Hey guys, I installed an LED Ford emblem on the front grill of my 17 Explorer Sport. I really like the way it turned out.
Amazon link to LED Emblem
Removing the original emblem wasn't too bad but it was kinda tricky to get to the 2 nuts holding the emblem on behind the grill. They do twist off after some effort. Great write up by
BradleyFord on
this thread about how to get the emblems off.
JacobZ06 has more detailed instructions on the front grill emblem removal
here.
The new emblem kit had the wire coming out the direct middle of the emblem so I had to drill a new hole in the middle to allow the wire and protective plastic sheathing through the grill. (Sorry no pic of this)
Once the wire was through in to the engine bay I wanted to wire it to the headlights so it would turn on with the DRL's.
This is a pic of the connections on the back of the driver side headlight.
This is the connector I used and how I tested each port to see which one was live for the DRLs. I temporarily connected the ground and tried each port in the connector to see when the light turned on.
Once I found the port i wanted to use, I used T-Taps to tap into the hot and ground wires.
Easy as that. Resulting pics below.
Night view with DRLs. (the light around the outside ring of the emblem is not visable, I think its just a reflection from the pic)
Daytime view without lights on
Final thoughts....Very happy with this overall, just wish it was more of a cool white color instead of the warm white.