Disk highlighting immediately makes car stylish, recognizable and attracts attention. In this regard, young people are especially fond of doing such improvements. In this article, on the example of the VAZ 2110, options will be considered as do it yourself You can make the backlight car wheels.
Of course, to set the backlight, you need to have beautiful alloy wheels, since factory stamped wheels will not look very impressive.
Materials and tools for tuning cars:
The quantity and type of materials greatly depends on the type of tuning chosen. For example, you can buy a ready-made kit for disk illumination and you just have to connect it. One of the well-known and sought-after such kits today is LED WHEELS. Such a kit will cost at least 1000 rubles. In the photo you can see how the installed kit works.
You can also use LED strips to highlight, this is a cheaper option. In any case, you need a soldering iron, wires, electrical tape and other elements.
We make the backlight auto drives:
When installing the backlight yourself, it is important to remember one rule - everything must be carefully insulated and protected from water and dirt. Otherwise, a short circuit may occur or the contact will be lost.
The first way. Set the backlight on the protective cover
This method can be considered the simplest, and the most popular at the moment. For these purposes, four LED strips 30 cm long will be needed. Plastic clamps and electrical tape will also be needed. How the work is going on can be seen in the photo. In total, the process takes about 3-6 hours.
The second way. Installation of illumination on metal tapes
This method will be relevant for those who do not have a protective cover on the disk. But this is not a problem, because the frame can be made independently. For these purposes, light metal tapes are used, which are mounted as shown in the photo.
Well, then it only remains to fix the LED strip on this rim.
The third way. Installing LED strip on spacers
The uniqueness of the design is that the light will come from the center of the disk, and not directly from the spokes. Fasteners must be made of metal tapes; they are screwed onto the outer part of the brake disc. Even with this design, spacers are used that are placed on the brake disc. These spacers protrude from the rim onto which the LED strip will be mounted. As a result, the light will be refracted, and the illumination of the disks will be uniform.
The method of backlight illumination
The tape can also be mounted on the rear discs in three ways, which were described above. It all depends on the type of brakes used. If disc brakes are used, the tape is attached to the protective cover. If drum brakes are used, it’s easier to set the backlight on metal tapes. Well, you can also use the third option to evenly highlight the discs.
How to connect the backlight drives
It is very important when installing the backlight to connect it correctly. For such work, auto-chemical glue, wire and electrical tape will be needed. After connecting the wire to the tape, it must be wrapped with electrical tape. The wire itself needs to be placed in the corrugation, and the entry point should also be wrapped with electrical tape.
The wiring must be laid along the bottom of the car so that it does not tear during movement, it should be well fixed in several places. The corrugation is attached to auto-chemical glue and pulled together with clamps. In order to wiring in the cabin, you need to use the holes in the bottom of the car. In total there will be 4 corrugations and they all need to be brought in one place, here you also need to bring food.
It is recommended that you first attach all the wires to the stabilizers, this will extend the life of the LED strip. Stabilizers need to be isolated from each other. Well, then the stabilizers are connected to one radiator and you can turn on the system. How to control the backlight, everyone decides for himself. You can connect it to the headlights, or you can put it on a separate switch.
There are many more ways you can make lights for cars. But when doing this tuning, it is important to remember that for such improvements car owners can get a considerable fine.