Interior/Exterior I finally did it.. AUDI style LED on my MINI foglight
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[quote=Fatherdeth;2995244]in the below thread, you can see what my bumper looks like with the LEDs. I'll try to get pictures with it all lit up.
hey deth, been awhile. i was on vacation in Vancouver and then Spain. finally back and i got my LED strip in the mail. i'm going to install them this weekend. i'll try and post some pics next week.
hey deth, been awhile. i was on vacation in Vancouver and then Spain. finally back and i got my LED strip in the mail. i'm going to install them this weekend. i'll try and post some pics next week.
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I'm still up in the air on it. All my external lights have been replaced with white LEDs minus my rear tail lights for legal issues. I have halo headlights and my driving lights have halos. I have since added LED strip lighting to my lower grill and it looks good. I am not running my front parking lights anymore as the strip lighting took the place of this. I'm just having a hard time getting good shots with the camera. It doesn't look bad at all. I'm still debating whether I want to go with the whole Audi thing. After all, they just copied BMW. And personally, the Audi headlights look like they just have rope lighting inside. Doesn't look as classy as BMW's halos. The OP did a good job, but it does look as if the LEDs could be longer.
when you installed your leds to the bumper, did you just use 3M tape or what did you do?
The LED strips I bought already had 3M tape on the back. If yours don't have this, just buy some 3M tape and cut it to the correct width and length then mount it to the back of the LED. Then you can mount it to the bumper. Don't worry, 3M will definitely hold up. Give me a holler of you need any help.
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The LED strips I bought already had 3M tape on the back. If yours don't have this, just buy some 3M tape and cut it to the correct width and length then mount it to the back of the LED. Then you can mount it to the bumper. Don't worry, 3M will definitely hold up. Give me a holler of you need any help.
mine has the 3M tape on the back.. i was just worried it wouldn't hold on the frame. but i guess i will have to test and see. no problem when you wash the car and the tape? i'll post pics next week. thanks again for the help.
No problems what so ever. The funny thing about 3M tape is how hard it is to get back off the car even after water has been on it.
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Hey deth, did the lights.. what do you think? i tried to keep it looking 'stock'. i could not 'tap into the parking lights' like you did and ended up cutting the wire on the left side accidentally. so now my warning light in the computer is on all the time. but it still works as i tapped into the right side and all is good. thanks for all the help. did you use any silicone on the ends of the LED strip? i'm still afraid of water going into the wiring. and the 3M tape.. perfect
I myself am running some 82 LED angel eyes (halos) on my E46 3-series that are small enough that they are a complete ring without gaps.
Here's a picture of them:
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Usually I dislike the adaption of Audi LED strips, but in your case that looks pretty good! Usually the LED adaptations look like afterthoughts (granted that they are), but usually they do not flow correctly.
I myself am running some 82 LED angel eyes (halos) on my E46 3-series that are small enough that they are a complete ring without gaps.
I myself am running some 82 LED angel eyes (halos) on my E46 3-series that are small enough that they are a complete ring without gaps.
nice halos you have there on the bimmer. thanks for the comment on my Audi LED strips. i was going after a non'afterthought' look. i hope i was able to do it. have yet to see this on a Mini so i thought i'd try it.
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I wonder what it would look like if you ran the strip on the bottom of the headlight. It might look like a happy face though. LOL
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hey deth,
by the way, i got my strips directly from the manufacturer and saved a lot instead of going through oznium. was searching on ebay and voila...found the same one that oznium sells but i paid only $9 for the pair. and they took my order and shipping no problem too. all very smooth. (just incase you wanted to get somemore LEDs, let me know and i'll tell you the manufacturer)
by the way, i got my strips directly from the manufacturer and saved a lot instead of going through oznium. was searching on ebay and voila...found the same one that oznium sells but i paid only $9 for the pair. and they took my order and shipping no problem too. all very smooth. (just incase you wanted to get somemore LEDs, let me know and i'll tell you the manufacturer)
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i did try the 'happy face' style, but had problems with the bonnet hitting the LEDs in that position. (as the LEDs are not inside the headlamp system) .. but then if i did that, i could ad a nice long LED on the bottom grill and have the total smiling happy face at night. lol
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Hey deth, did the lights.. what do you think? i tried to keep it looking 'stock'. i could not 'tap into the parking lights' like you did and ended up cutting the wire on the left side accidentally. so now my warning light in the computer is on all the time. but it still works as i tapped into the right side and all is good. thanks for all the help. did you use any silicone on the ends of the LED strip? i'm still afraid of water going into the wiring. and the 3M tape.. perfect
i did try the 'happy face' style, but had problems with the bonnet hitting the LEDs in that position. (as the LEDs are not inside the headlamp system) .. but then if i did that, i could ad a nice long LED on the bottom grill and have the total smiling happy face at night. lol
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Swoosh, You did an exceptional job on those. This is what I originally tried to do, but couldn't get the LED strips I used to conform to the headlight shape, even with a heat gun, so my bumper was the next best thing. Since you used the Oznium style LEDs I can now see how yours worked out so well. They are very flexible. As far as water proofing the wiring is concerned, use heat shrink on connectors and electrical tape. It'll be fine.
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