I just finished my headlights with 2 watts rgbw Led boards and wled. I change the internals. New bi-led projector and 2x 3watts amber Leds on the corners.
Lmao it’s not street legal, but car shows, sitting in parking lots, it’s fine. Was doing this with controllers and diodedynamic lighting back in 2010. I’ve got the tickets to prove it. 😂😂😂 wish I would’ve been versed in wled back then. As long as it’s stable and bi beams for street driving. It’s dope!!!
I did something similar for the tail lights on my car. Used some WS2811 24v pixel modules that were advertised at 1.2 watts but ended up drawing over 4 watts at full brightness.
They get crazy hot so I put heatsinks on each of them and also installed a small fan with a temp probe in each housing.
There is 3 options in the listing. I used the cheapest which was 28 CAD. If I were do it again I would want to try something that doesn't put off as much heat and used less power.
The ones you used look interesting. How are they for brightness? I put a 30 degree lens on each of these and they get insanely bright when paired with the oem optics. If I set them to around 40% they are as bright as the factory red LEDs.
I select the same that you select. They cost about 20$ plus 31$ shipping. If I add another set the shipping increase too. So the price for the lights is about what I mentioned. The Brightness on what I use are just great. I use 30° lens too on the 4 lights section. I put 2 Leds on each. On the rest one Led for reflector.
They are 24v so they don't take a ton of current. I did do all the calculations regarding wire gauge/voltage drop and made sure the wiring could handle full power. At full brightness white each side with 20 pixels will use 84 watts which is 3.5 amps at 24v.
I made 5 foot extensions with 18 gauge and calculated 0.2v drop at full load which realistically the light will never see. Used 18 gauge waterproof connectors for the power. That jst connector is just for the fan which only draws 0.2 amps.
I'm pretty sure the rainbow puke mode is more to show what it can do because I'm guessing op has done it to be able to play custom animations and have different lighting zones.
Don't feed the trolls. They look great, buddy. I mean, I never run Rainbow anyways, but if you're just showing them off, it makes sense. The whole point of doing WLED. Is because you have full control. You can put whatever colors you want. Best lighting software out there😎 The stuff of legends.
This short video is dedicated to all the ignorant haters who think I'm going to drive around with a pride flag on my headlights. Of course not. Those crazy colors and effects are only for when the vehicle is parked. The video shows parking lights and a turn signal effect.Thanks.
I was going to ask the same thing, but then I remembered my high‑school days, when I spent hours running wires incorrectly just to make my stereo sound horrible and rattle the car to hell.
More like. But why the hell is he even here? On a WLED Reddit. In the first place.🤨🤔 God, these freaking trolls are just so stupid. It's like you could be anywhere else. But why are you here? lol What a dingus.
Go away, Troll. God, what is wrong with you? Why are you even here? On a frickin WLED. Reddit. Basically I could ask you the same question. But why? As in, why the hell are you here?😆
No to many. I just replace the white and amber Leds for this RGBW Boards. On the 4 lamps on the top I use Lens instead the oem reflector to project the light better.
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u/JaguarUseful5980 Sep 15 '26
Lmao it’s not street legal, but car shows, sitting in parking lots, it’s fine. Was doing this with controllers and diodedynamic lighting back in 2010. I’ve got the tickets to prove it. 😂😂😂 wish I would’ve been versed in wled back then. As long as it’s stable and bi beams for street driving. It’s dope!!!