[DDMay87]

My new mod: Aqua LED strip under dash.. almost the same color as the ambient LEDs that come on the LTZ.

 

[batbu]

Looks pretty good to me, was it from a local store? How was the install?

 

[ackoolness]

thats cool, how did you do it?

 

[mrnelson]

Very nice! I've been looking to something similar. Where did you mount them and run the power?

 

[DDMay87]

I used a self adhesive strip and just attatched it to the underside of the dash. It's hard to find Aqua LED strips so I went to superbrightleds.com and bought a RGB strip. Then wired ONLY the Blue and Green wires (blend makes Aqua). Then just used a fuse tap to my low beams so they come on and off with the automatic headlights.

 

[ucantcme]

Nice job. Looks awesome and very similar to the LEDs the factory put in the cars. Nice work!

 

[ackoolness]

Where is the location of the low beam? I looked around the fuse box but couldnt find anything regarding the low beams. would you be so kind to explain the connection part of the process to connect the led to the low beams?

also,


Can you tell me the product you actually bought?

Super Bright LEDs

I noticed on the website you provided that some are suitable for automobiles and some are not. I want to know what I would need to get to get started and wouold appreciate your advice.

Thanks a lot! and your car is awesome!

 

[DDMay87]

http://superbrightleds.com/light_bars-rgb.html

First one on the page. I bought the 15 LED strip and cut it in two 6 LED sections (you can cut it in strips of 3,6,9 etc). I also bought some extra RGB wire to wire the second half that I cut. This gave me two 6 LED sections. Wired the Blue and Green wires (to make Aqua) through a simple switch I bought at an autoparts store.

Then I ran the power from the switch to a fuse tap which I also got at a local autoparts store. I connected the fuse tap to the left low beam (look in your book for the location of this fuse).

Cost maybe $30 total.

 

[ackoolness]

Excellent! This definitely sounds easy enough to do with some great results.

Although, I do have a couple of more questions that I hope you can help me out with.

How much extra rgb wire did you purchase to run to the switch?

Did you use this type of switch?

I noticed on some online diagrams that there is a ground also on some of these switches. Did you use a ground?

what type of wire did you use to run the switch to the fuse block in the trunk?

and how much of this wire should I get to reach to the back fuse block panel?

Did you use this type of fuse tap?

or this type?

Thanks for your time and the motivation. This information will definitely help me get started and create a step by step for everyone else.

 

[DDMay87]

Um, I just bought 4 feet of the RGB wire.. it's real cheap so just buy a bunch extra.

That switch should work fine... I had to change the fuse on the switch I bought, remember LEDs have a very low amp draw.

And that was the fuse tap I used also... typically you could just shove the wire down with the fuse but a tap just makes it a bit nicer.

There's a couple good bolts under the stereo you can use for a ground... the panels on the side of the center consol come on and off easy.

 

[ackoolness]

Did you use regular copper wire to the fuse block? and how did you run this? (so it doesnt look tacky, ha)

 

[DDMay87]

I used the wire that came with the switch kit i bought. Ran it with the hood release cable through the firewall. Then just connected that to the fuse tap.

 

[ackoolness]

Is this how you connected the fuse tap?

 

[DDMay87]

Yes that is what I used.

 

[brunosmith]

it looks nice, which kind of strip lights is that? is it like this Flexible LED strips ? you have the installation tutorials?