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i got them on no what do i do with the 2 wires

Old Aug 17, 2005
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i got them on no what do i do with the 2 wires

ok i got my tails on i know many don't like them but i do and it's my cup of tea so there thats the defense. Now where do i cionnect these freaking wires for the rear angel eyes/halos
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red = hot - if you want them to come on with you parking lights, then tap into parking light, if you want them to come on with brake, then tap into brake.
teal = ground - tap into existing ground or ground to bare chassis.
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so i just put the red with the red of the parking lights and any ground or black wire???
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yeah, i always ground to chassis, don't know why, just do.
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got pics of them lighted up??

i dont understand why they dont just use like 26 leds for the halo like those aftermarket 95-99 maxima tails
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got them working???
post pics dude
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i dont understand why they dont just use like 26 leds for the halo like those aftermarket 95-99 maxima tails
have you ever heard of DOT? the department of transportation? they are the ones who will either allow or disallow any parts onto a vehicle. if they deem the part unsafe (as is probably the case with those LED tail lights), then they will be labelled illegal for reproduction.
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or you could tap it to the 12v socket at the front of the car so they come on when the car is on. Would look kinda cool with just the ring lit up. Or you can always put a switch to turn em on/off.
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Originally Posted by infinite012
have you ever heard of DOT? the department of transportation? they are the ones who will either allow or disallow any parts onto a vehicle. if they deem the part unsafe (as is probably the case with those LED tail lights), then they will be labelled illegal for reproduction.

yes i heard of the DOT.. duhh. but um... they're the same looking as those g35 leds. not a cluster, but a circular array.
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i hate led tails. they're way too bright and can damage your eyes. A small ring here and there is okay, but those tails on G35, TL, BMW are just dangerous. I have to put my hand up at night not to get blinded.
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Originally Posted by auratika
yes i heard of the DOT.. duhh. but um... they're the same looking as those g35 leds. not a cluster, but a circular array.
aftermarket companies don't adhere to the same strict standards as OEM does. there is more room for quality control to work with between bad and good products. anyways, i'm sure you could always retrofit a circular school bus tail light LED board into your tail lights to get that circle effect
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u know what would look awesome?...tap it into a brake light and turn signal...put any wire into the live brake wire and the other wire into the turn signal...one of them acts as a false ground when its not on so when u brake it will light up and when u turn ur signal on it will light up...(WARNING: do at your own discression any screw ups are not my responsibility) heh just had to put that so i dont get blamed for stupid ****
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