shitz together and get a supplier that makes the so they fit inside the shroud.

Hopefulki · 05-20-2013, 08:32 PM

I don't think Lightwurkz had advertised them yet. I sent them an email asking and they said it's their newest product (about a month ago) and that I purchased the first RGB 70/90 set. It was $299 which I thought was pretty good all things considered.

Yeah, they are RGB so I can set them to red/yellow/green/blue/cyan/pink/white/orange and a horrible epilepsy inducing quick cycle between all colors.

I am happy with them for sure, today it poured hard and no humidity got in, so passed that test quickly! lol

I took some pics at night but god my Galaxy's camera does poor at low light, so it doesn't do them justice. I took more pics, but I'll just add them to my own album.

The kit also allows them to lock on white with 1 button press inside, good when police are around and you're riding the red. It was easy to run the control box wire inside too, there was a grommet on the driver side under the brake booster. I just popped it out and ran it through there. The carpet actually had a spot in it nearby where it was easy to cut. I didn't replace the grommet so I'll just silicone it tomorrow to seal it, though no rain got in today - better safe than sorry.

I do wish they sat inside the shroud - that would make it perfect - but overall I'd recommend the kit for sure.

paperboy42190 · 05-22-2013, 05:11 PM

has anyone tried 60mm for the turn signal halo? 70mm works fine, but always requires trimming the housing.

SR370z · 05-22-2013, 08:03 PM

You should post up a video so people who are not used to working on it can see how things work. I myself still doesn't have the confidence on working on my own headlights and does not want to spend over 500 dollars on something I might be able to do myself. A video of this would be AMAZING!

I know Dallaz has a video but I wanna see how the great Nut N Much does it!

Nut_N_Much · 05-22-2013, 08:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paperboy42190

has anyone tried 60mm for the turn signal halo? 70mm works fine, but always requires trimming the housing.

60mm is to small, the Halo's wont match up with the trimmed shroud. I when you center it you will have an exposed lip behind the halo.

Quote:

Originally Posted by SR370z

You should post up a video so people who are not used to working on it can see how things work. I myself still doesn't have the confidence on working on my own headlights and does not want to spend over 500 dollars on something I might be able to do myself. A video of this would be AMAZING!

I know Dallaz has a video but I wanna see how the great Nut N Much does it!

Thanks brother,
Chptr11 is coming over tomorrow, we will make a video of the hole process. His will be a single halo but I can talk to the turn signal modification. I especially want to show the wiring. Hopefully someone will send me some lights so I can do the full conversion.

paperboy42190 · 08-04-2013, 12:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nut_N_Much

60mm is to small, the Halo's wont match up with the trimmed shroud. I when you center it you will have an exposed lip behind the halo.

you sure about that? I always thought that the 70mm was too big and required trimming the housing, so I went ahead and tried 60mm. No need to trim the housing which I felt like was a huge plus. Here are the results:

dmhenderson · 05-22-2013, 09:43 PM

Here's how mine ended up. Not exactly DIY but hey, at least they got done:

ImageUploadedByTapatalk1369277013.687266.jpg

ImageUploadedByTapatalk1369277026.669440.jpg

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Nut_N_Much · 05-23-2013, 07:38 AM

They look awesome.

05-16-2013, 12:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
VDC_OFF A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Houston (Pearland) Age: 46 Posts: 1,205 Drives: 2011 370Z M6 Rep Power: 18	G35 lense is only if you want to do the turn signal at the top and you would also need the 70mm led ring for that. 90mm is just for the bottom. Also that website is just charging you for one pair of led rings. Nut_N_Much likes this. __________________ DRIFTING JOURNAL \| Follow me on Instagram \| Facebook \| Houston Halos

05-17-2013, 10:02 AM	#4 (permalink)
VDC_OFF A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Houston (Pearland) Age: 46 Posts: 1,205 Drives: 2011 370Z M6 Rep Power: 18	I use the knife to push it back in right after taking apart so when I put it back together I can press it in easier. Then I use this as an added sealer. You can get it at an autoparts store. Nut_N_Much and Hopefulki like this. __________________ DRIFTING JOURNAL \| Follow me on Instagram \| Facebook \| Houston Halos

