Headlight MOD

I started this before Christmas, then paused when I discovered LED halos.

Started by grinding the insert's tunnels to have a flat / somewhat flat mounting surface:
http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/a...S/PICT5224.jpg

Then sent the inserts out to have them "Hydo-inked" to look like carbon fiber:
http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/a...S/PICT5186.jpg

Drill tiny holes in the tunnels in three locations to mount the CCFL halos with fishing line:
http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/a...S/PICT5188.jpg

This was only temporary.

Powered them up to see how it turned out:
http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/a...S/PICT5189.jpg

Did not like that gap that is the "nature of the beast" with CCFL halos.

Paused due to Christmas events and found LED halos during that break and went with those instead:
http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps69087b93.jpg

Powered these up:
http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps70d872f1.jpg

No gap! and thanks to 57 LEDs in that ring the hotspots are not as bad

Thank took Quicksilver epoxy putty around the halo to assure that the headlight's lite would not shine between the gaps of the halos and tunnels:
http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps1f544c96.jpg

Now I need to remove the CCFL halos and mount the LED halos and finish this project

you REALLY love carbon fiber, don't you.

You REALLY love purple don't you? ;)

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Originally Posted by 2fnloud

You REALLY love purple don't you? ;)

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not enough to put it in a CF weave and slap it on my interior. :p

Looks good man! Where did you get the LED rings?

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Originally Posted by Uniuno

Looks good man! Where did you get the LED rings?

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Ebay: 6000K Xenon White Universal Fit Halo Angel Eye LED Ring Version 2 85mm 57 SMD | eBay

yeah. i think computer fan LED's have been used too.

Mine are the 80mm cooling fan CCFLs

Love me some ebay!

LOOKS GOOD

LED halos do not compare to CCFL... I'm never using CCFL halos again LOL, now that quality LED halos are more affordable. I just got done doing a set for another member, and I used the same halos. You cannot look directly at them, up close, without being blinded for a minute... that's how bright they are. Plus they don't require a ballast, and they are not as fragile as CCFL. When I get a chance, I'm changing the halos in the 99 lights to LED.

The only thing I had to do was use a little liquid electrical tape of the power/ground wires, to hold them into place. I accidentally pulled one off, they are not soldered in too well actually. That would be my only complaint about them.

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Originally Posted by IPD

yeah. i think computer fan LED's have been used too.

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Thadd, perhaps... But I was looking at maximum LEDs around the halo not how cheap can I find them.