How To Modify Profile Pivot Switchback LED Strips
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- čas přidán 26. 08. 2024
- How To Modify Profile Pivot Switchback LED Strips to achieve custom shapes and professional looking installs on all kinds of different vehicles. This mod will work best on headlights that already have a clear diffuser shape inside.
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Chris i jusy signed up for your course and let me tell you i was scared of messing with leds but always tempted to do so. Wife and i have 4 kids and cant afford to just buy stuff and trash it cause i messed it up. Can wait to learn everything i can from your course. Thanks for all your videos. Now my 9&10 yr old sons are trying to learn. Big big props to you.
Definitely love the look they turned out nice and bright
Building out a 1972 240Z and these lights look killer. I'm excited to learn more and finish the exterior of my datsun.
Awesome dude! That'll look rad with some updated lights. I just came across a 71 1/2 that has 60K original miles on it. It'd be such a dope project!
What I do with the diffusers is frost them over and spreads the light out a little bit more and looks super clean! Did it on the q60 I did
Just going through all these old videos at 2am
It looks like you've connected the three cut strips in parallel...yet the driver board originally was for Series configuration (when all one strip)...any issues with longevity or overcurrent condition?
Exactly what I was looking for! I rather do this with cheaper strips than pay $160 for the Diode Dynamics C Lights
On the RGB strip lights I use, I can power up a 3" piece or the entire 20ft coil with the same driver and get the same light output from each led. Not sure why these would be different.
My dude when you coming back? We need you !
Thanks!
Can you do that mod with the sequential switchback strip?
Love to do this to my 2014 Ford F-150 head lights. Make it look more like the 2015 and up LED set ups.
Loving the channel I’m learning so much I really wanna learn everything you have to text I’m subscribed and watching full videos
@FlyRyde- Thanks for the very informative video! Would it be safe to modified an 18" length and only used 15" from it after you modify it? I need a 12" section and then a 3" section (But Pivot doesnt make a 15" total length strip). Would this be bad for the controller given that the controller is specific to the length of the strip?
Chris you are the man. I wanted to do something to this 04 g35x sedan. Ugly lights. I’m going to pop them open paint them and try this. I def want that bolt and 2 halos.(pref the one on the far right)
Can you do this with rgbs?
I see that you wired each of the strip you cut into the controller instead of just wiring it to the strip next. Any issues doing it that way?
Very good info can't wait for the course thanks
Thanks! I'm working hard on it now!
Where is the link to buy the led strip 👀
Bro how can i buy these led stripes plz send me link
Retrofit source
Thank you for this video,now I have an idea on my next light mod👍
One question though,will this work on sequential led strips?
This will NOT work with sequential, since there's more to it than just connecting power and ground to the sections. Most premade sequential strips have a data wire as well, which can be affected by extending the wires. If I find a solution similar to this for premade universal sequential strips, I'll make another video about it :)
FlyRyde thank you for doing all this stuff and making videos for it,it is much appreciated👍
So if you need more than 24” for your application.. and want RGB, how would we go about using these? Cuz I love how stupid bright they are
I really like how you teach me how to do it,I will follow you more.
Do u know of any switch back LEDs that are red and orange and are flexible ? I cant seem to find a light strip that has all those colors for a custom brake light!
i have a set of these and they dont seem to have the 3inch cut spots? Does this mean that I can't cut them or how do I know where to cut them?
Can you do BK2 genesis coupe headlights? I love that diffused look. Let me know! Customer here waiting.
Mike, a challenge for ya! How about these strips in an F Pace?
Marky Mark 👌 who’s Mike?
Hey there, can you tell that this leds are brighter that profile pivot strip? I’m about to change the drl of my 2017 Honda Accord and I’m trying to guess if it’s a better idea to join 24 channels of the corsomotion leds and kind of modélate them to get the exact same shape of the oem drl or use a 24” profile pivot led strip.
I’m not in the search of a secuential pattern, only switchback
Would there be a way to connect each cut section in series? I am very interested in trying this with the sequential Pivots that are out, but obviously wiring them parallel as in this video would create some... goofy... sequential effects haha. Is there a way to scuff up the diffuser coating to access the copper underneath?
