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Old 07-06-2010, 08:09 PM
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so my LED strips that i bought on ebay have arrived from china hahah. i ordered 4 strips with 24 LEDs each and am going to double them up so its 2x24 on each side. might be able to put them on tomorrow so pics are comming
 
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Old 07-06-2010, 08:47 PM
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Shipping's expensive huh?

Nice choice for the 24 strip. I hope they turn out as well for you as they have for me, if not better
 

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Old 07-06-2010, 08:52 PM
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i was thinking of using double sided tape to stick them together and then also using the tape to attach them to the lower grill. i am also not sure if i am going to have to buy some wire cuz the one thats on the LEDs seems kinda short. BTW where did you attach yours to? i was thinking on hooking mine up with either the parking lights or the regular low beams. if i do it with the parking lights do you think the LEDs are going to blink when i turn the turn signals on? hehe kinda weird
 
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Old 07-06-2010, 09:10 PM
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I super glued one on top of the other and then immediately connected the wires together so there would be less confusion with wiring later on. I drilled small holes in the lower fog grilles and ran a thin black wire through it and around the LEDs to pull them close to the fogs; not permanently attached incase I pick up some fogs later on.

There's a bolt on the drivers side that I used as the ground. Make sure you use a larger gauge wire for the ground than for the power. As for connecting them, I wanted mine totally independent so they are connected to my broken sunroof power wire. I have a switch near my steering wheel to turn them on and off.

To get past the firewall, I ran the wires through the ECU box (I think it's the ECU), and down through the stock hole behind/underneath it. Just take off your fuse box cover and you'll see where what I mean--hardest part.

I'm really not sure about the parking lights and turn signals question. It may cause them to blink, and it sounds easier than routing to the cabin like I did. I would ground them first and test it.
 
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Old 07-06-2010, 09:41 PM
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thanks for all the info but i got one more question. how do i know which is the power and which is the ground on the LEDs, or does it not matter and i can use either one?
 
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Old 07-06-2010, 09:44 PM
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You'll have to test it and find out, if it doesn't work switch it. LEDs have polarity.
 
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Old 07-06-2010, 09:48 PM
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No problem

Check in/on the LED strip. It may have + or - in little white print on the brown wiring inside the clear rubber. If not, take a 9 volt battery and connect the wires to it to see which way it runs
 
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Old 07-06-2010, 10:26 PM
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To the guy that already has them led lights installed,you need to post pics of them working,how can you do such a cool mod and not share with the forum?
 
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Old 07-07-2010, 07:13 AM
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skythe already shared some pics in his first thread on this forum.
 
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Old 07-07-2010, 08:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Tourbo24
skythe already shared some pics in his first thread on this forum.
how can you say such a thing and post no link to those wonderful pics?
 


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