How To Get Started Building Custom Lights | FlyRyde

[@alext.4958]

Singned up for the course. i'm pumped. DRL Switchback leds for the turnsignals done, wired up on the parking lighs for now. next is a DRL module to wire up. Opening headlighs is on my bucket list. Dude, thanks for how-to videos and course!

[@flyryde]

Alex T. Shoot me a DM on IG with your progress my man!

[@matttheman4331]

The course is awesome I am so glad you showed us your mistake of not unscrewing the screw on the head lights.

[@flyryde]

Matt Theman You can always count on me to screw up and then put it in a video and talk about it 🤣🤣🤣

[@brianlow7235]

Doing my first headlight today from watching and taking the online course. So dude, thank you!

[@flyryde]

Brian Low super dope man!

[@musken]

Signed up for the course! I am currently trying to make my own rgbw drop in kit, currently waiting for components. I made a sequential mirror blinker after being inspired by your video about sidemarkers. I showed them off in a car group on facebook and i am drowning in requests.

[@BLueFeaTHeRedOliVeS]

I'm signing up! Since this is my first full summer as a business I want to learn as much as I can. Let's get lit!

[@dnottie1]

Dope videos!! Ive got an 03 suburban with barn style doors and every brake light for these trucks suck. Ill sign up and see how creative i can get! Thanks for the videos.

[@jdeluca6181]

I plan on opening up my headlights and doing a custom switch back turn signal with the LED DRLs. Will be signing up for your course.

[@flyryde]

Sweet!

[@robtoll6704]

On the GTR lights, I thought I had read where you said you don't like to black out the housing due to the light from the ballast causing a magnifying glass effect from the sun and burning the housing. Have you ran into this on any other style of light? Thanks!

[@flyryde]

on 2015+ GTRs, the "Shroud" around the projectors is what ends up melting after you paint it. That's from Sunlight magnifying into a Dr. Evil "Laser" Lots of cars get this. Most of the time, people don't even know or care that they have damage from this... until you point it out ;) lol.

[@Monk_Z]

What I use for headlight restoration is 2K Clear Coat Glamour. I sand the headlight with a high grit paper around 800 and then once it dries I just carefully spray the Clear Coat. The clear coat isn't cheap per can but it gets the job done

[@danyo5509]

Is that headlight restoration stuff worth it?

[@marlonyoung2910]

Hey brother thanks for your knowledge. .. I'm wondering if chalked spray paint is fine for coloring inside of my lights

[@henryv.3272]

Good on you for sharing the knowledge, too many people like to keep things close to the vest. I hope your course takes off. I'm personally not signing up since I have done plenty of similar projects in the past, but that is just me, i would recommend others sign up and get some cool new skills. The only real question I would have for you is where you source some of your materials, LEDs, weatherproof connectors, resistors, ect. I know there are hundreds of cheap vendors online, I would be more interested in high quality components, that done burn out after 2 months. Hope you get a chance to reply. Keep up the good work.

[@jaycherami9118]

Nice work It gets me motivated to restore my Genesis headlights

[@kennyman338]

The only thing is why paint the reflector bowl of the turn signal? The light doesn't reflect on anything except for the blacked out area makes it look dim. As a DIY retrofitter that'll be one of the pet peeves not to do.

[@flyryde]

Kenny Man the output on those black reflectors even with stock bulbs is PLENTY bright. With the LED bulbs, it’s brighter than stock. Of course they would never come from the factory black since it’s more efficient in chrome, but it’s also ugly. If you get anywhere close to the same performance, and it looks 10x better, there’s zero question about whether you should or shouldn’t do it, IMO.

[@danyo5509]

FlyRyde so if my LED’s are too bright, I could spray the reflectors black and still keep the same color at 6500k?

[@flyryde]

@@danyo5509 Are you talking about low beams? If so, you can't ever do anything to paint reflectors that are used for low or high beams, since the function of the reflectors is the only thing putting light on the road. If its for turn signal, its more of a style option. As bright as turn signals are, you dont even need a reflector for them to do a better job than half the cars on the road.

[@trpvkn7707]

Hi there just a question if you headlight has metal screws inside, would you recommend a heating gun?

[@Conman31]

Gotta question for ya. What kind of headlights can I use in my reflector housing? Wanting to upgrade the lights currently in em. Also, you happen to get those new license plate lights in yet??

