Car Hood LED strip... Is it worth it?

Today we are seeing if the hype of this popular LED hood light is worth getting. Testing out the quality and fitment on this Audi Q3

[@SoranTheSky]

Camera man needs a raise. He's asking all the questions your audience may have

[@radiotrin37]

Yeah...bruh, sorry but I don't trust this "expert" here. "You just kinda line it up". How about we measure and find the center? There are FAR more helpful videos on this light than this. This would have been an epic fail video if not for camera man here 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@65mustanggtfastback]

The tape on both sides of the light is so you can flip it over based on battery location

[@luxurystarlighting]

Yes of course. Personally I just don't care for the look of having to leave the red tap on one side

[@SuperStar-nz5xy]

@@luxurystarlighting use lacquer thinner and peel off

[@JayDub33]

@@luxurystarlighting no the tape is on both side to mount the led to the hood. I feel the hood mount would have turned out better 😅

[@darkan99el]

Find the centre of the grill, find the centre of the strip line em up and boom even stevens. To get the tape off use a needle or a snap-off blade, a lot easier than fingers.

[@luxurystarlighting]

1000% we wanted to do this installation as if you bought it yourself and were installing it on your own to show what you may experience

[@EFFTrudeau-001]

I was thinking the same thing and thought that was just plain common sense. But don't think this Post Malone from Wish has common sense

[@MaxGrunewald-i7y]

@@EFFTrudeau-001 Post malone from wish has helped me out with this vid, what have you contributed besides that useless comment behind a fake profile lmao.

[@EFFTrudeau-001]

@@MaxGrunewald-i7y no fake profile BRO as you can see

[@dominikissler9731]

I actually think it works well for this car, accentuating the center part. the sides are less key i find given the car lights are right there anyway. Very cool, love it

[@Grim_The_Reaper]

I installed this on my santa cruz and it looks amazing. The blinker function looks slick af and the whole truck just looks menacing as hell coming down the street with the led runners and this strip above them. Never installed something like this before in my life and it took me 15 minutes maybe to clean the surface and slowly line it up after closing the hood a few times to check the positioning. Pro tip for non-dummies: cover the top red tape with black electrical tape. It's not the end of the world. You can get a roll for $1-2. If you are wiring this in yourself you will probably have some anyway.

[@TheDbrewer31]

Put one of these on my 2015 Chevrolet Silverado and it looks great. Shows light well and yet hidden good while light is off. I've got several compliments on it. Good video guys. Good to show people that this light is not good for all makes and models.

[@dakotatomczak898]

Link to order?

[@sexyricer58]

You got an Instagram or photos of it? I have a 2014 and am curious how it looks

[@billstapleton8833]

What length did u use on Silverado and what year Silverado ??

[@TheDbrewer31]

@billstapleton8833 I used the longest one they had. I believe 79 inch. The Silverado is a 2015.

[@billstapleton8833]

@@TheDbrewer31 did u place the light strip on top of grill or stick it on edge of hood ?

[@jamesmiles1328]

I saw this on Amazon was thinking of buying it,think you done amazing video on it,guy fitting it and the camera man 10/10 👏,covered all basis needed to be asked,me personally I have a bmw think fit better on that then a big Audi

[@luxurystarlighting]

We've installed a lot more of these now and fits very well on more rounded hoods with no sharp turns

[@IncSpen]

@@luxurystarlightingadvice on cars with the fuse box not being in the hood? Ie my bmw is near passenger seat and other is in trunk

[@Throttle_JunkEE]

Idk if anyone said this, but I’m pretty sure the 3m tape is on either side so you can run the light in either direction so the wire leads to the battery side … but I’ve never seen one or installed one so it’s just a guess

[@xfaded1x]

That's what i was thinking because depends on the car the battery might be on opposite side..

[@michaelmoser493]

I have a Cadillac ATS and the battery is in the trunk, so would I need to extend the wiring, or does it only need to make it to the fuse box??

[@xfaded1x]

@@michaelmoser493 you could get like from one of the fuses using the fuse tap

[@luxurystarlighting]

Yes it is on both sides depending on mounting locations (top or bottom mounting) and also what side you plan on wiring up the accessory

[@anthonygonsalves4972]

The other side of tape cause u can also put it on the hood direct and depending on side of battery or fuse box give u option to use either side

[@Questionthis1]

Fun fact the red strip on top is for any weather stripping that your car comes with. For example I have a Crosstrek that has front of hood weather stripping that needs to go on top of these lights.

