Styling Just installed angel eye headlights.

[Kekybobo]

As the subject states I just installed some angel eye headlights. I got them from fleabay (possibly from someone on here) for a decent enough price.

Installation was more or less straight forward. The one thing I cant work out is how to keep the LEDs on all the time. I had assumed tapping into the existing drl feed would do the trick however...

The green block connector for the drl/main beam has 4 wires: thin green/red (drl), thin green/black (drl bulb headlights on), thick green (main beam) and thick black (N).

Using inline crimp connectors and extra wires I tried each wire individually and a combination of the green/red and green/black. I also tried patching directly to the wires connected to the actual bulb (orange, grey and black).

When connected to an individual wire the LEDs work in that state, ie drl only or only when headlights are turned on. When connected to both wires they don't work nor does the drl bulb. Probably too much resistance or something.

Anyways does anyone know if there is a constant live feed on the light block connector I could use, or possibly another feed I could use.

Tom

 

[Alexcubek]

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[John202020]

Lights on all the time, easy, you need 4 beefy diodes ,take the feed from the drls through the diode to the lights, take the side light feed through the other diode and connect to the same point on the light problem solved without any other issues like back feeding, so two wires connected to the same point(via diodes)
This assumes there is no internal switching system inside the light unit.
Thick black is probably earth
Thick green main beam feed
Thin green/black side light feed
Thin green red drl feed
The angle eye part is in the dip headlight unit yes?
Diode; http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/1n5404-3a-silicon-rectifier-ql84f

 

[John202020]

Lights on all the time, easy, you need 4 beefy diodes ,take the feed from the drls through the diode to the lights, take the side light feed through the other diode and connect to the same point on the light problem solved without any other issues like back feeding, so two wires connected to the same point(via diodes)
This assumes there is no internal switching system inside the light unit.
Thick black is probably earth
Thick green main beam feed
Thin green/black side light feed
Thin green red drl feed
The angle eye part is in the dip headlight unit yes?
Diode; http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/1n5404-3a-silicon-rectifier-ql84f

How many wires on the angle eye light (only) if 3 1 earth 1 drl feed 1 interrupt? Which two wires make the angle eye work? Black and orange or black and grey?
The band on the diode goes nearest the angle eye very important it goes this way round

 

[Kekybobo]

Cheers for the info.

Yes the unit is dip beam \_, \_, with indicator, led eyebrow and led angel eye.

The LEDs have black-white, black-white. I've paired the blacks and connected to drl thick black and the whites to the drl green/red.

I suppose a possible alternative would be to have the angle eye connected to drl and the eyebrow to side light. A different light combination.

 

[John202020]

My method will still be fine but a bigger diode maybe required for the two sets of LED's
http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/p600d-6a-silicon-rectifier-uk60q

If you're uncertain how to wire it I can draw you a rough picture

 

[Alexcubek]

They look amazing.[emoji108]

 

[Kekybobo]

That's great John.

I've a fair idea of what you mean. I'll maybe pickup some diodes today and give it ago.

Tom

 

[Mick F]

Are they legal?
Are they type-approved for UK use?
Have you told your insurance company?

Mick.

 

[Kekybobo]

Are they legal?
Are they type-approved for UK use?
Have you told your insurance company?

Mick.

They are type approved and are for right hand drive. I'll be getting them properly aligned once I've rang my insurance company.

Tom

 

[Alexcubek]

More pics pls[emoji106]

 

[Kekybobo]

more pics pls[emoji106]

Here ya go.

 

[Alexcubek]

Nice, do the leds go off when the indicator is activated? Just a slight criticism, pls don't take offence, think you need a whiter light on original drl's now, as look yellow in comparison. Where the expensive?

 

[Kekybobo]

Nice, do the leds go off when the indicator is activated? Just a slight criticism, pls don't take offence, think you need a whiter light on original drl's now, as look yellow in comparison. Where the expensive?

Aye I was thinking that. I had whiter ones in before but one blew and so I just picked up some ring ones from the garage and replaced the both. Ill see about getting some decent, but not blue coated ones. I've had them before too and found they didn't illuminate the road as well.

Got them for £100. I was the only bidder.

 

[John202020]

Nice, do the leds go off when the indicator is activated? Just a slight criticism, pls don't take offence, think you need a whiter light on original drl's now, as look yellow in comparison. Where the expensive?

It would not be hard to create this effect when indicating

 

[Alexcubek]

Excellent

 

[Kekybobo]

Tbh I'm not sure they do. As John has said tho imagine it's doable.

I'm sure a custom wiring loom could easily made up containg diodes and a relay.

Fyi there were also 3 wires (red,black,white) coming out of the headlight block connector. They were a small gauge with a joint small rectangular white connector at their end. I'm guessing they were to feed or switch some other additional unit or light.

 

[John202020]

Headlamp leveling?

 

[Kekybobo]

Headlamp leveling?

That was my other thought. Probably to route power to the adjustment motor (which I didn't swap over). I never used it anyway.

 

[Alexcubek]

That was my other thought. Probably to route power to the adjustment motor (which I didn't swap over). I never used it anyway.

Power adjustment motor. I didn't think mine had that? Where is the switch? As my previous corsa cdti did have it.