How to install LEDs in headlights

Add a car Additional option and diversify the appearance can be due to the installation of LEDs in the headlights. LED lamps improve the visibility of the road, have a long service life, they do not emit heat. Remain workable at low and high temperatures, have a moistureproof housing. LEDs in headlights can serve as the main light. LED ribbons repeat any shape of the bends of the headlight when designing a car optics.

Classification of LED ribbons for car headlights:

In the direction of the glow of diodes (front and end);
In color (monochrome, multicolor);
On the density of diodes per 1 m.

Before starting the installation of the LED tape, it is necessary to disassemble the headlight of the car. A tape is applied to the selected fastening site and the length is measured. LEDs in the ribbon are located groups of three pieces and the boundaries are marked with the marks for which the cut is made. When cut, it is impossible to damage the feed wires. Seveches are necessarily covered with sealants to prevent moisture from entering.

Using the soldering iron, the resulting segment of the tape is soldered to wires, 20 cm long and a cross section of 0.75 mm. To exclude LED overheating, the soldering time is limited to 10 seconds. Place soldering is isolated. To give stiffness to the connection positions, a shrink tube is superimposed, which, when heating, the hairdryer is compressed for fixation.

Fastening the resulting LED tape is performed using bilateral tape. For complete fixation, the tape is fixed by clamps. If you need to regulate the light flux, the tape is attached to metal corners, which are screwed to the car body with self-draws.

Connecting a monochrome LED tape is made to the onboard network of the car. Ribbon wires are connected to the wires of overall lighting, respectively polarity. The multicolor tape is connected similarly, while the controller is installed between the ribbon and the battery. Three LEDs (red, green and blue) are involved in the multicolor tape block connected to the controller connectors, according to the notation. As a rule, it is V - nutrition, R - red, G - green, B - blue. On the other hand, a voltage from the battery is supplied to the controller, which is distributed between the color chains.

Due to the variety of LED tapes and a creative approach, you can create a different design for each group of car headlights. For example, famous "Angelic Eyes" will fit the front overall headlamps that will fit into any car model.