[@DiRtYwHiTeBoii]

I think it looked sick even with the hood lip covering it sick video thanks for the info

[@luxurystarlighting]

We wanted to be brutally honestly and we happen to be picky but yes overall very good product

[@Msleelee9487]

I have a 2013 Black Kia Soul I want to spice my car up a bit I wonder would it look good🤔

[@chamakese55]

Hope you can change the headlights with the housing still in

[@aaronlimitless]

One thing that should be mentioned for certain cars specifically Mercedes when I did this with my GLS if you lay it on the flat part to follow along the lights and do it the way they did here when it is shut Mercedes hoods overhang so you’re not gonna notice a light quite as muchso you’re gonna wanna put it on the top of the hood like underneath like they mention for Mercedes, particularly at least the GLS

[@1975TerryJ]

Can you tell us how to wire it up?

[@mauriciodelacruz1723]

I would just get a “add circuit “ kit for around 10 bucks and wire it directly to the fuse box

[@davidhollywood448]

Wire it to your cigarette lighter fuse. That way when the car is turned on it will come on and off they go off. Its a 20amp fuse in the inside car fuseboard.

[@xtcguy29]

The link for the strip?

[@QuranSprouts]

Buy a fuse tap. Check the fuse box for a fuse you can tap into. Put the red wire there. Put the black wire to a negative on your car (e.g. bolt).

[@description662]

One of the best videos I seen. Thanks! This will help me plan my installation better.

[@1234bylife]

looks like it will be better on the hood position.

[@theamazinggoldfish8713]

If you have an breakdown at night it can let other cars see you easily from head on, and give you engine bay light. I like your idea. 😃👍

[@aps125]

How to find ACC inside your fuse box? I checked mine, none of the slots has ACC marking.

[@IFLTW]

Then it’s probably inside underneath dash on drivers side.(left or right depending on country). You’ll have to fish the wire through. In that case I recommend using the headlight fuse instead that’s in the hood fuse box.

[@luxurystarlighting]

He hit the nail on the head, every car will differ but the simplest way would be to tap into headlight wiring @@IFLTW

[@dnice4023]

Hello there I have a led stripe to but I have a red wire and black should I tap into acc or tap another fuse I have a 2001. crown Vic can somebody help me iam kind of new to this wiring stuff

[@MaxGrunewald-i7y]

good video man, helped me out as I needed. I have one question tho, it's advised with the fuzebox to ACC, do you think AC would be a good alternative? It's on anyway by default.

[@billwatkins9574]

Appreciate the honest feedback

[@luxurystarlighting]

Of course. Hoping it gave you some incite

[@patrocman4818]

I have one that will work when the car is not running and will not work when the car is running same voltage 14 V I can’t understand it. Why

[@jessejoe7216]

Actually one side of the tape is for mounting the light strip directly underneath the hood, the other side is for mounting on the frame of the vehicle lol. It didn't show the lights on the side because it should've been mounted towards the edge underneath the hood.

[@JK-zl7vv]

One thing you could do for this car, would be to get some tail light tint spray, then tint the strip darker, so since the light is so bright, it wont have any issue with the tint spray, but since the color of the car is black, the tint spray would color the LED strip black, so you wont see the strip when its off or during the day, it would just look like the hood weather strip piece, but would illuminate when the lights come on. 😁👍

[@piccollox5779]

Im guessing The tape is on both sides so you can attach it to the bottom of the hood or the top of the car. As the wires are on one end and need to be near the fuse box, it can’t flipped. The lights are only on side of the strip Im pretty sure.

[@Destinye4life]

Does this drain your battery more than usual?

[@jdollarthegreat]

So it just stays on as you are driving? I thought it was just a startup hood beam 🤔

[@charlesr.beasley6222]

So now you need to have some engine bay work done and the service shop removes the dust cover over the radiator and destroys the light

[@alcifrerdewich2323]

fiest check with the battery if the led works how it works, next place the center, of the stript and of your hood, place on hood ( is the best way, so you dont have issues in the future if you want to change a bulb that requires tsking off a lamp. , dont peel with fingers,

[@larapotter9912]

Where do u hook it up at. For power.

[@GrowzaPro]

Can Anyone Please provide me Buying Link of This I'm Searching It🥺

[@jdollarthegreat]

Lifesuny

[@sanches56]

Is there a way to wire this to the central locking, therefore it will come on when the car is unlocked and I will see it.

[@luxurystarlighting]

Depending on your cars make ands model yes this would be possible. Refer to your fuse box diagram for wiring options

[@JK-zl7vv]

Check your lights when you lock or unlock your car, with most vehicles the unlock position will have some parking lights stay on for a little while, if so, hook your positive (red wire), to the wire that goes to that light bulb that stays on when you unlock the car. Also I have heard that these LED strips do not have a long life history, so my recomondation would be to hook the red wire to your light that comes on during unlock mode, then hook the black wire to the hot wire that goes to any other bulb thats on when your headlights are on, what this does is it puts positive volts on both wires which turns the light off, but grounds the wire through the bulb when the headlights are off, that allows the light to operate when you unlock the car, but when the headlights come on, the LED light strip turns off, so your not driving around with the light strip on all the time, killing the life span of the light strip, so it will last a much longer time. To me the coolest effect of the light strip is when it first comes on, and goes back and forth, so thats why I would hook it up the way I described, so it does that cool motion, when I unlock the car. 😁👍

[@tonyholmes1065]

Didn't say how to hook up wires

[@luxurystarlighting]

This will vary based on car, you have options of connecting directly to headlight low beam wiring or adding to low beam fuse

[@hanumanbhakt517]

Product link pls

[@jimitsuo]

I was hoping to see it with the turning signal on. I got mine installed on my Genesis G70 & it looks fucking fire but doesnt sink properly with my turn signal. Goes the opposite direction than my turning signal are. Trying to find a fix to that.

