Angel eyes are ideal for the Pajero/Montero especially considering most of the SUV's now come with day time running lights. Shown here is one of the 75mm angel eyes I purchased. The blue wire is positive and the white negative. |
Image 1 : Angel eye led light |
Ensure you measure your lights correctly. Last thing you need is a set of light too small or two big! I fitted mine so that it would sit comfortably between the silver plastic cover, and the OEM fog light |
Image 2 : OEM Fog light |
The first step is to remove the silver cover. When I was planning this project, this was something I had trouble finding how this could be done. Finally, I checked the reverse of the silver cover (accessible from behind the tyre, or from the engine compartment (See image 4). | |
No disassembly was required, but I had to be careful not to wedge my hand in between the engine components and mud guards. | |
The next step is to place the angel eye over the fog light. You will need to pass the wires through so that it can be reached later on. Use insulating tape to place the LED on the fog light. You need only about 2 to 3 pieces. After all the LEDs aren't very heavy. Don't worry, the tape is just temporary ! (Duh !) | |
Next carefully put silicon gum on the edges. The angel eyes itself aren't very heavy, so you needn't put a lot. Just a few dots here and there will help. However, you might need to keep this overnight to settle. Do not remove the tape until its fully dried. You also need to be careful when removing the tape. If you pull it too hard, the silicon could come off or you may end up breaking the LEDs on the angel eyes. | |
Once the tape has been removed, you can add the cover back. Hopefully it will look like this | |
As an added effect, I connected the angel eyes to the security system so that they would blink when remote locked/unlocked. However this requires extra circuitry which is beyond the scope of this post. |
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Installing Angel Eyes on a Montero / Pajero / Shogun 2007-2015
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