Tips on a clean install, and I do mean clean

[KStryker]

I'm pretty good installing these, but will probably need some more information on how to add a relay, and fuse..which is another story.

My question is how do you glue the halo to headlight housing? Inside my housing looks like a hot mess.

So what do you use to make all the glue unseen?

[Mecha]

Tips

1) use glue sparingly. for 3 reasons...
a) too much wont let the ring flex and can break it
b) the glue shrinks within the first 24 hours normal. to much glue and it will contract the ring and break it)
c) the glue AAC sends turns a light yellow again dont need too much. 2-3 dabs of glue is enough

2) make sure there is no resistance to the halo when its install. it should just LAY on the chrome bezel. check where the halo goes through the black housing at the top as well

3) you will need to drill more holes in the back on the headlight assembly then what AAC recommended to route wires.. on the back where is says "Made in Canada" frill right through the letter C. wires can come out there too then just fill the hole with rtv after.

4) TAKE YOUR TIME DONT RUSH IT

[KStryker]

Tips

1) use glue sparingly. for 3 reasons...
a) too much wont let the ring flex and can break it
b) the glue shrinks within the first 24 hours normal. to much glue and it will contract the ring and break it)
c) the glue AAC sends turns a light yellow again dont need too much. 2-3 dabs of glue is enough

2) make sure there is no resistance to the halo when its install. it should just LAY on the chrome bezel. check where the halo goes through the black housing at the top as well

3) you will need to drill more holes in the back on the headlight assembly then what AAC recommended to route wires.. on the back where is says "Made in Canada" frill right through the letter C. wires can come out there too then just fill the hole with rtv after.

4) TAKE YOUR TIME DONT RUSH IT

Sounds good...What's RTV? Or is black silicone good?
Are you using the same little spreader tool that comes with the kit to spread the glue or something else...

Thanks Bro!

[Mecha]

Sounds good...What's RTV? Or is black silicone good?
Are you using the same little spreader tool that comes with the kit to spread the glue or something else...

Thanks Bro!


rtv=silcone

i dont use the epoxy AAC sends. i do so many installs i got my own tubes sorry.

first one i did, my car i used the spreader yes

[Sublime300]

I agree with going out and buying your own silicone. It only cost a few bucks and I used it everywhere!! I sealed the inverter, sealed the headlight housing holes and the new seal around the entire housing, and I sealed the connections i made with all wires. I went with the clear stuff but there are other colors you can get. Just make sure its an all weather type, because its enevitable that this will get wet with rain and washes.

[wickedchargerrt]

With the wiring itself
cover it all in electric tape and loom. Dont ghetto fab it like a bunch of people and just have wires all over the hood and ziptied to things. This makes it ridiculous for anyone that has to work on your car. I worked on a charger with lights the other day, i needed to pull the motor but the goof had wires for all kinds of crap drapped over his intake and spaghettied all over the top of his motor. I just cut every wire that was in the way of my pulling the engine and threw them to the side . i get tired of that crap. Sorry , rant over :grin:

[KStryker]

Cool...thanks for the advice guys

[KStryker]

Now that my FCM issue fixed it self, back to my halo issue. Checked inverter by swapping it, and it powers one of the halos. When I switch connections that same halos lights up...so it's not the inverter. There doesn't appear to be any hairline cracks or anything. What gives?

[KStryker]

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[Anguish]

With the wiring itself
cover it all in electric tape and loom. Dont ghetto fab it like a bunch of people and just have wires all over the hood and ziptied to things. This makes it ridiculous for anyone that has to work on your car. I worked on a charger with lights the other day, i needed to pull the motor but the goof had wires for all kinds of crap drapped over his intake and spaghettied all over the top of his motor. I just cut every wire that was in the way of my pulling the engine and threw them to the side . i get tired of that crap. Sorry , rant over :grin:

For the record, regardless of how clean the install is or is not, if you did that to my car the way you're implying, you'd never see me again and you'd get a formal complaint. This is a customer's property. You are a professional. Your job doesn't give you freedom to abuse their property. If it takes you an extra hour to properly re-route and/or cut & label for future reattachment, so be it.

Keep in mind that the it may not even be the owner's fault. They could have had a poor/lazy installer do that to his car. Part of serving a customer involves doing your job well. Pad your bill for the time, move the wires safely, and tell the customer afterwards. Make yourself look like a hero.

Too many monkeys screw up other people's stuff while it's being serviced because they don't care. Don't be a monkey.

[AACstyle.com]

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Thats about as far as you can take troubleshooting the rings, you can also be sure the inverter on the side that is not working is getting power for sure. Just put a test light to it before you test the ring again.

Regardless, the ring is covered under a lifetime warranty so if for some reason you cant get it back on you can send it to us for a free replacement.