[@jimrowbottom971]

Flip the wires going to the signal lights

[@QuranSprouts]

Anyone know how to make it come on when unlocking the car?

[@wulongchai]

so how long does this last. I heard only last for few weeks then it will be broken

[@Uncle_Ruckus.2.0]

The tape is on there in case your fuse box is on either side

[@Salih.EduBlock]

Id rate it a little higher, but it looks good man. Thanks.

[@luxurystarlighting]

The rating was specific to this car and the install. overall product is very good for certain vehicles

[@Destinye4life]

Are there different lengths you can purchase? I have a 2019 Mazda cx-3 SUV. Sorry...I'm a woman! Lol! But will have someone install it for me, even though I'm capable!😅

[@rohanebanks8837]

My Silverholder LED Strip is way too long (I need a 34-inch) can I cut it without damaging it?

[@DhruvPatel0702]

how would i wire it on 2015 Audi A4 B8, on the amazon listing it saya not to put it to the battery or else its gonna be on till battery drains and due the the fuse boxes being inside the car and one in the trunk any other way i can wire this?

[@maximeajavon]

Day lights

[@description662]

What cleaning spray did this guy use?

[@TraviSScott3]

Looks dope!! Can’t wait to get mine!!

[@paullmartini]

We have a 2015 Audi A6 with the fuse box in the cabin by the driver side dash. How do you snake the wiring into the cabin and connect to fuse box?

[@luxurystarlighting]

Best way would be find a way through the firewall and get entry through there. If possible run wiring along with original car wires for a clean look

[@michaelmoser493]

I have a Cadillac ATS and the battery is in the trunk, so would I need to extend the wiring, or does it only need to make it to the fuse box??

[@luxurystarlighting]

We do not recommend wiring this directly to the battery as it would always have power and remain on. Best thing to do is connect directly to headlight fuse or low beam wiring

[@bigdog61665]

I installed on my 2015 Ford Explorer on actual hood!! Looks really nice! Much better look from hood install not bottom install......

[@richardneal1854]

Possably need to use some painters tape to mount it at first before permanently installing

[@luxurystarlighting]

Depending on on the car this may help

[@victorvicc4750]

Do you think putting it around the grill looks good, like new bmw 7

[@luxurystarlighting]

We haven't tried installing it there but this is better for a look where you can see the actual strip when on. If you are referring to having it just illuminate a hue this may not be ideal

[@littothomas5608]

How to do the same on Volvo XC90

[@ourindianadventures1488]

I always use a pick help get started with peeling the 3m tape.

[@FullJikama]

Hi, got a question, this can cause blind people on the road?

[@luxurystarlighting]

No this is very bright but no brighter than your headlights

[@JonathanStrome]

Dunno seems too ricey. Yep seems we forgot about the rice...

[@gphilpot1]

Gotta take into account the sticky tape was used once, pulled off, and reapplied. You will never get the strip to adhere doing this. Also, you can heat these strips up a little bit to work them around bends. I have also heated the surface and the sticky tape to make it more tacky to go around bends and curves better. Prefit the strip.somyou can be aware just how far the strip will be visible after the install 2nd part center of hood in this vid) and adjust accordingly. Not knocking anything here, just geivign advice.

[@johnhammond3556]

How does the adhesive on the product stand up to High pressure self-serve car washes on a weekly basis?

[@luxurystarlighting]

From our experience, as long as you thoroughly clean the service the adhesive provided is actually very good and should not give you any issues staying put

[@DAKACTHER]

Now I want this

[@luxurystarlighting]

nice, cheap diy mod. Give it a try!

[@bluthepitbull6063]

Suppose to start in middle and tape it outwards to be sure its really even..

[@MrJUNE224]

I installed it on my 2012 jeep liberty and I also added light Windshield Nozzle Washer Wiper. all were blue. everybody tell me my jeep look upgraded to the year.. i ran wire and drill a toggle switch..

[@williammuenster7386]

Measure the strip in the middle then line up with middle of grill!

