speedypete101
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I know it's a bit chavvy' but I though I'd get a pair of angel eye headlights for my Puma. I got them including all wiring for about £12 from china along with a load of other bits and bobs.
Here's a photo of what the car looks like with them on.
INSTALLATION;
Time - About 20 mins
Difficulty - 3/10
Tools - A Torx Driver to remove the headlights from the car), Wire cutters, Drill, File, Wire Strippers, Electrical Cable (30 cm), Cable Ties, Electrical Tape, Angel Eye Headlight 8CM (Pair) 9CM (Pair).
- First things first, remove both headlight units from the car.
- Remove the front cover from the actual headlight unit by prising open the 3 clips (two at the bottom and one at the top)
- Prise the plastic cover off the headlight unit (should come off easily) and place the actual headlight unit out of the way, this isn't needed until later.
- Push the smaller headlight ring through the main beam hole
- Using two cable ties, attach the headlight ring to the headlight cover as shown, a hole may need to be drilled in the plastic to create a mounting point for the cable tie. Make sure the power connectors from the light ring pass between the light and the plastic casing or pass them through the drilled hole.
Mounting Points
Mounting point 1
Mounting Point 2 (Where a hole will need to be drilled)
- When the first light has been correctly mounted within the casing it should look like this
- The second 10CM ring will not fit through the main beam hole without excessive bending so two groves in the plastic hole need to be cut to allow it to be pushed through. Use the file to file away the plastic until the ring can be pushed through. Put some paper or a cloth on the inside of the light case to prevent the file scratching the inside of the plastic.
- Push the 10CM ring through the grooves in the casing and attach to the casing in the same way as the 8CM ring. Another hole will need to be drilled to attach the ring.
If all this is done correctly the light will look something like this
- Next is the wiring. Both rings should come with a wedge fitting which will fit into the sidelight slot on the headlight unit. However, as there are two light modules to be wired up the wiring needs to be adapted.
- Take one wedge fitting and two male fitting plugs. These are used to create the circuit needed to make both light rings work.
- Wire up the three components as the wiring diagram and image below show. It helps to extend the length of the wires as this makes it easier to connect them later.
- Tape up the bare wires to prevent them from shorting on one another and plug the wedge fitting into the sidelight socket of the main headlight unit. Make sure that the wedge plug is the correct way around, you can determine this by looking at the colour of the wires leading to the back of the wedge socket.
- Plug the male adapters to the female adapters from the light rings and put the headlight unit back together, ensuring that all three clips snap back into place.
- Replace the headlight unit in the car
- Finished
Here's a photo of what the car looks like with them on.
INSTALLATION;
Time - About 20 mins
Difficulty - 3/10
Tools - A Torx Driver to remove the headlights from the car), Wire cutters, Drill, File, Wire Strippers, Electrical Cable (30 cm), Cable Ties, Electrical Tape, Angel Eye Headlight 8CM (Pair) 9CM (Pair).
- First things first, remove both headlight units from the car.
- Remove the front cover from the actual headlight unit by prising open the 3 clips (two at the bottom and one at the top)
- Prise the plastic cover off the headlight unit (should come off easily) and place the actual headlight unit out of the way, this isn't needed until later.
- Push the smaller headlight ring through the main beam hole
- Using two cable ties, attach the headlight ring to the headlight cover as shown, a hole may need to be drilled in the plastic to create a mounting point for the cable tie. Make sure the power connectors from the light ring pass between the light and the plastic casing or pass them through the drilled hole.
Mounting Points
Mounting point 1
Mounting Point 2 (Where a hole will need to be drilled)
- When the first light has been correctly mounted within the casing it should look like this
- The second 10CM ring will not fit through the main beam hole without excessive bending so two groves in the plastic hole need to be cut to allow it to be pushed through. Use the file to file away the plastic until the ring can be pushed through. Put some paper or a cloth on the inside of the light case to prevent the file scratching the inside of the plastic.
- Push the 10CM ring through the grooves in the casing and attach to the casing in the same way as the 8CM ring. Another hole will need to be drilled to attach the ring.
If all this is done correctly the light will look something like this
- Next is the wiring. Both rings should come with a wedge fitting which will fit into the sidelight slot on the headlight unit. However, as there are two light modules to be wired up the wiring needs to be adapted.
- Take one wedge fitting and two male fitting plugs. These are used to create the circuit needed to make both light rings work.
- Wire up the three components as the wiring diagram and image below show. It helps to extend the length of the wires as this makes it easier to connect them later.
- Tape up the bare wires to prevent them from shorting on one another and plug the wedge fitting into the sidelight socket of the main headlight unit. Make sure that the wedge plug is the correct way around, you can determine this by looking at the colour of the wires leading to the back of the wedge socket.
- Plug the male adapters to the female adapters from the light rings and put the headlight unit back together, ensuring that all three clips snap back into place.
- Replace the headlight unit in the car
- Finished
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