The New "What did you do with your Z today" (with off topic replies) IV

XwChriswX · 02-18-2013, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

I hooked it up to the license plate light wiring. I haven't done any troubleshooting cause I didn't want to start anything this late. I just wrapped the wiring and tucked it back up there. In hindsight, I should have at least pulled out a 12V battery and tested it.

Neither. I have the JARblue custom fog light

It's just a 48 LED panel I installed inside the dummy housing that came stock

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Have you checked all the (3) fuse boxes to make sure you haven't just popped a fuse with the increased load?

Pintsize725 · 02-18-2013, 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

I hooked it up to the license plate light wiring. I haven't done any troubleshooting cause I didn't want to start anything this late. I just wrapped the wiring and tucked it back up there. In hindsight, I should have at least pulled out a 12V battery and tested it.

Neither. I have the JARblue custom fog light

It's just a 48 LED panel I installed inside the dummy housing that came stock

I assume you haven't had any problems with the interior LEDs, and I trust that you will let me know if you do

Nothing yet but because I don't have them come on, I probably wouldn't notice anything for a while. I'll try to remember.

happytheman · 02-18-2013, 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Isamu

bro.... bro......

wassup./?

Just enjoying the freedom of not studying.

Been wrapped up in Infiniti Blade on my ipad. Fun game.

happytheman · 02-18-2013, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Pintsize725

I bought the ones from the AK DIY link and haven't had any problems yet. Been on since May.

Yup, I figured I'd start there.

JARblue · 02-18-2013, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by XwChriswX

?

Have you checked all the (3) fuse boxes to make sure you haven't just popped a fuse with the increased load?

Pics are in my album.. link in my signature

Well, first, I verified the circuit could handle the extra LED panel prior to starting my project months ago. There's plenty of headroom to power some LEDs

Second, I didn't bother to check the fuses because the license plate lights work just fine.

Pintsize725 · 02-18-2013, 12:23 AM

Why the eff am I still awake? Night kids!

JARblue · 02-18-2013, 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Pintsize725

Nothing yet but because I don't have them come on, I probably wouldn't notice anything for a while. I'll try to remember.

oh yeah

XwChriswX · 02-18-2013, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

Pics are in my album.. link in my signature

Well, first, I verified the circuit could handle the extra LED panel prior to starting my project months ago. There's plenty of headroom to power some LEDs

Second, I didn't bother to check the fuses because the license plate lights work just fine.

Something isn't working, right? So that's the first place I'd check.

XwChriswX · 02-18-2013, 12:28 AM

So is that the OEM Foglight blank? Cause mine didn't have a red lens, it had a blackened blank nothing?

happytheman · 02-18-2013, 12:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Pintsize725

Why the eff am I still awake? Night kids!

Yeah, I'm out too. I'm gonna be worthless in the morning.

JARblue · 02-18-2013, 12:30 AM

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Originally Posted by XwChriswX

Something isn't working, right? So that's the first place I'd check.

It's just the wiring to the LED panel that is inside my fog light housing. Like I said, I should have pulled out the 12V battery to test it just to make sure the panel is still working properly. I just tucked the wiring away since it's no longer connected; luckily, it's easy to get to so I can take a look at it tomorrow after work.

XwChriswX · 02-18-2013, 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

It's just the wiring to the LED panel that is inside my fog light housing. Like I said, I should have pulled out the 12V battery to test it just to make sure the panel is still working properly. I just tucked the wiring away since it's no longer connected; luckily, it's easy to get to so I can take a look at it tomorrow after work.

Fair enough. Which light panel did you decide to go with since I see 3 different ones in your pics.

JARblue · 02-18-2013, 12:33 AM

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Originally Posted by XwChriswX

So is that the OEM Foglight blank? Cause mine didn't have a red lens, it had a blackened blank nothing?

Yup. OEM dummy housing has a red lens that has been smoked on the exterior. When I took it apart, you could clearly see the red lens on the interior. I masked off a Z and spray painted the rest of the interior of lens black with Krylon Fusion.

JARblue · 02-18-2013, 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by XwChriswX

Fair enough. Which light panel did you decide to go with since I see 3 different ones in your pics.

They were all the same brand (or at least from the same retailer/ebayer - I can't remember where I got them a long time ago). The ones in the pictures are 12, 24, and 48 LED. I ended up just going with the biggest one. You know how we Texans think big

XwChriswX · 02-18-2013, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

Yup. OEM dummy housing has a red lens that has been smoked on the exterior. When I took it apart, you could clearly see the red lens on the interior. I masked off a Z and spray painted the rest of the interior of lens black with Krylon Fusion.

Interesting, I went with the EVO-R one myself and love it. When I took the blank out, I didn't even think to keep/look at it in dept.

Are your LED's and their wiring water proof? Is the blank sealed? That might be something to look at?

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