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Old Jan 22, 2019 | 06:54 PM
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hey yeah will do, again, wish i could do an install like your altima, but even so, i don't think these would look anywhere close as that, as they are flat plastic....but yeah will post up some photos...also, maybe, thinking about something over the fog lights...the recessed location may help if its not too bright but being so close to ground and exposed....


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Old Jan 22, 2019 | 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by G37sPhoton
hey yeah will do, again, wish i could do an install like your altima, but even so, i don't think these would look anywhere close as that, as they are flat plastic....but yeah will post up some photos...also, maybe, thinking about something over the fog lights...the recessed location may help if its not too bright but being so close to ground and exposed....


MMmmmmm you got the sport bumper, you should try the line that curves over the fog not sure if that's what you ment when you mentioned the fogs
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Old Jan 23, 2019 | 02:32 PM
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Yeah, that's what I meant but not on the curved part, more under the curved part...will move it around and try to figure out what works best...if any....
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Old Jan 23, 2019 | 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by G37sPhoton
Yeah, that's what I meant but not on the curved part, more under the curved part...will move it around and try to figure out what works best...if any....
sweet plz send pics once you get it going n by any chance how are you wiring the leds?? I had my halos n led strips on an independent switch that was tap to the radio so as long as the switch is in the on position the lights came on once I turned the key this way I could just forget about them.

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Old Jan 23, 2019 | 06:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Redgoyabean
sweet plz send pics once you get it going n by any chance how are you wiring the leds?? I had my halos n led strips on an independent switch that was tap to the radio so as long as the switch is in the on position the lights came on once I turned the key this way I could just forget about them.
dude....thats magik i dont really know yet as there are 3 wires, so guess power to power source and the other 2 to a relay??will do some reading before i go splicing $hit and end up with a unlit car lol....
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Old Jan 23, 2019 | 07:12 PM
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dude....thats magik i dont really know yet as there are 3 wires, so guess power to power source and the other 2 to a relay??will do some reading before i go splicing $hit and end up with a unlit car lol....
if your led strips have the switchback feature for turn signals then 1 wire is power 1 wire is ground n 1 wire is how you tap into your turn signal, should be black, white, yellow or red, black, yellow. Let me know. If no switchback feature than yea power ground relay. Let me know.
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Old Jan 24, 2019 | 05:43 PM
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So I got the lights in today. Not sure where I am going to put them, since they are thicker then I expected. They also dont have that box on them like in the videos?? But it does have 3 wires to connect.
There are no instructions.

Anyway, when i figure out where they are going, I will get them on and take pictures.

Here are a couple of pics fresh out the package.
Hey Smitty- the pic below is what I am seeing on their site, much better product than what you and i received, at least it appears based on the housing itself etc which would appear to be a more visible pleasing option so contacting them to see whats up in comparison to what we received etc...could explain the huge sale price lol...anyway, any luck with your install???

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Old Jan 24, 2019 | 05:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Redgoyabean
if your led strips have the switchback feature for turn signals then 1 wire is power 1 wire is ground n 1 wire is how you tap into your turn signal, should be black, white, yellow or red, black, yellow. Let me know. If no switchback feature than yea power ground relay. Let me know.
ok, it so it doesn't appear to have the switch back function...per their instructions, black to ground , red to acc source and the other do a t tap to the blinker wire...so guessing that will be my set up...that should work sufficiently, as i really wanted them more for a drl and then blinker at night, but most reviews say it isnt bright enough for drl, so going to do it without that option
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Old Jan 24, 2019 | 05:55 PM
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ok, it so it doesn't appear to have the switch back function...per their instructions, black to ground , red to acc source and the other do a t tap to the blinker wire...so guessing that will be my set up...that should work sufficiently, as i really wanted them more for a drl and then blinker at night, but most reviews say it isnt bright enough for drl, so going to do it without that option
if your taping into the turn signals then you have the switchback feature, which is the whole reason for tapping n you can achieve the same set up I had kinda by simply tapping into the back of you radio on the ignition wire, this way everytime you start your car the lights will come on n on a side note check this website out from my research they seem to have the brightest tube or extreamly flexiable switchback led strips n their sequential.
http://www.starrynighthalos.com/coll...quential-tubes

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Old Jan 25, 2019 | 06:58 AM
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Originally Posted by G37sPhoton







Hey Smitty- the pic below is what I am seeing on their site, much better product than what you and i received, at least it appears based on the housing itself etc which would appear to be a more visible pleasing option so contacting them to see whats up in comparison to what we received etc...could explain the huge sale price lol...anyway, any luck with your install???

Could be. They improved them.
I had one almost fall off, maybe I didnt clean the area too well?? I still have to hook up the wires.
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Old Jan 25, 2019 | 07:37 AM
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Originally Posted by smitty37g
Could be. They improved them.
I had one almost fall off, maybe I didnt clean the area too well?? I still have to hook up the wires.
you should use clear fishing line to secure the leds, that's how it's done for halos just make sure you get thicker rather than thinner fish line this way u have less chance of the fishing line cutting into the leds.
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Old Jan 25, 2019 | 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Redgoyabean
if your taping into the turn signals then you have the switchback feature, which is the whole reason for tapping n you can achieve the same set up I had kinda by simply tapping into the back of you radio on the ignition wire, this way everytime you start your car the lights will come on n on a side note check this website out from my research they seem to have the brightest tube or extreamly flexiable switchback led strips n their sequential.
http://www.starrynighthalos.com/coll...quential-tubes
Ok yeah, guess thinking switchbacks as blinkers only....but I guess same concepts with these so good to know. Those are nice but these are quarter of price and I just wanted to see if something was workable w/o having to work it inside headlights....from the website it seemed like it could have placed them in corner or headlight and up and run that curve but the product doesn't quite lend to such an application ...so curiosity really... that and Smittys rousing op...buy buy buy...lol

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Old Jan 25, 2019 | 03:00 PM
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Originally Posted by G37sPhoton
Ok yeah, guess thinking switchbacks as blinkers only....but I guess same concepts with these so good to know. Those are nice but these are quarter of price and I just wanted to see if something was workable w/o having to work it inside headlights....from the website it seemed like it could have placed them in corner or headlight and up and run that curve but the product doesn't quite lend to such an application ...so curiosity really... that and Smittys rousing op...buy buy buy...lol
gotcha, keep me posted on progress, cant wait to see them on n running.
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Old Feb 1, 2019 | 05:49 AM
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Originally Posted by G37sPhoton
Ok yeah, guess thinking switchbacks as blinkers only....but I guess same concepts with these so good to know. Those are nice but these are quarter of price and I just wanted to see if something was workable w/o having to work it inside headlights....from the website it seemed like it could have placed them in corner or headlight and up and run that curve but the product doesn't quite lend to such an application ...so curiosity really... that and Smittys rousing op...buy buy buy...lol
hey bro any updates??
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Old Feb 2, 2019 | 07:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Redgoyabean
hey bro any updates??
Out of town last weekend and working this one...gonna try tomorrow afternoon, at least hook them up to see how bright etc...also, thinking about some clear flexible channels(saw stuff online) and think I can place it inside that to provide some added protection but need to find something that looks decent ...but will take pics of it lit and start there...
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