Aiden James Customs - LED Running Light Bezel Kit
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WhiteRunner10
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Cant be but so hard to scan these and 3d print them, adding the electronics after.... If they are that popular someone with the know how and some free time should be able to make it happen. Even if it's just a kit the user assembles themselves.
If you made the user assemble you could pop out a hundred or so a week I would imagine. Selling them assembled would be the time constraint. But if you paid a worker 20 bucks an hr to build them for a few weeks youd still make a small killing assuming you sold 3-4 hundred at 200 a pop.
If you made the user assemble you could pop out a hundred or so a week I would imagine. Selling them assembled would be the time constraint. But if you paid a worker 20 bucks an hr to build them for a few weeks youd still make a small killing assuming you sold 3-4 hundred at 200 a pop.
[MENTION=51033]97BlackAckCL[/MENTION], I am more into wiring lol.
ryguytheman
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Got the kit installed last night. I've gotten pretty accustomed to removing my front bumper after the SSO Slimline install, so I saved some time there compared to someone who's never removed theirs before. It was pretty easy to remove the old fog light bezels and pop the new ones in, though for some reason the passenger side has a shroud over it that was harder for me to remove than it should have been.
I'm no expert regarding anything electrical, and the instructions where a little vague in some areas. There were a couple of pictures with the instructions, but there weren't any that helped me with the part I was stuck on. I obviously ended up figuring it out, but was a little frustrated at one point. It was much easier to just remove the headlights to work with the wiring rather than reach up behind the fender liner like the instructions said to do. The kit came with two wire taps, one for each side. Of course I snapped one in half right away as I tried to apply it. I still ended up getting it to work, and I just wrapped it with Electrical tape to keep it snugly in place.
I used a lot of electrical tape to hold the connections tight and sealed, and I used a LOT of zip ties to secure the harness. As you can see, I went through some trial and error with the harness positioning in order to get the connections to reach the appropriate places, resulting in some wasted zip ties.
Overall, I think it turned out very well, and I think it looks great. Happy to have the whole thing behind me now.
I'm no expert regarding anything electrical, and the instructions where a little vague in some areas. There were a couple of pictures with the instructions, but there weren't any that helped me with the part I was stuck on. I obviously ended up figuring it out, but was a little frustrated at one point. It was much easier to just remove the headlights to work with the wiring rather than reach up behind the fender liner like the instructions said to do. The kit came with two wire taps, one for each side. Of course I snapped one in half right away as I tried to apply it. I still ended up getting it to work, and I just wrapped it with Electrical tape to keep it snugly in place.
I used a lot of electrical tape to hold the connections tight and sealed, and I used a LOT of zip ties to secure the harness. As you can see, I went through some trial and error with the harness positioning in order to get the connections to reach the appropriate places, resulting in some wasted zip ties.
Overall, I think it turned out very well, and I think it looks great. Happy to have the whole thing behind me now.
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ayeyothisiskyle
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Looks great! But, is it worth it after 9 months, lies, shoddy instructions, shoddy components?
r1verf3nix
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Well if you are like me, an electrical engineer (who ordered the kit 2 years ago when it was taking a solid 6 months to deliver btw) you don't use the wire taps and soldier everything, then heat wrap.
Weedkiller
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So....I'm not an electrical or LED genius... but there's nothing special about the bezels correct? Just OEM? If so, all I'm seeing is a pair of 20-40.00 flexible switchback LED strips glued to the factory bezels?.? For 250.00? If so, why not just buy the LEDs and retrofit your own bezels? I'm sure a 2 part urethane would be more than sufficient to adhere them permanently. Unless I'm missing something( which is entirely possible)
ryguytheman
Member
I don't think you're wrong, but it's easy to say that now having seen the wiring harness and assembly in person. I wouldn't have know where to even start.
97BlackAckCL
Elite Member
Glad you got them working, they do look great. Curious what wires you had to tap on the headlights for the 2 pieces to work?
ryguytheman
Member
It was the blinker harness. Yellow wire on the driver side, blue on the passenger.
Weedkiller
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That makes sense. Same here.
After seeing it though, I'm wondering if someone might offer a "retrofit " Service using customer supplied bezels for quicker turnaround? Or it may just turn into a DIY thing for those with the time available. Lord knows a person could beat the time you had to wait unfortunately. Glad you got what you ordered though!
Hans Moleman
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The LED light, is it a flexible LED strip or a rigid light tube that was bent into shape?
It looks awesome and he could be making a lot of money on it. But too bad he doesn't know how to run his business properly.
It looks awesome and he could be making a lot of money on it. But too bad he doesn't know how to run his business properly.
Bugser
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I assume you recommend soldering, but what do you do when the wires are tight and hard to get to? What do you suggest?? I've done a lot of electronic soldering in my day but not on vehicles!
Saker
Senior Member
Not taking up for him but this is just a FYI
I reached out to him some time back and inquired as it they were in fact waterproof and he said they were. Said the tubes were the only ones that can be bent to the sides, they are front firing not side firing.
It will be interesting to see how they hold up over time. I put in an order for some bezels and some LED light tubes. I’ll make a DYI set sometime this summer. Just have to figure out what type of epoxy/glue to use.
BP22
Member
Do you have the part # for the bezels? Thank you.
97BlackAckCL
Elite Member
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