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Added LED Strips to my Projector headlights!

BrianDye

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I guess technically theyre not added "to" my headlights, but thats what im gonna say anyways.

Theyre the same LED strips I used for my dome lights, 12" white strips, 20$ for a set of 2 at AutoZone, cant beat it, and theyre bright as hell!

I got them intending on making some "custom" puddle lamps, but decided that ill eventually just buy the mirrors anyways, so I was expiramenting with other places to put them, I taped them to my wipers too just for the fun of it, and that looked cool as hell lol.

Anyways, after about 20 minutes total from start to finish, heres the final result!

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I wired them in the same order with my Halo's and LED's, so they come on with the parking lights. I wasnt really satisfied with how dark these Halo's are, so this kind of makes up for that :D

I think it would also be cool with the amber strips, hell even wire them up to the blinker instead, or do the white with the parking lights, and have another amber strip, just wired into the blinkers, that would be awesome.

...Oh the possibilities;)

Heres the vid's of the strips on my wipers while I was bored and stumped on where to put them LOL.

Front:
Rear:
 



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Oh yeah, they have Blue, Red, White, Amber (Orange), and I think that's it, they're like 21$ after tax at AutoZone; 2 strips per pack, already has high strength 3M tape on the back, which has held up perfectly so far for me (I have 4 blue strips for under my dash and seats, and 4 white strips replacing my dome lighting).
 






That's a better place for them then on the wipers. :D I think Mr. lawman would have had a problem with them up there. Any pic's with them off?
 






Haha I wasnt actually planning on keeping them there, I had the idea a while ago and figured id see what it would look like :p:

But yeah I have pics with them off:
Ive hidden the wires pretty good since this pic:
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Looks like the Audi LED strips, real nice. I LOVE the way they look on the Audis.

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I know, I love those too, thats kinda what sparked the idea, Im debating on taking these ones off, and using the ones that have the LEDs like "sideways" I guess, so you can stick them around the edges of the headlight, and the lights are all right on the edge, that would look sick!

Audi def. doesnt screw around with theyre headlights though, thats for sure.
 






Looks awesome!!!!!:thumbsup: Any pics of how you hid the wires? :salute:
 






Nice! I've been thinking about doing this too except I'd use the LEDs that come in clear plastic strips and have them wrap around the contour of the lights somewhat. Only problem is that I see a lot of people on the road doing this now which is killing the novelty of it.
 






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