[@flyryde]

I'm going nuts sitting here waiting for DHL right now, lol. DYING!!! Bulbs for your reflector housing could either be low power LED in a high beam reflector, but only if you have retrofitted a bixenon projector in the low beam spot (so that you still have use of the high beams... OR you could be a jerk like my buddy in his RX7 and blind the crap out of everyone if you use LED bulbs in a reflector housing. I guess the best answer is, you need to retrofit a projector if you want dope, high power LED or HID bulbs. Most people just slap in the high power bulbs in reflector low beams, and it scatters light everywhere, which is bad :(

[@Conman31]

FlyRyde I’ll definitely have to try to find something about retrofitting in a projector. Can’t find any aftermarket housings that have projectors in them so it would have to become a fun project!

[@Thrusttooth56]

This is a dope channel!! I would like to see a video for beginners on what can go wrong and be prepared for. like when you paint a chrome bezel and it melts.or the fog and rainbow look.why it happens.can it be avoided.should we warranty it,should we put it in the contract. I really enjoyed the "dont do this video"How to order custom work!

[@Freedom_Fab_LED]

Is there a way to change the colors of the lights on the angel eyes in between each cutout on any set of bezels? So that it appears to have an alternating pattern around the projector. And can that be preset and still double as a switchback?

[@dirtysouthoffroad6402]

Wot dog advice for some, I like to wet sand (with 1000-1500 in steps) the external of the headlight and clear them afterwards. Gives a much nicer appearance

[@carlosguzman-jj7mo]

Have u ever done headlamps for a 07 dodge durango I can't find no custom headlights for 07 Durango

[@charlierumsfeld6626]

I do want to know what the battery driven ratchet tool is. I want one!

[@anthonystarks9289]

Hey chris, i just wonder if a 2004 kia rio head lights can custom with a angel eyes or demon eyes or a projector led light

[@flyryde]

It’s just like an old Civic, so yeah, that kinda housing is perfect for a projector retro, Angel eyes / demon eyes 👌

[@anthonystarks9289]

@@flyryde ,thanks a lot chris

[@juliodamacio8403]

Hey I have a Nissan 300zx how much would u charge to make some custom tail light

[@ziggyz5577]

I bought aftermarket head/tail lights for my truck. They have led strips in them but they’re not real bright, esp during the day. Is there a way I could upgrade those or am I stuck with what I have?

Hi! I'm doing some research before opening my first set of headlights and came across this and your 12 points for opening and resealing video. Good stuff! Exactly what I was looking for. One quick question if you'd be so kind; I want to sort of tint the chrome bezel in stead of painting it black. For obvious reasons you're using engine enamel, are there any partially opaque alternatives I could use?

[@daveshade2672]

I am a quadriplegic I signed up to get my brother interested. I do have one question. No Mercedes lights are being done, why?

[@flyryde]

I did Mercedes lights years ago. Until my course starts doing well as I open up the paid academy to new members, I have to drink my own koolaid and follow the specialization principal that I teach about. Mercedes is a platform I’ll dive back into when I’m not dependent on my income coming from custom work 👌

[@dcchicken75]

I like your channel! I personally like to spend a little extra time to mask off a little bit of the chrome rings in the headlights. You can surely tone down the chrome but make it look so much classier when you leave something that gives some depth and dimension to the headlight, otherwise everything just gets kind of lost and the design of the headlight disappears. My .02 cents.

[@leonfyahrecords2262]

Does this affect the beam pattern?

[@paullorn1799]

Clean

[@harrisric128]

I've tried a few times to get into the course and every time I get redirected to download a pdf and I don't get an email from you...

[@flyryde]

whaaaaa!? Check your spam my man! Did you try the forgot my password thing?

[@harrisric128]

@@flyryde I did check the spam and trash like 6 times to make sure I didn't delete it by mistake. I'll try the forgot password and see👍🏾

[@harrisric128]

@@flyryde Got it with the reset password Thanks man looking forward to the content

[@MarineKustomz]

Do OG’s lightsmen get full access to the course since the website changed?

[@flyryde]

Marine Kustomz you guys get everything I make, are you having trouble getting access?

[@JS-wc4xs]

Great video

[@ismaelbautista7075]

I missed it aww man still learning a lot though lol keep up them vid bro thank you

[@joshdavis2064]

Where were you when I started doing headlights ?? 😂 You would've saved me loads of money and time!!

