Audi style LED lights.

[Koniig]

Okay, I was inspired to do this writeup from the guy over there with the white GXP, so kudos to him.

This is for 04+ only.

Anyways I would just like to do this because I think it is a really clean look (opinion, no flaming please) and I know some other people on the forum wanted to do this.

Okay so first off, materials:
1. Get these from your local Autozone ONLY! (I checked other places, no luck) Pilot Automotive/12 Volts 18 in. white phantom LED interior and exterior strip (CZ-3009W) | LED Light Bar | AutoZone.com
2. Wire taps (Radioshack or Autozone)
3. Razor blade
4. Wire strippers
5. Masking or electrical tape

Step 1: Take your headlight off via one bolt on top. Lift the bracket up and pull the headlight out.

Step 2: Open up your Phantom 18" lights pull the leads of the battery and cut the power and ground cables off. Strip these two wires and inch or so in. This is the box:

Step 3: This is the part your going to want to be careful with. I wired these up to my parking lights so they can come on with a switch. The only thing I wish is that they came on with an unlock, but whatever. Okay, rather than stripping an entire section off of the parking light, you want to cut two small ovals about 1/4" long each, just barely showing the copper wiring.

^Parking light

Step 4: Slide the parking light ground wire into a wire tap with the metal thing adjacent to the "oval." Then slide in the other wire and crimp the two together with needle nose pliers. One thing I would suggest is doubling up the LED's ground and power wires because they are REALLY thin and will most likely fall out of the tap if they are not doubled up.

Do this same exact process for power.

(Bad pic, sorry)

Step 5: With everything connected turn on the parking lights and test to see that the LED's turn on.

Step 6: Put your headlight temporarily back in (don't bolt it back in, just use the bracket to line it up to its original position) With the headlight back in, mark the front of the headlight with tape at the bottom (part touching the front bumper)

Step 7: Take the headlight back off and lay down the LED strip with the included double sided tape (make sure the surface is clean)

Step 8: Put the headlight back on and enjoy your unique look :th_jester:

End results with 6k HIDs and Red/White Switchback LEDs (keep in mind this is GXP.)

With foglights:

Enjoy and good luck guys.

 

[nascartech]

not bad

 

[Colossus]

I have/had something similar set up on my 01. (iphone really eff's up how it really looks)
May just go and hook them back up.

Your's looks really clean.

 

[RamairGTP2]

looks sweet! I was thinking on doing this to my 97 sometime... Maybe over the winter or next spring .

 

[matt5112]

Those are the worst connectors known to mankind.

 

[Vegas_Matt]

Run and tap connectors??? Ewwy

 

[Koniig]

Those are the worst connectors known to mankind.

Yeah, **** kept falling out. Annoying as hell.

And thanks for all the compliments guys, hope this helps

 

[Confusingboat]

Looks pretty clean, and a lot better than some other attempts I've seen, I might have to try this on my GT. Also, believe it or not before this thread I'd never heard of switchback LEDs. Needless to say I've already placed my order for them haha I absolutely HATE how the lights are amber as I'm driving.

 

[ZR1Vette09]

get a bumper level view. then i'll put my opinion in

 

[lcuthber]

looks awesome man! I'm assuming that the guy with the white GXP that you referenced was myself! haha. great job on them, they look great. :th_thumbsup-wink:

 

[Koniig]

Certainly is my friend and thank ya

 

[05PontiacGP]

It looks awesome man.... so are they inside the headlight?

 

[Koniig]

It looks awesome man.... so are they inside the headlight?

Nope you just tape them to the bumper directly below the headlight.

 

[Biohazed]

looks good but you messed up using those scotch locks your gonna regret that in a year or so

 

[CTKGP09]

I have/had something similar set up on my 01. (iphone really eff's up how it really looks)
May just go and hook them back up.

Your's looks really clean.

i have the same lights under my projectors, i get compliments all the time on them too, bye bye dim LED halos

 

[Koniig]

looks good but you messed up using those scotch locks your gonna regret that in a year or so

So I've been told...

What do you recommend for a fix?

 

[ninnyGTP]

Shouda, coulda, woulda bought an Audi...


Not a fan. It's the new halo... Looks good on German cars, and everything else lookss gayer than aids

 

[Koniig]

Shouda, coulda, woulda bought an Audi...


Not a fan. It's the new halo... Looks good on German cars, and everything else lookss gayer than aids

Thank you?

 

[Scal24]

So on my '05 base, half of the bottom lights are DRL's/blinkers and the lower half are the fog lights. I would like these to be on with my DRL's (they'll then also flash with my keyless entry) but I don't want them to blink with my blinkers..any ideas..?

 

[Koniig]

Hmm, well do your foglights come on with unlock? Because then if you spliced into your fogs, they would come on with unlock, but would not flash as you want. The only thing is I'm not sure the amount of power those fogs supply relative to the LED's.