[@KABODAGREATPOM]

Some put on the hood In case you need to do engine work so I would think it is better on hood 😊

[@luxurystarlighting]

We personally feel it would depend on the specific vehicle your mounting this to. Obviously some cars would have better fitment than others but overall a very easy installation

[@billwatkins9574]

Wonder if you can daisy chain them around grills

[@luxurystarlighting]

anythings possible

[@davidtrent5308]

It has tape on both sides because your battery could be on one side and another car could be the opposite side

[@wcampbell5559]

The red tape is to not make it stick to the hood when you open it.

[@aljafari2364]

Does it stay on when the the engine is running?

[@martinherve7807]

Yes

[@luxurystarlighting]

Yes, it is best to connect it to a switched fuse so your not draining your battery and you will get the nice start up animation upon starting your vehicle. It will remain on until vehicle is turned off

[@asdspidey]

​@@luxurystarlighting my audi a4 b7 fuse box on driver side dash, i am assuming i would have to wire somehow through from hood to inside if want to use ACC fuse? Thank you love your video

[@ianpeacock2353]

Can you trim the length to make it shorter?

[@lawea957]

I've read the descriptions for some versions of this products and the ones with animations say you can't because it messes up where the center is and so on, but they also have like 5 different lengths

[@lawea957]

On aliexpress btw

[@c.lyoung4149]

It's on both sides s u can tap wire on ether side of the car

[@diydeen3377]

is that road legal in the UK?

[@luxurystarlighting]

not sure. I would check your regions laws on that

[@SACREDFlRE]

Never showed it with the headlights

[@Trap..house.]

Tapes on both sides for battery placement Good video!

[@OkOk-b4b6x]

The only thing about this install I didn’t like is how you didn’t show how to connect the electrical wires

[@johnhammond3556]

Can the product be cut if too long for application?

[@NV..V]

No

[@charlesdouglas9199]

To strip the glue red tape you should start wr the cables are.....no from the tip white tap sir

[@andytacuri8810]

Jeep grand cherokee SRT 2021 I would like to participate for roof star they are a great work team🔥

[@robertsmith7412]

What about the electrical hook up … anyone can stick the strip on ! 😂

[@CODACAIN76]

I see these led stripping is just for looks & show

[@Turbo_Wings]

Where did you wire the positive?

[@luxurystarlighting]

that would depend on when you want the strip to power on. You have a couple different options like headlights or to a switched fuse so it would come on when the car is turned on and off. Also if you wanted you could also wire it to a hard switch so you can turn it on and off at will

[@sabirshrestha6173]

qq Is this legal ?

[@bjornjoseph]

Camera man didnt seem certain the installer knew

[@jamesm568]

I prefer to mount LED strips where you can't see them.

[@rohitendrachand7266]

Now when you close it. It will stick shut because you removed the tape

[@powerhousepete1570]

Need to give hood or not if you do on lights maybe in way for burnt-out lamp change SOME CARS you need to pull hole light for new bulbs FYI

[@Desidrivediscoveries]

Answer: just to stick left to right and right to left side purpose. Think on it.

[@showcasecharlie11]

Only issue is if you ever need to take that plastic cover off, you're gonna be messing up the lights🤔

[@martinherve7807]

Double sided so you can put it on hood lid

[@luxurystarlighting]

I understand that but in my option it would have made more sense to just have it on one side and if you need to change mounting positions from bumper to hood you can simply just flip the strip so that the wire is now on the opposite side and mount that way. Would be a way cleaner look without the red backing.

[@fortunatedad7695]

Doubled sided in case your fuse box is on the right or left of the engine compartment.

[@YboyPu]

@@fortunatedad7695 then flip it... it makes no sense to have double sided

[@mauriceboyd2224]

2018 Honda Accord???

[@TheUnknown-mg8fv]

I like it idk why u don't like it

[@hh7258]

I shut the hood and 75% of the strip stopped working

[@CCCC-tq8yo]

Mine broke after one day the light went out

[@myquickjab2098]

Why

[@CedricWilliams-o6i]

Who is this guy doing all the talking it’s after market it’s not gonna be perfect i think it looked great I’m gonna get it on mine for sure

[@andytacuri8810]

🔥🔥

[@ord_huntire8412]

Love itttt

[@phillane3581]

Don't show wiring up just sticking the strip down. 😢

[@IamDonCesar]

Looks better on the bottom

[@vstillman1]

Rip headphone users 😂

[@derricklawson4566]

What is he saying that shit look hard

[@randypem]

He dont know! You guys should make sure you know what your doing before making a video. I'd say an "L" for you guy's "Not" the Audi lol

[@villagevaliant]

Naw Iono where you got this black guy from but he needa take his ad libs to Yo Gotti, Jeezy or

[@villagevaliant]

Somewhere else lol

[@revan_247am6]

I watched this video to see how you connect it to power, but it never came up with you both.

[@KevinDutan]

💸💸

[@billwatkins9574]

Should have removed that cover and put it under that.