any suggestion as to how bright the LEDs should be?

5000mcd? 10000mcd? i have no idea

i don't want them to overpower the headlights, but i don't want them to look too weak either

 

quick, quick question. when baking the headlights, and pulling them apart. you just leave the factory silicone on there, then rebake and put them together? No new silicone needed?

thanks

 

wish i wasnt scared to attempt this lol

 

I've pulled them apart 10+ times by now and have never used new silicone, no fogging either. You should be alright just using what's there.

One recommendation though, that **** gets everywhere. You'll have to wear gloves while taking them apart since they'll be extremely hot, I just wore cheap mechanix gloves.

 

i recommend you drill the holes before you prime/paint.

 

Good job! Your headlight setup is the sh*t!!!

 

They look awesome...

 

So if one LED goes out, then the series of LED goes out too. Wow!

How many times did you have to change set of LED's? That seems to much of a hassle. But I'd want to take on this project.

Are LED fragile?

 

Thats cool! good writeup

 

What kind of paint did you use to paint the housing!

 

Hey guys, just as a little update:

A year later and the LEDs still look great. Only downside is use something other than velcro to hold them in, they kind of recess because it wasn't sticky enough to hold them in. Also, one set of LEDs has gone out recently, no big deal, just have to pull them apart and play with it some more.

And to answer about paint, I used high temp flat black paint from Kragen (O' Rileys). I doubt it really needs to be high temp paint, but I like the color the best out of all the flat blacks I've used.

 

hey tweger, how much beer would you charge for opening a headlight then closing it?

 

A quick fix for the directional led beams is to use a fine grit sandpaper on the bulbs to give them a frosted look.

 

why not wire them in parrallel

 

nice write up... looking forward to tryin this