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05-15-2009 | 09:32 AM

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received my led strip today and it looks like every third cut off area on the board has it on socket for power. 18 leds and 6 sockets to power each 3 sets of leds and they only sent me 3 socket connectors that plug into each connector on the led strip. So instance if I cut the strip at 12 leds I will need 4 socket connectors. Are yours like this? It doesn't seem like I can plug into one connector to power all 18 leds.

you can. just split the leds in half, plug them in then run the last plus for your power and ground. these are problay the best led's i have ever bought.

05-15-2009 | 09:42 AM

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you can. just split the leds in half, plug them in then run the last plus for your power and ground. these are problay the best led's i have ever bought.

Yeah but it looks like each 3 leds have its own connector for power. Is your strip like that?

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05-15-2009 | 01:00 PM

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No. The reason it has a plug is if you cut it. If you don't cut the strip, they will use one single power socket.

It's ONLY if you cut the strip down. You have to cut it in sections of three.

05-15-2009 | 01:28 PM

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No. The reason it has a plug is if you cut it. If you don't cut the strip, they will use one single power socket.

It's ONLY if you cut the strip down. You have to cut it in sections of three.

thanks for clearing that up. so if I don't cut it.. then any one of the sockets will power the whole strip then?

05-15-2009 | 01:58 PM

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heres mine, I ordered a flexible ebay led strip and fabbed a bracket with sheet metal. I tried to make it OEM-ish...It fits great, night pics to come.

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Finished Product:

05-15-2009 | 02:34 PM

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yours looks totally different than mine, Mine have Smt leds first of all and also each three leds has its own connector for power totaling 6 for 18 leds . It also looks like your led strip is using regular leds.

05-15-2009 | 03:13 PM

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I thought you were going sell your Max? Now you're back into modding? The HIDs are working out well. Still haven't had a chance to get anywhere near a wall at night to take cutoff pics.

05-15-2009 | 09:07 PM

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heres mine, I ordered a flexible ebay led strip and fabbed a bracket with sheet metal. I tried to make it OEM-ish...It fits great, night pics to come.

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Finished Product:

My stock bracket was all corroded just like yours. What I did was leave the two mounting points at the ends and broke the middle section out and tie wrapped the strip to the two ends. I used the whole stripe and results are like in pics from IlyaK. Thanks again for the help fellas. I wonder if anyone has tried these flexible strips in the gauges.

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05-15-2009 | 10:34 PM

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looks good man ima look that up on ebay now cause i have no license plate lights at all

05-16-2009 | 05:29 AM

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not good bro. Hope you dont live in Bergen county ...you'll get a ticket everyday with no plates.

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looks good man ima look that up on ebay now cause i have no license plate lights at all

05-17-2009 | 09:54 PM

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Looks real good man...got me thinking about doing the same.

05-18-2009 | 12:14 PM

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heres mine, I ordered a flexible ebay led strip and fabbed a bracket with sheet metal. I tried to make it OEM-ish...It fits great, night pics to come.

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Finished Product:

Would anyone buy these If I produced some for say 25 SHIPPED?

05-25-2009 | 07:31 PM

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No. The reason it has a plug is if you cut it. If you don't cut the strip, they will use one single power socket.

It's ONLY if you cut the strip down. You have to cut it in sections of three.

I wound up having to cut 3 leds off the strip and any socket for power on the strip still powered the strip. Just thought I'd let you guys know.

05-26-2009 | 12:09 AM

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thats what i said eairlier.

08-19-2009 | 10:45 AM

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not good bro. Hope you dont live in Bergen county ...you'll get a ticket everyday with no plates.

he said no plate lights, not no plates

08-19-2009 | 11:25 AM

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he said no plate lights, not no plates

That reply is about 3 months too late.

08-19-2009 | 11:52 AM

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That reply is about 3 months too late.

meh, more or less saying to it subscribe to the thread

08-19-2009 | 12:30 PM

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You know you can do that by click on "Thread Tools" above and doing "Subscribe to thread.." right?

08-19-2009 | 12:46 PM

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Hi,
The following link Led DRL shows what I did with those LED strip, I tried two different sources from ebay but both times these LEDs blew up after like 3 to 4 weeks. I working on something different now.
I had them hooked to DRL.