DIY: LED Halo w/Video's

Nut_N_Much · 09-17-2014, 08:16 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63Jx...ature=youtu.be

These are inner lights, the outer are off at the moment. was judging cars when video was shot so didn't get to turn it all on.

Paul_S · 10-04-2014, 03:28 PM

Thanks for the vid clip

Would it be possible to post some pics of the LED strip with the lights turned off too? It looks like you managed to squeeze the strip in front of the 'landing strip'.

Needless to say, I'm lining myself up for this mod and I'm trying to find out all the info I can before I break my lights open!!

Paul_S · 10-04-2014, 03:57 PM

Oh, and just to say... Now I've played with the dual-colour strips I can tell you they work like this:

You have 3 wires to connect - ground, +12v for white light, and +12v for the amber light.

You wire the white light wire into your ignition, or switch, whatever - so the DRLs are on.

You wire the amber light wire into your turn indicators. This is the clever bit - when your indicators flash the white light automatically turns off. All the time the amber light is on, the white light is off. Once the amber light is off, the white light then comes back on. There is a delay on this so it works OK with your flashers.

Sorry if you guys already knew this info!

KaienZ34 · 10-04-2014, 04:34 PM

Just ordered my DRL strips today.

370zHawaii · 10-28-2014, 11:27 PM

Phenomenal thread, (just went through every single page and it was worth reading!!) thanks to Nut and Much, VDC Off, and contributing members for taking the time out to do this. I just pulled the trigger on the paint (touchupaint), now thinking about the Halos and LED strip, want to do gun metal housing with dual halos, red shrouds, red demon eyes, and Audi style strip. What do you think. Anyway I have an extra set of headlights I just picked up. This thread has probably saved me close to $600 if not more, for what I am going to do or what I want to do. Once again major thanks!!!

My hats off to a fellow veteran

One thing, anybody know where the lenses for the turn signal conversion mod are in stock at, or is TRS only place to find them? Will these work FX-R Lenses (2.5") - RI HID's ? I know the price is a little more but I want to get this done before Turkey Day

370zHawaii · 11-02-2014, 12:46 AM

work in progress, test fitting the Sirius LED "Stripe", so far so good. Still waiting on paint, HALOS, Dual Demon Eyes, switches, and lenses to come in. Should be here by the end of the week. I will continue to update as I make progress. Thanks again for the inspiration and motivation to do this.

370zHawaii · 11-04-2014, 01:30 PM

UPDATE---The Sirius LED Stripes are garbage. the solder joints are very weak, came apart 3 times on all three wires (wires are thin as well I reinforced the solder joints only for it to come apart on the other side the strip a day later.). If you get the Sirius LED strips, handle them with EXTREME caution. I will most likely not be using the Sirius LED "Stripes", however I did find a sequential amber LED strip that I may go with, or old school LED strip. Looking now.

VDC_OFF · 11-04-2014, 01:36 PM

Yes any 2.5 will work. And I agree with the Sirius comment. I had to stop offering thst product. The gtr I installed them on is having that issue as well. I've had to resolder many.

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Huck · 11-04-2014, 01:59 PM

Hey guys, quick question. My TRS halos are burning g out on one side and have gone from white to a yellow color. I'm gonna call them and get them replaced since they're under warranty, but I'm wondering about the Oracle halos. I see that they're like $160 for a pair for what looks like the same ones that TRS sells for $50. Is there any difference that would merit spending $100 extra on the Oracles?

Zdayz 2015 woohoo!

Huck · 11-04-2014, 02:08 PM

Pictures for reference...

Zdayz 2015 woohoo!

6MT-Z34 · 11-04-2014, 02:49 PM

does anybody know how to create the reverse landing strip? ONEighty used to do it but not anymore, I haven't seen anybody else tried doing something like it.

370zHawaii · 11-04-2014, 03:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 6MT-Z34

does anybody know how to create the reverse landing strip? ONEighty used to do it but not anymore, I haven't seen anybody else tried doing something like it.