[@saitsaatcigil9830]

My friend, how are you? Is the free course closed? I want to learn, but now I have been unemployed for 1 year due to coronavirus. I can't find another job. Can you help people like us do this? Thank you

[@flyryde]

Hey dude, yes the free access closed last April, but I have a couple other free courses you can benefit from now: www.flyryde.com/offers/Ye3BHzrC/checkout

[@rjstyles9177]

How can i clean the lenses if i put my fingers on them and left some prints?

[@Not_here-tho]

Listen to the man. He said to leave it alone or you will make it worse.

[@lync9763]

Hi Chris! New subscriber as of a week ago. Love your videos! On this video particularly, I see you suggested $30-$40 to pay a ‘Pro’ to fix them. I polish headlights as my own side hustle and I charge $80 - I only use 3M quality sanding discs and pads and seal them up with clear coat. The materials alone are half the cost and it takes 45min-1hr to make them perfect “pro quality” but at the end of the day, I only made $20-30 depending on travel and if i have to go through more sanding discs. If you have a cheaper solution to get the same results ESPECIALLY SEALER please let me know! If i can master a cost effective way to get professional results, I may expand to customizing lights - the Ghost Module and your LED tutorials are very informative! Only thing you need now is to make a public file with sample coding people can copy and paste then fine tune. Just an idea...

[@BrokenStatues7]

Wet sand the headlights and then polish them. Super easy ! There’s tutorials on KZbin

[@emmanuelreal9357]

Signed up 😌

[@ottobauner9828]

Ypi know ypi dont have to use load resistors to stop hyper flash. Juat change out the flasher relay with an electronic relay for led

[@flyryde]

Lol oh if things were as easy as most assume

[@ottobauner9828]

@@flyryde i do it all the time. Every time we retro fit a car with Led turn signals when it was not equipped. Have yet to come across one it didnt fix

[@flyryde]

Any chance you’ve done a GTR, a 2013+ Genesis Coupe, Aston Martin DB9/S Lamborghini Gallardo, or a Newer Lexus model? That’d be dope if you know something that I don’t here. But yeah, if it’s like a 2010 Genesis or a WRX, it’s super simple to just swap the flasher relay to a CF13/14 etc. To assume all cars use basic flashers instead of BCMs though is where I can’t help but question your logic 🧐

[@ottobauner9828]

@@flyryde actually on some of these yes. 2018 lexus toyota/lexus/scion all use the same 8 pin flasher lm449. The genesis newest one ive done would be a 2013 Hyundai would use a cf16 electronic relay. Ive done etc as well as motorcycles. The make a universal 2 pin electronic relay as well. Yes you will come across some that say they dont have a relay and are controlled by the bcm like a 07 wrangler. And yes some newer genisis (17 and newer) and some gtrs. But You are always able to install an electronic flasher relay in line to control and stop unwanted hyper flash when needed because even if you have to use a universal it will work Some bcm will accept the led and not hyper flash. Installing 1 plug and play relay or even wiring in 1 universal it less time and less material. Which equates to more profit. . Dont get me wrong I by no means am trying to insinuate I know more then you because i dont I have been watching you because I am interested in learning more about building headlights and tail lights and custom lighting rather then just installing. I have been hot rods, race cars, and full out custom cars and motorcycle for over 20 yrs. And I am always reaching out learning everything I can to stay up . I wasnt trying to be rude, which I have been told I can come off that way at times, i was trying to help with my experiences

[@flyryde]

Brother it’s biblical, correct a wise man and he’ll love you for adding to his wisdom. I just want to learn more myself. The problem is mostly, that certain things are not able to be taught to your average car owner. It barely matters what CAN be done, but mostly what can be reasonably repeated by others. As long as it’s safe, and moderately quick and easy, the more efficient way wins the day. But when efficiency requires a skill set higher than average, it shouldn’t be pushed to the consumer. Shits weird like that lol.

[@staticem1]

Done the first week, won’t let me go any further though :(

[@anothercarguy2097]

have to charge more than $100 to get to $100k a year... butyl, paint, sandpaper, etc minimum $25..lol just messing around... great video

[@emmanuelvega4353]

Noooo I was 1 day late I just subscriber today lol

[@ismaelbautista7075]

But 50 mullas at bad going to in role!!!