05-19-2013, 02:17 PM	#5 (permalink)
Hopefulki Base Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 56 Drives: 2014 370z MB M/T Rep Power: 14	Hi there, quick question. I am finishing off my halos (thank you so much to everyone in this thread) and I wanted to confirm the wiring for the Lightwurkz kit. I have two wires Tan (-) and White (+). On the parking light there are 3 wires black (ground), Blue and Yellow. How should I be connecting these? I feel the answer is simple but many fumes and lack of sleep have given me a mental block. I thought yellow (+) and black (-) Thanks so much Nut_N_Much likes this. __________________ RJM \| Avant Garde \| Swift \| SPL \| K&N \| Z1 \| OptiCoat Pro \| Pioneer To Do: HFC or ART/CBE, Varis or Amuse .$$ halp. Last edited by Hopefulki; 05-19-2013 at 02:23 PM.

05-20-2013, 10:29 AM	#7 (permalink)
Hopefulki Base Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 56 Drives: 2014 370z MB M/T Rep Power: 14	So, I don't have great photos yet (at work), but I finished installing them this morning! Thanks to everyone in this thread, especially Nut N Much for his 1 on 1 help. The car needs a desperate wash after all of that, and a headlight polish (PlasticX in the mail), but I am very happy with how it turned out. Opening the first light was terrifying and I deformed some plastic, but nothing some butyl + silicone wouldn't fix. :P Car is now fully black and red! (pics to come) imgur: the simple image sharer Nut_N_Much likes this. __________________ RJM \| Avant Garde \| Swift \| SPL \| K&N \| Z1 \| OptiCoat Pro \| Pioneer To Do: HFC or ART/CBE, Varis or Amuse .$$ halp.

05-20-2013, 08:32 PM	#9 (permalink)
Hopefulki Base Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 56 Drives: 2014 370z MB M/T Rep Power: 14	I don't think Lightwurkz had advertised them yet. I sent them an email asking and they said it's their newest product (about a month ago) and that I purchased the first RGB 70/90 set. It was $299 which I thought was pretty good all things considered. Yeah, they are RGB so I can set them to red/yellow/green/blue/cyan/pink/white/orange and a horrible epilepsy inducing quick cycle between all colors. I am happy with them for sure, today it poured hard and no humidity got in, so passed that test quickly! lol I took some pics at night but god my Galaxy's camera does poor at low light, so it doesn't do them justice. I took more pics, but I'll just add them to my own album. The kit also allows them to lock on white with 1 button press inside, good when police are around and you're riding the red. It was easy to run the control box wire inside too, there was a grommet on the driver side under the brake booster. I just popped it out and ran it through there. The carpet actually had a spot in it nearby where it was easy to cut. I didn't replace the grommet so I'll just silicone it tomorrow to seal it, though no rain got in today - better safe than sorry. I do wish they sat inside the shroud - that would make it perfect - but overall I'd recommend the kit for sure. Nut_N_Much likes this. __________________ RJM \| Avant Garde \| Swift \| SPL \| K&N \| Z1 \| OptiCoat Pro \| Pioneer To Do: HFC or ART/CBE, Varis or Amuse .$$ halp. Last edited by Hopefulki; 05-20-2013 at 11:19 PM.

05-22-2013, 05:11 PM	#10 (permalink)
paperboy42190 Base Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Alhambra, CA Posts: 193 Drives: 2007 Acura TL Type-S Rep Power: 15	has anyone tried 60mm for the turn signal halo? 70mm works fine, but always requires trimming the housing.

05-22-2013, 08:03 PM	#11 (permalink)
SR370z Base Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Utah Age: 36 Posts: 79 Drives: 12' Red 370z S 6MT Rep Power: 14	You should post up a video so people who are not used to working on it can see how things work. I myself still doesn't have the confidence on working on my own headlights and does not want to spend over 500 dollars on something I might be able to do myself. A video of this would be AMAZING! I know Dallaz has a video but I wanna see how the great Nut N Much does it!

05-22-2013, 09:43 PM	#14 (permalink)
dmhenderson A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,930 Drives: AWD TT 370z Rep Power: 28	Here's how mine ended up. Not exactly DIY but hey, at least they got done: ImageUploadedByTapatalk1369277013.687266.jpg ImageUploadedByTapatalk1369277026.669440.jpg Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________

05-23-2013, 07:38 AM	#15 (permalink)
Nut_N_Much A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Pensacola Florida Posts: 1,696 Drives: Awesome Car Rep Power: 28	They look awesome. __________________ 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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