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Old 12-29-2012, 03:51 PM
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yeah, i got that part apart already.. the "solid" metal tube with the LED dome, is the one i can't get apart... it seems that there is a seam that is visible between the circular ridges, where the ridges have a wider gap... but i could not twist them open...
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Old 12-29-2012, 03:53 PM
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yeah, i got that part apart already.. the "solid" metal tube with the LED dome, is the one i can't get apart... it seems that there is a seam that is visible between the circular ridges, where the ridges have a wider gap... but i could not twist them open...
You mean you can't pull the LED/PCB out the back of the heatsink? I just assumed you could once the back was removed.
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Old 12-29-2012, 04:16 PM
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you can see the different shades of housing... that is where i can not twist it open... maybe i need to hit a gym or something.. .lol...

the construction of this unit is very interesting - not what i would have expected...
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you can see the different shades of housing... that is where i can not twist it open... maybe i need to hit a gym or something.. .lol...

the construction of this unit is very interesting - not what i would have expected...
Ah I see. You can't pull it out the back. I guess you'll have to use a vice and big old plumber's wrench! LOL
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Old 12-29-2012, 04:28 PM
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Ah I see. You can't pull it out the back. I guess you'll have to use a vice and big old plumber's wrench! LOL
this is exactly what Slick said... i got some tools but not the vice... traveling around the world with your own vice - crazy... usually our shops have couple of them mounted, so i never needed a personal one... try to explain to the airline lady, that your bag weighs 150 pounds because you have a vice in it!!! lol...
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what you guys think about this ring set:

CCFL Angel Eyes Halo Rings Head Light Lamps ?

are they any good?

and also ,i was curios ,where exactly ,when installing the rings,where
red wire should go exactly ? (accessories box ,nr.? day time lights? wire?)- and ground/black to ground car.


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Old 12-29-2012, 05:33 PM
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what you guys think about this ring set:

CCFL Angel Eyes Halo Rings Head Light Lamps ?

are they any good?

and also ,i was curios ,where exactly ,when installing the rings,where
red wire should go exactly ? (accessories box ,nr.? day time lights? wire?)- and ground/black to ground car.


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this set has bigger ballasts tha what i used to have in my 4.6

they are bright indeed, almost as bright as the new AEs... in my case, the ballasts were dying all the times... they are only $4.50 a piece, and i set them up, so i could replace them without taking the lights out...

here is a pic of 4.6is in Costa Rica with the CCFLs on and the xenon - you still can see the AEs... granted, it was a rainy day...
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Old 12-29-2012, 06:23 PM
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this set has bigger ballasts tha what i used to have in my 4.6

they are bright indeed, almost as bright as the new AEs... in my case, the ballasts were dying all the times... they are only $4.50 a piece, and i set them up, so i could replace them without taking the lights out...

here is a pic of 4.6is in Costa Rica with the CCFLs on and the xenon - you still can see the AEs... granted, it was a rainy day...
hi,

thanks for reply,

so based on the info that i have read ,like the one you had in the picture,the red wire will go to the side daytime light,but from my understanding,when side daytime is on and the xenon is on also ,then angel rings should come on also?

now there is no way for the rings to light on separate in the day time? and the xenon to be off?

i am little confuse what in where the wire should go for proper install...

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Old 12-29-2012, 06:30 PM
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I supplied an independent power to the ballasts, by a direct wire from the battery terminals in the engine bay. To trigger the power to the AEs, I tapped into one of wires in the relay box in the engine bay, that was energized when the engine was on - I used a relay to isolate the AE power from the battery terminals from the triggering event. as a result, when engine started, that triggered the relay that provided battery power to the AEs. thus I totally avoided the issue of tapping into any circuit that could have set off the check lights or disrupt any other operation of the vehicle. I used a small relay that had 30 mA triggering current...
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Old 12-29-2012, 06:52 PM
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so,when you had the rings on,the side light and the xenon was coming on also? or only the angel rings?

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