AZNOptics LED wiring DIY?
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AZNOptics LED wiring DIY?
Folks,
Just ordered a set of LED strips from AZNOptics. All the threads that come up on my search seem to be about how to replace the fogs with LEDs. I however, want to wire the LED strips to be DRLs - I want them to come on when I unlock the car, STAY ON when the car is running regardless of whether my headlights or fogs are on/off. And obviously go off when I lock the car with the remote. Basically, I want them to act similar to the angel eyes on bimmers.
I know these strips go directly to the battery, but which wire/relay do I splice to make them behave the way I described?
Any help would be greatly appreciated folks, thanks.
Just ordered a set of LED strips from AZNOptics. All the threads that come up on my search seem to be about how to replace the fogs with LEDs. I however, want to wire the LED strips to be DRLs - I want them to come on when I unlock the car, STAY ON when the car is running regardless of whether my headlights or fogs are on/off. And obviously go off when I lock the car with the remote. Basically, I want them to act similar to the angel eyes on bimmers.
I know these strips go directly to the battery, but which wire/relay do I splice to make them behave the way I described?
Any help would be greatly appreciated folks, thanks.
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DONE. Figured it out today by mounting the lights on my truck. I figured I'll test it out on the truck and depending on how they perform/hold up, I will mount a separate set on the C55 later.
Tools needed:
AZN Optics LED Strip
Extra 16 gauge wire
Wire butt splices
Electrical tape
Zip Ties
Add a Fuse with two inline fuses (amps depend on which fuse you decide to tap)
Mounted the strip to the bumper. I used the clamp that came with the strip and plenty of zip ties in strategic locations.
Wire the ground to the battery negative terminal:
Add extra wire as necessary and route into driver cabin through firewall (depending on where your switched fuse box is, you may not need to go into the cabin and might be able to do it right in the engine bay)
Connect to the Add-A-Fuse and hook up to the desired switched fuse in the fuse box (my truck came with plenty of empty 15-30 amp switched fuse slots so it was easy)
Neatly zip tie / tape all the wires both behind the bumper and in the engine bay:
BAM. Finished product. Comes on with ignition and goes off when switched off.
I will see how they hold up over the miles and how they perform in the dark as well and report back. Aussie e55, hopefully this helps you a little bit.
Tools needed:
AZN Optics LED Strip
Extra 16 gauge wire
Wire butt splices
Electrical tape
Zip Ties
Add a Fuse with two inline fuses (amps depend on which fuse you decide to tap)
Mounted the strip to the bumper. I used the clamp that came with the strip and plenty of zip ties in strategic locations.
Wire the ground to the battery negative terminal:
Add extra wire as necessary and route into driver cabin through firewall (depending on where your switched fuse box is, you may not need to go into the cabin and might be able to do it right in the engine bay)
Connect to the Add-A-Fuse and hook up to the desired switched fuse in the fuse box (my truck came with plenty of empty 15-30 amp switched fuse slots so it was easy)
Neatly zip tie / tape all the wires both behind the bumper and in the engine bay:
BAM. Finished product. Comes on with ignition and goes off when switched off.
I will see how they hold up over the miles and how they perform in the dark as well and report back. Aussie e55, hopefully this helps you a little bit.
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haha the good old canbus! I am not sure man, I have no idea. I would think canbus or not, switched power is switched power. Check it out and let us know what you find.