Hey man, first off all I am glad I came across ur channel, it's a big source of inspiration for me! I have two questions:
1. Can I use the Profile Pivot strips with the Blue Ghozt controller?
2. Is it possible to get a round cut?
Are their RBG strips cuttable as well?
Have you done or outsourced a custom plastic piece to diffuse the light for a car that doesn't already have one. I am looking into 3D printing or maybe casting or molding some acrylic into a shape for diffusing the light in my headlights. I'm not a fan of the rope look.
Can the thunderbolt part be purchased individually with switch back mode and sequential. Thanks for the input.
Harry
Now how do you make them sequential?
Great idea
I have a ram 2012 3500, just got some Alphrex Nova lights can we do something cool to these
does the adhesive on these hold or is there another way to get it to stay for good? I want to open my headlights and do a custom strip and its a Cadillac ATS which is gonna suck getting them open but I dont want to do it again which is why I am asking what you recommend.
Same question for my 04 Silverado. Don't want to just use 3M and then find my strip on the bottom of my headlight housing
Thanks for the vid. I already bought some white and amber switchback strips before I saw this. Can I cut them in the same way? I have a BMW and want to make a 45 degree bend at the bottom inner most corner of the light housing. Thanks for your help.
I want to know where I can buy frosted tubes, silicone tubes or defuser tubes at. That would help a lot of people who don't have defusers in their housings and if they can buy a frost silicone tube or something it would help a lot.
love your videos my brother can you help me by giving a demo for a 14 corvette
Nice video, What plastic do you use to shape the tail lights? 6:09
Hey man. So im doing a full retrofit on my b8 audi and was planning on removing the stock led and install this strip instead. The total i would need is 14 inches and since they make a 14 inch strip i was going to buy a larger one and make it work by cutting. My question is if i bought the 18 inch strip and cut 3 inches off (ill make that work) the length of the strip is now 3 inches smaller and therefore the driver is putting out more power to a smaller strip. Will that 3 inches make a big difference? -Thats what she said
Is there a product or material you would recommend since your the headlight guru? I'm planning a weird DIY but need a piece that I can basically use as a cover inside the light housing that is a small diameter but light can still be emitted through without seeing the individually positioned LEDs
When building custom leds where or when should dealing with heat from lights be considered?
might want to double check your description for typos also might want to add link to the product, i only saw typo because i looked for a link
lol I appreciate the suggestions :)
Absolutely awsome solution here.
Good thinking Chris.
Do all the cut sections need to be wired in succession or does it matter as long as they all end at the driver ( jst connector )
Nothing fancy needed, just as long as all of the wires from each section come together at the same point. You could daisy chain it, or just run all the lengths to one spot, even if you had 8 different sections from the 24” strip cut up. 👌
FlyRyde, I wonder, is this same thing also applicable to the prism strips ?
Hey Chris. I found your channel about a week ago. Pretty Kool ideas you have. I am working on a 90 Toyota Tercel I just restored I just love this gas saver and I want to do something like that to it. Any ideas? I know you are busy hopping to hear from you or anyone else who have any ideas thanks.. Keep up the good work!!
Your video is awesome I wanted to add this to my g37 sedan headlights but I’m kinda scared to try it out is there anyway u can message me or if u know anyone who has worked on g37 headlights already
Do you have to use a driver if you just wanna use the white led with no switchback function?
I've got a kind of awkward question. I have a pair of angel eye rings, but they're not covered with a diffuser, so they have that weird/ugly yellowish greenish color to them. If I'm working on a DIY project, is there anything I could spray or cover them with that would make them a presentable white without screwing up the functionality of the ring?? I appreciate any input, thanks a lot.
Hey how much to do custom headlight for me? I just don't have the place to do it.
where do i buy the head lights accessory to modify my car lights ? do you have website i can get all the stuff i need ? please let me know thanks
Which brand of led strips can actually be seen during the day? I want to add some to the inside of my headlight assemblies, but I have seen so many cheapos that are really dim during the day. Thanks
I wanna do a sequential switchback led modification to my 2018 Nissan Altima headlights. Can you make content using those headlights please
I’m thinking about doing my 2019 wrangler turn signal/drl housings with a sequential switchback strip. The lens is only 7 inches wide. Is 7 inches too narrow to really see the sequential effect? Great tutorial vid btw!