Here ya go buddy DIY: Headlight LED's and blackout

This is what I used on my first 2 370Z's. Not screaming bright, but for the purpose used it was just what i need at the time, and the quality was good and very durable, they are also not as pricey as the Sirius LED's

Audi A5 R8 Style LED Strip Lights | LED Headlights | LED Driving Lights

my MG 370

6MT-Z34 · 11-04-2014, 03:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 370zHawaii

Here ya go buddy DIY: Headlight LED's and blackout

This is what I used on my first 2 370Z's. Not screaming bright, but for the purpose used it was just what i need at the time, and the quality was good and very durable, they are also not as pricey as the Sirius LED's

Audi A5 R8 Style LED Strip Lights | LED Headlights | LED Driving Lights

my MG 370

Thanks, but I was talking more about this: NEW headlight mods - LED "Orb" & Reversed Landing Strip by ONEighty opposite of where ppl usually put the LED's on the dimples.

370zHawaii · 11-04-2014, 03:26 PM

My bad, I think the vendor they were getting the reverse LED strips from stopped making them, thats why they no longer offer it, my educated guess.

6MT-Z34 · 11-04-2014, 03:36 PM

Oh I see thanks!

09-17-2014, 08:16 PM	#541 (permalink)
Nut_N_Much A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Pensacola Florida Posts: 1,696 Drives: Awesome Car Rep Power: 26	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63Jx...ature=youtu.be These are inner lights, the outer are off at the moment. was judging cars when video was shot so didn't get to turn it all on. Paul_S and nissan_fan 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

10-04-2014, 03:28 PM	#542 (permalink)
Paul_S Enthusiast Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: England Posts: 258 Drives: UK Yellow 370Z Rep Power: 16	Thanks for the vid clip Would it be possible to post some pics of the LED strip with the lights turned off too? It looks like you managed to squeeze the strip in front of the 'landing strip'. Needless to say, I'm lining myself up for this mod and I'm trying to find out all the info I can before I break my lights open!! __________________ In the UK? Check out nissansportz.com - 350Z, GT-R, 370Z and more... 2004 Sunset 350Z to 2009 Limited Edition Ultimate Yellow 370Z

10-04-2014, 03:57 PM	#543 (permalink)
Paul_S Enthusiast Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: England Posts: 258 Drives: UK Yellow 370Z Rep Power: 16	Oh, and just to say... Now I've played with the dual-colour strips I can tell you they work like this: You have 3 wires to connect - ground, +12v for white light, and +12v for the amber light. You wire the white light wire into your ignition, or switch, whatever - so the DRLs are on. You wire the amber light wire into your turn indicators. This is the clever bit - when your indicators flash the white light automatically turns off. All the time the amber light is on, the white light is off. Once the amber light is off, the white light then comes back on. There is a delay on this so it works OK with your flashers. Sorry if you guys already knew this info! __________________ In the UK? Check out nissansportz.com - 350Z, GT-R, 370Z and more... 2004 Sunset 350Z to 2009 Limited Edition Ultimate Yellow 370Z

10-04-2014, 04:34 PM	#544 (permalink)
KaienZ34 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: LA. not L.a. Posts: 21,652 Drives: Z34 Tour/Sport Rep Power: 178	Just ordered my DRL strips today. __________________ *"These Violent Delights Have Violent Ends"* http://www.the370z.com/members/kaienz34-albums-z34.html

10-28-2014, 11:27 PM	#545 (permalink)
370zHawaii Enthusiast Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Sun Shining State Posts: 294 Drives: A Starship Rep Power: 15	Phenomenal thread, (just went through every single page and it was worth reading!!) thanks to Nut and Much, VDC Off, and contributing members for taking the time out to do this. I just pulled the trigger on the paint (touchupaint), now thinking about the Halos and LED strip, want to do gun metal housing with dual halos, red shrouds, red demon eyes, and Audi style strip. What do you think. Anyway I have an extra set of headlights I just picked up. This thread has probably saved me close to $600 if not more, for what I am going to do or what I want to do. Once again major thanks!!! My hats off to a fellow veteran One thing, anybody know where the lenses for the turn signal conversion mod are in stock at, or is TRS only place to find them? Will these work FX-R Lenses (2.5") - RI HID's ? I know the price is a little more but I want to get this done before Turkey Day Nut_N_Much likes this. Last edited by 370zHawaii; 10-30-2014 at 08:04 AM.

