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Installed a really slick LED strip - hope you enjoy!

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I found this on the Facebook group but wanted to share here as well... took about an hour to do it all, but not bad for < $40 mod - my wife LOVES it!
Did a full writeup here: https://2023-exst.blogspot.com/2023/03/really-slick-led-light-strip-for.html



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ties into fuse #21

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Okay, I actually like how that looks. Any chance you have a night shot of it?
 

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Not yet - I installed it and my wife works nights so I have to wait till her week is done
 

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Okay, I actually like how that looks. Any chance you have a night shot of it?
Night shot at the 4minute 33 second mark of the video … product applied to a different vehicle but they do the same on the explorer.

 

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Without the rubber strip on the hood, the hood slams down on the light strip, right? Is that a concern? Is it possible to attach the light strip forward of the rubber?
 

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Daaaang! Is it as bright as the DRL?
 

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that actually looks good in the video at least. I need to see it at night some time.
I like you name the exact parts you used and even a write up so the next guy can have a easy time of it.
 

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Without the rubber strip on the hood, the hood slams down on the light strip, right? Is that a concern? Is it possible to attach the light strip forward of the rubber?
it may be possible, i don't believe the hood hits the light strip - will have to get out and check the gap, my goal was to have light exposed, but not necessarily see the strip on the vehicle
 

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The driver side doesn’t allow clearance but the rest of the hood has about .1” gap
 

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That's looks really clean up close. Excited to see how it looks at night.
 

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Night shot

 

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Oh yes.
 

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Really appreciate you posting this. We just did this yesterday and it was super easy. I had the wife lay the light strip, as I "put on everything crooked". It looks so good. Thanks for documenting so well.
 

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Dude that is so fresh and so clean! Well done!
 

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Where did you say you wired the black wire to ground? In the write up it says to a fender bolt, but which one did you use, the one write there next the headlamp?
 

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Where did you say you wired the black wire to ground? In the write up it says to a fender bolt, but which one did you use, the one write there next the headlamp?
yep behind the headlamp

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Really appreciate you posting this. We just did this yesterday and it was super easy. I had the wife lay the light strip, as I "put on everything crooked". It looks so good. Thanks for documenting so well.
Did you also have to remove the rubber gasket on the hood? That’s what’s keeping me from this install.
 

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Yes but you may be able to find a way to mount in front of it or raise the hood a little, right now there’s about a .1” gap between the hood and the led strip with the gasket removed
 



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