DIY: LED Halo w/Video's

370zHawaii

I am liking the ways these are turning out! I am not halfway to the halfway point.

These goodies came in today. Time to start the wiring setup


FYI when I do test fitting for LED, Halos and lenses I used Scotts clear shipping tape before gluing, figured if anybody wanted to know an easy way to hold something to make sure it looks right before gluing just use the clear shipping tape, that way you can pin point any adjustments you need to make. You guys probably already knew this but this is for those who don't.

Meulen

Nice job man! I wish they had those white halos when I did mine. I wouldn't have used a diffuser.

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370zHawaii

Testing wires and lights after cooking, think I might cook again, I want these babies to be sealed tight.





so far so good, still waiting on switches, I am going to have a switch for top halos and a switch for bottoms, and a switch for top demon eyes and bottoms. I know its a bit much but I want to mix it up

Meulen

Looks good man! just a thought, and I'm not sure it's just the camera phone pics but a little clear coat, some wet sanding and polishing would really make the red on the projector shrouds pop!

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370zHawaii

Thanks, thats what I did today, I resprayed....well because I finished and sealed the first headlight, and then sprayed the second housing. The second housing came out darker, which I liked! So I popped the firts HL back open and sprayed them both at the same time, lesson learned. Then I hit the shrouds with clear coat. Going to wet sand and polish tomorrow. I want it to be clean, the Z does not deserve half A@# work IMHO. Here are some pics

resprayed, I really like the super dark grey almost black just what I wanted wanted to be like a black chrome, or gunmetal but this works, think I might do my emblems next to match


Shrouds with clearcoat

Nut_N_Much

Nice clean build, looks great.. Love the red..

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edliaszenik

Sorry to resurrect this thread but I'm looking to do this soon and I have a few questions.

What sealant/glue would be best suited if the lights need to be opened again after I close them? I've heard some sealants do not loosen up with heat the same way OEM does.

Which halos have proven most reliable if correctly installed? Which halos are easiest to install? ( saw issues with tabs and wire connections etc)

I'd like to avoid the lime green or yellow rings when the lights are off. Any suggestions on halos?



Thanks in advance.

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 !

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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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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.

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xtrordinary

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

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

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Huck

You're the man as usual! I got ahold of them and got new ones, they said that they burn out from the heat of the sun. Causes them to desolder and detatch from the board.

Zdayz 2015 woohoo!

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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!

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MR.nismo

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

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