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Disclaimer: I am not at fault if you ruin your lights while following this guide. There is no reason you should, I have done 3 sets this exact way.
LEDS: http://www.superbrightleds.com/more...power-led-flexible-light-strip--nfls-x3/1465/
You will need 2 19.7in strips
Choose the color, I have found that the Natural White matches a 5000K HID pretty closely
This DIY yourself is for opening up your OEM DRL LEDs and installing a new LED strip into them for brighter, whiter light.
Supplies:
Oven
Flat head screwdriver
Philips screwdriver
Needlenose pliers
4 wire taps
LEDS: http://www.superbrightleds.com/more...power-led-flexible-light-strip--nfls-x3/1465/
You will need 2 19.7in strips
Choose the color, I have found that the Natural White matches a 5000K HID pretty closely
This DIY yourself is for opening up your OEM DRL LEDs and installing a new LED strip into them for brighter, whiter light.
Supplies:
Oven
Flat head screwdriver
Philips screwdriver
Needlenose pliers
4 wire taps

- Start by removing the wiring pigtail from the back, then all the screws and finally the two moisture guards (black rubber pieces and the filters they cover)
- Preheat oven to 200 degrees and baked lights for 12-15min (until you can pry them gently apart with a screw driver) try not to flex the gray plastic too much as it may stay where you put it (heat it up again to move it back)
- The remove the lights and lenses as one piece from the housings (these slide out in a 45 degree angle from housings, if the lights were on the car they would slide out straight forward) There is a wire that will need to be disconnected here you can eaither clip it as close to the little white plug as possible or push the top of the plug towards the PC board and slight it out you wont need the plug for the final build anyways
- Remove the screws that hold on lenses
- Remove the screw that holds on the pc board then the board (same white clip as step 3)
- Before you remove all of the LEDs with the strip, mark the metal plates where each LED is centered, it will make it easier to apply the new ones in the proper location the first time.
- Use dremel and wire brush bit that removed all the old adhesive from each metal base on the lights. Keep the metal bases and try not touch the plastic dots on them. THese help with heat dissipation from the LEDs
- Use the dremel again to cut a slot in the plastic just above the top LED platform (think of the base part as stairs going up with the metal parts being where you would place your foot on each stair to locate the top LED platform) This slot only need to be large enough for the new LED strip to fit through as one LED will not be used plus it puts the wiring behind the base piece and into the back housing.