Question for you have you done anything with lightbars like on trucks? I have a 52 inch light bar and I want to do something different than the stock setup. If you have any ideas for me I like to learn and do some custom stuff for my light bar. I do enjoy watching your videos and yes it does help me out I haven't worked on any headlights yet but I'm going to the junkyard and buying a whole bunch of headlights off a car's to practice with.
Great video!
When you do this to a car with existing LED DRLS, what do you use to power the driver? Do you use a relay to power externally? or do you tap into the existing parking light/turn wires built into the headlight?
My guess on this you would have to remove the existing DRLS and replace them with the new LEDs.. that’s what i did on my Cadillac SRX headlights...
On a higher power system using relays to get signal from the stock wiring and powering externally is probably your best bet.
hello, great job, congratulations.
was the plastic profile you see per minute 5 and 54 seconds created by you? I would like to do this job for my a3 8v with halogen headlights, thanks
Can you cut the Halos as these strips? Halos also have the marks
Any idea is the new sequential switchback strip can be modified similarly
Can you make custom headlights and taillights for a 2013 Passat B7 ?
it was a very nice video.
06:21 in front of the LEDs how can i find the track what is its name?
Any recommendations for a 2006 Cadillac SRX? I have the skills but no imagination. lol
Hey, Dude great videos. Quick question? have you done the led strips to the Audi s4 b8? this was the year before the nice strips it has individual LED
where can i find the c lights for a 90s modile chevy Tahoe bro?
Which type of acylic you are using please reply
Hey those strips have a H+ and B+? which one is neg and ground?
what is the little piece you are soldering on top of?
What’s that tool you used to sort of drill into the circuit?
Is this possible with the sequential strips?
Great video!!
Can you make 90 degree angles using this method?
Yup
I've bought the profile switchbacks, you can't even see them during the day, they are for night only. I thought you could use them for daytime driving lights, nope.
if i use this, do i have to add a load resistor?
@FlyRyde is it possible to buy the driver separate? these drivers are way better...
So if I cut the strip smaller let’s say if it’s a 24in and I have to cut it to fit my headlight that only needs 8in do I have to use a smaller Driver ?
Booty Eater in the video I mention it has to be multiples of 3” sections only, meaning you can have a 6” or 9”, but not 8. And yeah you’d need a 9” driver to run just that.
If there a way to make custom diffusers? There are no aftermarket headlight assemblies for my vehicle which makes it seem like the mod suggested in this video wouldn't look very nice...
Noah- Fence come on show us how to make a custom diffuser.
I'm thinking something along the lines of finding some kind of clear plastic "brick" so to speak that could be bent slightly after applying heat, then either using a Dremel to cut slits in the plastic that the light could refract off of, or by using hot, thin metal to make indentations in the plastic to achieve the same effect. Or perhaps simply sanding or a similar process could achieve better refraction? I'm not sure. I'm more talented on the electrical side than the fabrication side.
Looking more into it, it seems that the options mostly relate to the use of acrylic. Frosted acrylic to be exact. The acrylic sheet (or tube) can be shaped and, by using a custom-cut backing (plastic?) to mount the LEDs to, one unit is created that should fit within your headlight assembly. Check out some forums like HIDPlanet for more details
Noah- Fence I’ve opened up a broken Audi A1 headlight. The diffuser was made from an acrylic plastic tube with shape ridges on the back of it
What do you think about custom fabrication for one of those using an acrylic tube? I imagine it would be difficult, especially to make a L/R pair
I only need 21" out of the 24". How much can you take off before the driver is too much for the strip? Thanks in advance and great videos!
I’m in the exact same spot with my 24” strips and only needing 21”. Did you find out if it would be ok removing just 3”?
6:03 Where did he get that plastic cover? or what material could I use for that purpose?
Felstar it’s just part of that light. You can’t buy or make it.
Hey boss man you do great work keep it up I just wanted to no you mention about doing a video on Chevy Tahoe the spyder u bar about not having to much lighting did you do a video on that for more lighting
+getty gatz I never did take on the job actually. I’m sure I’ll have lots of future videos showing that, or something very similar to that 👍
What color temperature are these? I purchase some Morimoto led strips years back and when I re-ordered some halo of the same brand, I think it came in this "profile" box - They seem to be more 5000K than 6500K like the original 18" strip I got. Wanted to see if you knew these are the ones that are more with a blueish hue - That';s what I am looking for.
