Angel Eyes Wiring

JohnnySak69 · 08-27-2009, 12:50 AM

Okay how do i wire angel eyes if i'm creating my own custom ones?

YouTube - Angel Eye self custruction

Using these angel eyes that is in the DIY how do i wire them to my car to be on when my key is turned to acc or something?

JohnnySak69 · 08-27-2009, 05:14 AM

Oh come on anyone?

I just need to find a way to get 12v :P

***dcubed121*** · 08-27-2009, 05:41 AM

accesory wiring is 12V. you could tap the DRLs. if you want them on all the time i suggest taping one of the accesory wires.

StupidPig · 08-27-2009, 12:22 PM

I made a circuit to turn on a relay when either the Park light is on or DRL is running. The tricky part here is DRL is actually High Beam in about 60% PWM duty cycle, which you can just tap to the high beam and use that to power you LED (for some LED you still can, but it will be dimmer). If you just want you angel eyes light up when park is on, then you just simple tap it from the Park light wire.
And yes, tap to accessory is ok too, but you will need to route the wire through the firewall I guess, which I didn't try.

JohnnySak69 · 08-27-2009, 08:19 PM

SO accessory wire is inside the cabin?

And where can this accessory wire be found?

But ya DRLs dont run fully so I don't want dim angel eyes, plus when i turn on my headlights the DRLs turn off and so will my angel eyes.

StupidPig · 08-27-2009, 09:04 PM

Well, with both DRL and Park as trigger signal, it's pretty much able to turn on the angel eye most of the time, the only time it is off (except the car is not started

) will be when you just started you car and never released the hand brake.
I'm unable to found any place to tap the accessory inside the engine bay, but I didn't search hard so may be you can found it. To get it inside the cabin, I think the accessory socket or the related fuse is the most obvious place.

JohnnySak69 · 08-30-2009, 04:45 PM

Ya there is a small firewall that I could go through to get into the main cabin for an accessory wire.

But tapping into DRLs would not give me the actual 12 volts that I need? Since DRL run off a lower amount of volts? Does anyone know what volts specifically?

And how do i actually connect it to the fuse? Do i wrap the wire around the fuse? Solder? Wire tap?

StupidPig · 08-30-2009, 11:59 PM

The DRL is the same 12V as Hi Beam, but in about 60% PWM duty cycle, which is equal to about 7.6V.

jbsali · 08-31-2009, 07:15 AM

im not really one for angel eyes as they are usually considered rice but... i do have to admit that is a pretty good DIY.

JohnnySak69 · 08-31-2009, 04:04 PM

Well since LEDs only really require 3.0-3.2v, the 7.6V should be sufficient enough to be lighting it at a normal rate as if it was 12v right? I just have to use a lower resistor?

StupidPig · 08-31-2009, 05:26 PM

As i said, the DRL is actually 12V, but it is using PWM running at about 60% duty cycle. 12V at 60% duty cycle is a square wave with 12V at 60% of the time, and 0V at 40% of time. So, you still need to have your LED able to run at 12V. It is different from a real DC 7.6v supply.

JohnnySak69 · 08-31-2009, 05:46 PM

So then if I want to connect it to the DRL how do i connect them? Wire tap the high beam wires?

And how do i get the angel eyes to be on at night when my headlights are on?

StupidPig · 08-31-2009, 06:22 PM

If you can go throught the firewall, I bet tapping to the accessory is the simplest way for you.
For me, I have special needs which anyway I planned to use a realy harness to power the angel eyes directly from battery, so that I tap to both the Park signal and High beam (with a capacitor to smooth the off cycle during DRL) to trigger the relay.

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08-27-2009, 05:14 AM	#2 (permalink)
JohnnySak69 Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Huntington Beach, CA Posts: 149	Oh come on anyone? I just need to find a way to get 12v :P

08-27-2009, 05:41 AM	#3 (permalink)
*dcubed121* VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: SAn Diego CA Age: 26 Posts: 5,472 David	accesory wiring is 12V. you could tap the DRLs. if you want them on all the time i suggest taping one of the accesory wires.

08-27-2009, 12:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
StupidPig Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: San Francisco Posts: 1,239	I made a circuit to turn on a relay when either the Park light is on or DRL is running. The tricky part here is DRL is actually High Beam in about 60% PWM duty cycle, which you can just tap to the high beam and use that to power you LED (for some LED you still can, but it will be dimmer). If you just want you angel eyes light up when park is on, then you just simple tap it from the Park light wire. And yes, tap to accessory is ok too, but you will need to route the wire through the firewall I guess, which I didn't try.

08-27-2009, 08:19 PM	#5 (permalink)
JohnnySak69 Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Huntington Beach, CA Posts: 149	SO accessory wire is inside the cabin? And where can this accessory wire be found? But ya DRLs dont run fully so I don't want dim angel eyes, plus when i turn on my headlights the DRLs turn off and so will my angel eyes.

08-27-2009, 09:04 PM	#6 (permalink)
StupidPig Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: San Francisco Posts: 1,239	Well, with both DRL and Park as trigger signal, it's pretty much able to turn on the angel eye most of the time, the only time it is off (except the car is not started ) will be when you just started you car and never released the hand brake. I'm unable to found any place to tap the accessory inside the engine bay, but I didn't search hard so may be you can found it. To get it inside the cabin, I think the accessory socket or the related fuse is the most obvious place.

08-30-2009, 04:45 PM	#7 (permalink)
JohnnySak69 Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Huntington Beach, CA Posts: 149	Ya there is a small firewall that I could go through to get into the main cabin for an accessory wire. But tapping into DRLs would not give me the actual 12 volts that I need? Since DRL run off a lower amount of volts? Does anyone know what volts specifically? And how do i actually connect it to the fuse? Do i wrap the wire around the fuse? Solder? Wire tap?

08-30-2009, 11:59 PM	#8 (permalink)
StupidPig Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: San Francisco Posts: 1,239	The DRL is the same 12V as Hi Beam, but in about 60% PWM duty cycle, which is equal to about 7.6V.

08-31-2009, 07:15 AM	#9 (permalink)
jbsali Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Lower Mainland/ Greater Vancouver Age: 22 Posts: 4,396 Joel	im not really one for angel eyes as they are usually considered rice but... i do have to admit that is a pretty good DIY.

08-31-2009, 04:04 PM	#10 (permalink)
JohnnySak69 Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Huntington Beach, CA Posts: 149	Well since LEDs only really require 3.0-3.2v, the 7.6V should be sufficient enough to be lighting it at a normal rate as if it was 12v right? I just have to use a lower resistor?

08-31-2009, 05:26 PM	#11 (permalink)
StupidPig Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: San Francisco Posts: 1,239	As i said, the DRL is actually 12V, but it is using PWM running at about 60% duty cycle. 12V at 60% duty cycle is a square wave with 12V at 60% of the time, and 0V at 40% of time. So, you still need to have your LED able to run at 12V. It is different from a real DC 7.6v supply.

08-31-2009, 05:46 PM	#12 (permalink)
JohnnySak69 Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Huntington Beach, CA Posts: 149	So then if I want to connect it to the DRL how do i connect them? Wire tap the high beam wires? And how do i get the angel eyes to be on at night when my headlights are on?

08-31-2009, 06:22 PM	#13 (permalink)
StupidPig Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: San Francisco Posts: 1,239	If you can go throught the firewall, I bet tapping to the accessory is the simplest way for you. For me, I have special needs which anyway I planned to use a realy harness to power the angel eyes directly from battery, so that I tap to both the Park signal and High beam (with a capacitor to smooth the off cycle during DRL) to trigger the relay.

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