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Old 05-13-2006 | 12:43 AM
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Max, how do you hook up the halos???? The four little black and red wire are just sitting there. Where do they go? What do you splice them in to? How do you do that? Mine are just wires with no receptors. The projectors and high beams work fine but i don't know what to do about the halos. HELP!
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You have to splice into the parking/turn bulb wiring.

There are three wires going to the turn bulbs. One ground, one constant power when the headlights are on, and one blinking for the turn signals.

I am borrowing the following text from another thread and modifying it for these headlights.

Passenger side
Green/Orange(Red?) - Positive ---> Red wire from halos
White/Black - Ground ---> Black wire from halos

Drivers side
Green - Positive ---> Red wire from halos
White/Black - Ground ---> Black wire from halos

Or you could ground them to the car, but the red must connect to the wires listed. Make sure to keep the connection to the turn bulbs or they will simply not work.
Old 05-13-2006 | 01:07 AM
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Thanks for th quick response. I won't get a chance to try until Tues. but this helps. What's the best way to connect them? I've never spliced before.
Old 05-13-2006 | 01:25 AM
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Thanks for th quick response. I won't get a chance to try until Tues. but this helps. What's the best way to connect them? I've never spliced before.
I tried T-Taps, but the gauge of the wire is too high (the wire is too thin) for the T-Taps I found. I cut the wire in question, stripped each end, as well as the one from the halos, then soldered the three together. You could also use a wire nut or similar. It's a good idea to tape it all up or heat-shrink the wires to protect them and clean it up.
Old 05-13-2006 | 01:57 AM
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So the two red wires and the two black wires on each headlight need to be spliced in to the constant(green/red) and the ground(black/white). So i need to twist the two red wires from the halos together and then splice them (twisted together) in to the constant(green) wires. Is this correct? I don't know if i'm wording this right.
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Originally Posted by Bsbox
So the two red wires and the two black wires on each headlight need to be spliced in to the constant(green/red) and the ground(black/white). So i need to twist the two red wires from the halos together and then splice them (twisted together) in to the constant(green) wires. Is this correct? I don't know if i'm wording this right.
You got it. Keep in mind the green wires are different on each side. Pay attention to the secondary color (orange) I had forgotten that each halo had a pair of wires, but yeah, you spoke correctly.
Old 05-13-2006 | 02:17 AM
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Excellent! I will work on it next week when i'm off work. I will post some pics then too along with my LED rear turn and reverse bulbs. Thanks for the help.
My seals also look fine BTW but i will use clear silicone just to make sure.
Old 05-16-2006 | 06:11 AM
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Yep, ordered mine from K2 on last friday recieved them on wednesday. They are VERY bright and aimed properly (for the most part) Fogged up badly on the way home in dry weather, they now fog up everytime I turn them on. Where is the moisture coming from when its not raining?
Old 05-16-2006 | 01:01 PM
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there are 3 i am going to call them breather holes on the back of each healight. thy have caps over them, if u didnt, take those off
Old 05-16-2006 | 03:47 PM
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Didn't take anything off, should I?
Old 05-16-2006 | 06:26 PM
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up to, i left them on at first when i installed the lights, drove around with the lights on for a while and they were all fogged up, took the caps off and now they dont fog when the lights are on...
Old 05-16-2006 | 10:29 PM
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ok so im lazy and dont want to search the 9 pages of the thread :D....
*hows the light on these? my old double halos throw the light way to high and you cant adjust the bulb down.

*Has anyone tried HIDs in these bad boys yet? do they work?

*LEDs are they like the hyper white looking ones, or are they the faded yellowish Anzo style LEDs. (im looking for the hypers)

*overall comments yay or nay for these guys. they look nice IMO, but quality, and everything like that you cant really tell from pictures. thanks for everyones help who will contribute to answering my questions.

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Old 05-16-2006 | 10:39 PM
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The light is awesome! I haven't tried the halos because its not really my thing. Quality is along the lines of what you pay for. I would buy these again but I'm still trying to get mine to stop fogging when I use them.
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Nice, I'll take the caps off and see what happens, Thanks!!!
Old 05-17-2006 | 12:57 AM
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To answer your qustion about the halo's they are very white mine are even some what blue in diff light.
Old 05-17-2006 | 01:16 AM
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so, overall, evryone who has those lights are satisfied with the beam and quality right? no fogging up on the inside or condensation? do u think that an HID setup would work with these?

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Old 05-17-2006 | 01:46 AM
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Just installed mine today. These are the ones this post was originally about. I've lost track of which one's we're on now but mine are sweet. I put Silverstars in and they are REALLY bright. Nice cutoff out of the box like in the pics a few pages ago. Went to the carwash and sprung for the double pass high pressure wash....no leaks and no fogging so far. I am surprisingly pleased with these. Easy install, easy splicing the halos. Very nice!
Old 05-17-2006 | 01:52 AM
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The sticker on them says not to use HID bulbs but if you changed out the projector lenses......maybe. These aren't maufactured for HID but they aren't that expensive so it could be a nice project for someone. IMO it's not worth the trouble. They are already bright enough for me....better than stock.
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https://www.scionlife.com/gallery/?photo=24326
https://www.scionlife.com/gallery/?photo=24328
https://www.scionlife.com/gallery/?photo=24329
https://www.scionlife.com/gallery/?photo=24330
The pics showing the beams at night are dark due to the setting on my camera. I did this so you could see it better. Trust me they are BRIGHT.
Old 05-17-2006 | 10:38 PM
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Anybody here installed HIDs in these aftermarket headlights?

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Old 05-17-2006 | 11:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Bsbox
The sticker on them says not to use HID bulbs but if you changed out the projector lenses......maybe. These aren't maufactured for HID but they aren't that expensive so it could be a nice project for someone. IMO it's not worth the trouble. They are already bright enough for me....better than stock.

this was like 2 posts b4 yours!!


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