Yeah manufacturers (different than the brands they make products for, who then sell to consumers) will change LEDs after they run out of a batch, which translates to what you explained. Let’s say an LED company makes a big batch of LEDs and then labels them based on the color, and assigns a bin number for that exact batch. You could have the same color, different bin number, and subsequently a very slightly different color.
@@flyryde thanks for the quick response. These ones in this video are sequential? Or can be ?
I got an 06 Chevy Duramax. Looking to mod my headlight with some LED DRL. You have any tips or recommendations on how to customize without the curves being rounded off or having to cut or solder? Trying to get that C look like the newer style trucks. Or you got a video working on a truck? I'll volunteer mine if not. Lol. Thanks man. Your videos are awesome.
Doing my 04 Duramax now. Hope to be done with mine in the next couple of weeks. How did yours turn out? I am doing Morimoto H1 projectors and a profile pivot switchback "eyebrow"
These sadly do not have the marks and arent cutable or at least not easily of they are.
2015 Honda Civic Si sedan how much for custom tail lights
I’ll charge you nothing to teach you cool stuff on CZcams 👍
Work on the rbg strip ??
Thank you so much for making this video. It's just what i was looking for since i have an infiniti M35 that has a lot of curves in the headlight. Can you please explain if it matters which way you solder the power and ground wires on the LED's (like if there is a +/- listed on the LED strip to know)? Also, i see that you had 3 sets of wires for 3 LED's but how did you connect all 3 sets of wires together and then on to the driver? Can you please elaborate on this.
I'll have a MUCH more in depth tutorial inside of Lightsmen. To give a little extra info, the strips are marked at each solder pad so you can make sure you use the same color wire for the corresponding pads, and then reconnect all wires back to the main driver that powers all sections of the strip. As long as all wires are connected, the driver doesn't know there's anything different than before you cut the strip into sections.
Thanks, i'll be looking out for the in depth tutorial.
ART CORE how did it go I also have an M35 2008 model that I wanted to do this too
Do anyone know how to make custom lights for 85 cutty
Hi!! Just found your channel! Looking to buy these profile pivot LEDs from TRS. My headlights have factory LED "strips" but it's powered by a singular LED. Definitely need to upgrade 😃 I need a 14" strip to fit perfectly, but they don't sell 14" strips. So I'm thinking about buying the 18" strip and cutting off 3" of it. I'll have a little extra but here is my question. You mentioned needing a different driver size. If I'm only trimming off 3", can I use the driver it comes with? Thanks for any input!! 😀
You can overdrive them I’m sure, but ultimately you’re voiding your warranty and eventually when they go bad, or the driver goes bad, you might be forced to buy a whole new set. Kinda sucks 😭
Well that sucks! Hopefully they won't fail. I really wish they had more size options. Maybe I'll shop around and see if I can find a 14" strip. Thank you for your response! Love your channel!
were these for a g37 coupe headlight?
GTR 👌
record your friends yukon lights with the c bar
i'm from mexico ,, Where can I buy that pair of strips?
Want to put these around the upper half of my rx8 headlights but can’t think of what I can get to use as a housing :/ fluorescent pliable tubing? I don’t really know :/
Acrylic is a cool option, but you really need to have access to someone who knows their way around a laser engraving/cutting machine to pull of something really clean. 99% of the attempts I've made/seen, look home made and cheesy. You want what everyone wants I'm afraid, and that means its gonna be hardAF to pull off nice.
FlyRyde I’ll work something out, thanks!
Can you do the same type of deal for 370z. I would like to build my own lights for my car
Why not ditch the fancy throw away packaging and have a lower price as save a few trees?
Hi, what is the H+ and the B+ on the back of the strip when you cut it ? The H+ is for the positive and the B+ for the negative ? Thanks !
B+ is positive
Bro where are you from
Where's the link for the strips??
)!You know they say it's not really yours until you void the warranty!
www.ledconceptslighting.com/white-amber-led-headlight-strips-profile-pivot-switchback-sequential.html
Link to the LEDs
VERY COOOLL!!