AAC Halo Install Help

[Swytch]

Hi all,

I am going to do my Halo install this weekend. The fascia and lights are off the car already. Tomorrow when i go to bake the lenses and pry them apart i have a question. What should i remove from the headlight housing after taking it off the car and before baking? Anything?

I figured i should take off that shroud and pop out the turn signal bulb, but being that i have the RS housings, do i need to take any of the HID stuff off as well or is it designed to heat up with the normal use of the HID anyway?

I can upload some pics if you all think it would help..

[Maph]

Yo!
You're about to be in for a battle. I took off everything that was able to come off. I have the other style lens though. Once you pull them from the oven be sure to have some towels and some good prying tools handy. The black plastic side with the tabs will melt and deform much more easily than the clear acrylic side. Pull all the tabs outta the way first and then start prying and pulling. It took me a couple of trips to the oven with each lens but i finally got them apart. I managed to deform the black side of mine pretty good and it freaked me out at first then i realized that youd never be able to see it once they were back in the car. A heaping amount of sealer will ensure that the stay sealed. Mine have been in for over a year now and i have had no problems from them. I took it to a local audio shop here and showed them the wires from the halos and told them i wanted it to look like they were installed be GM. All i can say is WOW. At dusk i can roll up beside a Z-r1 and nobody will even notice the vet sitting there. It was worth every bit of the 12 hour struggle to get them in. Lol
Persistency is the key!!

[Swytch]

I was more curious about the RS specific stuff i think. The stuff behind the O-ring sealed plug:



Does all that electronics need to come out before its baked?? I cant seem to find anything about it on the other DIY's..

Edit: After the photo was taken i did take the HID bulb itself out, but there are still some wires and a small circuit board you can just see in the lower right hand side.. should those be safe during the baking process?

[rareslick]

Dude don't take all that out! I just did mine today with out taking it out, you will be ok!

[camaro4mybday]

Just take out the bulb and cover that's it and please watch the video several times and do exactly what they do t open it. Other wise you can do good damage to the headlight

[Swytch]

Thanks for all the tips, I'll post some pics when i get them apart!

[Swytch]

Got the lenses off just fine today. Had to re-heat them each a few times but overall it came out well.







Tomorrow I will be putting in the LED halo rings and doing the fog lights. Hopefully I will have some finished pics up here for everyone's viewing pleasure monday afternoon.

[The Stig]

Ah nothing like the insides of a headlight. After you do it a couple times the install becomes fun, well it did for me at least.

Anyway why I'm posting. If you want to get the halos to go on with the factory halos you just tap into the red wire there. But don't use that as your only power source, because it is only 4V.

[camaro4mybday]

Uh actually it's the blue wire pre circuit board for halo power

[The Stig]

Originally Posted by camaro4mybday

Uh actually it's the blue wire pre circuit board for halo power

Right my mistake. Thanks for correcting me.

[camaro4mybday]

Np, it would of been bad if he cut the red lol

[Swytch]

Took some time to get the wiring right, but its all done now. Here are the pics I promised, sorry they are so blurry, its hard to get a good photo of these lights with my crummy iphone camera..

[Tx1Lt]

Dude! That's exactly what I'm going for! Awesome work, you just gave me a boost to try harder!

[Swytch]

Originally Posted by Tx1Lt

Dude! That's exactly what I'm going for! Awesome work, you just gave me a boost to try harder!

Good luck with your install, post pics when your done!