11-04-2014, 01:30 PM	#547 (permalink)
370zHawaii Enthusiast Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Sun Shining State Posts: 294 Drives: A Starship Rep Power: 15	UPDATE---The Sirius LED Stripes are garbage. the solder joints are very weak, came apart 3 times on all three wires (wires are thin as well I reinforced the solder joints only for it to come apart on the other side the strip a day later.). If you get the Sirius LED strips, handle them with EXTREME caution. I will most likely not be using the Sirius LED "Stripes", however I did find a sequential amber LED strip that I may go with, or old school LED strip. Looking now. Nut_N_Much likes this. Last edited by 370zHawaii; 11-04-2014 at 01:33 PM.

11-04-2014, 01:36 PM	#548 (permalink)
VDC_OFF A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Houston (Pearland) Age: 44 Posts: 1,205 Drives: 2011 370Z M6 Rep Power: 17	Yes any 2.5 will work. And I agree with the Sirius comment. I had to stop offering thst product. The gtr I installed them on is having that issue as well. I've had to resolder many. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Nut_N_Much likes this. __________________ DRIFTING JOURNAL \| Follow me on Instagram \| Facebook \| Houston Halos

11-04-2014, 01:59 PM	#549 (permalink)
Huck A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Cocoa, Florida Age: 42 Posts: 5,075 Drives: Pantydropper machine Rep Power: 33	Hey guys, quick question. My TRS halos are burning g out on one side and have gone from white to a yellow color. I'm gonna call them and get them replaced since they're under warranty, but I'm wondering about the Oracle halos. I see that they're like $160 for a pair for what looks like the same ones that TRS sells for $50. Is there any difference that would merit spending $100 extra on the Oracles? Zdayz 2015 woohoo! Nut_N_Much likes this. __________________ VLEDS \| Evo-R \| Moddiction \| CF Hood Struts \| F.I. CF CBE & LTH \| Stillen CAI \| NST Pulleys \| UpRev \| Z1 \| M7 \| Status \| Forgestar \| PSS \| Whiteline \| SPL \| SPC \| Kenwood \| Zenclosure \| Kicker \| Alpine Type R

11-04-2014, 02:08 PM	#550 (permalink)
Huck A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Cocoa, Florida Age: 42 Posts: 5,075 Drives: Pantydropper machine Rep Power: 33	Pictures for reference... Zdayz 2015 woohoo! __________________ VLEDS \| Evo-R \| Moddiction \| CF Hood Struts \| F.I. CF CBE & LTH \| Stillen CAI \| NST Pulleys \| UpRev \| Z1 \| M7 \| Status \| Forgestar \| PSS \| Whiteline \| SPL \| SPC \| Kenwood \| Zenclosure \| Kicker \| Alpine Type R

11-04-2014, 02:49 PM	#551 (permalink)
6MT-Z34 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: NJ Posts: 1,726 Drives: PW Z Rep Power: 15	does anybody know how to create the reverse landing strip? ONEighty used to do it but not anymore, I haven't seen anybody else tried doing something like it.

11-04-2014, 03:26 PM	#554 (permalink)
370zHawaii Enthusiast Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Sun Shining State Posts: 294 Drives: A Starship Rep Power: 15	My bad, I think the vendor they were getting the reverse LED strips from stopped making them, thats why they no longer offer it, my educated guess. 6MT-Z34 likes this.

11-04-2014, 03:36 PM	#555 (permalink)
6MT-Z34 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: NJ Posts: 1,726 Drives: PW Z Rep Power: 15	Oh I see thanks!

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