ledunderbody.com light kit install


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Rob

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Shout out to JT for his help with this.

This is the first trial run of the kit. I found that I would like more strips so I did not finish the install. I will order another kit (smaller) then do a final video showing the complete setup.

I bought the lighting kit from ledunderbody.com. I got the million color pro kit listed in the motorcycle section. If you want details I suggest checking the website out, I'm just gonna give a brief rundown of what was included. six 6 inch SMD led strips, control box, USB connecting wires, remote control, mounting screws/tape, instructions. In addition I chose one packet of 3M adhesion promoter. The kit has 7 different lighting modes, 15 solid color modes, and can be sound activated.

Free shipping for $50+ orders. My kit was $65 + $2 for one pack of the adhesion stuff = $67.

The following link is not the kit I ordered, but at the bottom of the page it does contain a video showing the different lighting modes. The kit on that page contains two extra lighting modes that my kit does not have but the majority of the video shows what my kit can do.

Million Color Flexible motorcycle led lights


my video explains more in detail about what i liked and disliked about the kit.

ledunderbody.com - Million Color Pro SMD LED kit - Trial 1 - YouTube
 
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daddyrack

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Looks good! Someday i may do this. (but prolly not lol)
 
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JT

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I wish I had sprung for the kit now. Looks good Rob I'm
Sure the extra LEDs will make all the dif


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Rob

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Never2fast said:
Is the look worth the $?

Always wanted neon lights but never wanted to spend the money for them
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i think it is. even though i'm gonna buy a couple more strips i still think it's worth it. if you're more savvy with electrical work you'd be able to buy cheaper lights, a switch, etc. and do all the work yourself to save $ but I didn't want to attempt that.

the look of this kit isn't the only thing that makes it worth the money. being an all-in-one system is nice, having a remote to control everything, having dozens of different lighting effects, and best of all when i want to take the fairings off i only have to disconnect the usb connection to the strips that i'd be working around. i'll have to waterproof the area around the connections but that shouldn't be a big deal.

and if you're in a state that has fairly lenient laws about accent lighting on a bike, you'd then be able to use the lights more often instead of only being able to use them at a bike show or in a parking lot.
 
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BoneJj

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Rob, you should have waiting for my install to be finished. Granted my pods are a little more crude but they will get the job done and have a lot more light for lesser costs.

I have 20 bucks for the LEDs, 16.40 for the controller (2dollar for a longer plug) and 5 bucks for the wire (bought a big box that I will also use for other projects), I also go some molex connectors to make it easier for removal of fairings (waterproof as well). This way I can connect and disconnect right at the fairings, those were 7.40 for a 10 pack of which I will only use 6 of them.

So all in all, $45.44 and it's a lot more light. The LEDs I have are 5050 LEDs which run about 20mA each but I have 60 individual LEDs. The whole system only draws 1.2A at 12.4V I do need to toss in a 3 pin 12V voltage regulator though with a couple filtering caps to make sure that I'm not over powering the system though during various points in the bikes rev range.

I'm setting up a couple/few bikes as well so it's okay that I have extra parts at this time.

I think you could have easily gotten away with a brighter system for less though. It looks like those are 5050 RGB LEDs in your tubes, which is pretty much what I have, they are just pods of 3. So 20 total pods = 60 RGB LEDs. Your setup has 6x6=36, ans that equates to a big price difference IMO.

Not knocking the system just saying with a little more work you could have spent less for more light. I actually have 2 of the 20pack pods and I'm considering splitting the other set to make it 30 pods at a total of 55.44 for the whole system. I might just end up mounting 3 pods in the same spots to make for EXTRA light in that zone, lol.

I do however like the USB plug setup but my concern with that is waterproofing. If the wires coming out of each pod aren't sealed well were the plug goes into the pod that could be bad news for a short if you get stuck in the rain. Also the same goes for the main box you are putting under the rear seat, if you get that wet it looks like it could easily short out. I would probably hot snot those connections in areas that aren't going to be exposed to heat and then the rest epoxy for areas that will see heat.
 
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Rob

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BoneJj said:
Rob, you should have waiting for my install to be finished. Granted my pods are a little more crude but they will get the job done and have a lot more light for lesser costs.
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True, but with some mods I have done lately that required lots more finagling and time that i thought they would take, I got to the point where I did not want to mess with a custom setup lol. The appeal of having a complete set, and one that would be easy to take on and off was enough for me to shell out a few extra bucks. plus i love all the extra lighting modes it has. i'm curious to see how your setup comes out though. sounds like a pretty slick setup for not much $$$.

the waterproof part does concern me though. i searched for the "hot snot" stuff you mentioned but couldn't find anything online. i saw rhino snot and other similar names that came up in search results but couldn't actually find a product that looked like what you were describing. is that something that i could apply to each led strip's connection port then remove the cable when need be and plug it back in and still have a sealed port?
 
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BoneJj

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Rob said:
True, but with some mods I have done lately that required lots more finagling and time that i thought they would take, I got to the point where I did not want to mess with a custom setup lol. The appeal of having a complete set, and one that would be easy to take on and off was enough for me to shell out a few extra bucks. plus i love all the extra lighting modes it has. i'm curious to see how your setup comes out though. sounds like a pretty slick setup for not much $$$.

the waterproof part does concern me though. i searched for the "hot snot" stuff you mentioned but couldn't find anything online. i saw rhino snot and other similar names that came up in search results but couldn't actually find a product that looked like what you were describing. is that something that i could apply to each led strip's connection port then remove the cable when need be and plug it back in and still have a sealed port?
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hot snot is hot glue gun... LOL. So yeah, you want to make sure that you only use it in areas where heat wont be an issue. Heat areas you will want to use something like an epoxy.

I can understand wanting a plug and play system but for the ones I looked at that I would be willing to buy I didn't like the price of them at all. Knowing LEDs I tend to be rather critical of what's out there and the ones that use good LEDs are high priced.

I was going to make my own system but then I would be waiting forever to install it as I would end up having 6 designs before finally deciding on one. Hence my current power regulator issues that I'm running into now, power regulation is a pain in the butt when you want to do it right. I'm setting up to supply my system with only 12V power and nothing over and even have spikes buffered out. This way I can ensure that the system last a lot longer.

I was actually running some of my other custom jobs earlier and realized that I need to dial back the power on them a little, getting a bit hot on them... lol.

LEDs are a tricky SOG, the key is getting the light output without running the LEDs too hot and that's where a lot of the cheaper systems come into play. They just run the LEDs too hot and have no self power regulation, like the ones you have and the ones I have my concern is power regulation and making sure the LEDs last a long time.

Sorry, I'm tired and I'm just spewing all kinds of blabber.
 
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Rob

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BoneJj said:
Sorry, I'm tired and I'm just spewing all kinds of blabber.
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are you kidding, now because of you i know that hot snot is hot glue. i'm now wise beyond my years.

no, but seriously, all the info is greatly appreciated. keep it comin'!
 

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BoneJj

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Rob said:
are you kidding, now because of you i know that hot snot is hot glue. i'm now wise beyond my years.

no, but seriously, all the info is greatly appreciated. keep it comin'!
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Cool, will do after I get some sleep and my thoughts are more organized. Exam tomorrow night and another one Wednesday afternoon.... SUCK!!!!!!
 
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