How to Install C Lights on a Subaru

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  • Опубліковано 3 жов 2024

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  • @daviddin8863
    @daviddin8863 Рік тому +4

    Holy balls. I was looking for c light installs and this guy has one from 3 years ago.

  • @Qazxswer68
    @Qazxswer68 4 роки тому +4

    This video will be coming in very handy, very soon :) Just picked up some for myself. I sure hope it's as easy as you made it look 🤞 Thanks

    • @Smeedia
      @Smeedia  4 роки тому +1

      Not hard at all I promise 😁😁😁

  • @websters5569
    @websters5569 3 роки тому +1

    dude. u inspire me doing DIY. u make thing so simple. i might do this myself instead of buying aftermarket headlights. i just hope u had showcase what it looks like after.

    • @Smeedia
      @Smeedia  3 роки тому +1

      I've shown multiple times in videos, headlights are still holding up great! 😁😁😁

  • @trey99ek
    @trey99ek 4 роки тому +2

    Great job. Going to do this soon. My advice is spend the extra dollar and use heat shrink tubing. Electrical tape comes off over time.

    • @Smeedia
      @Smeedia  4 роки тому

      100% normally i use heat shrink but seems like i always lose it or use it all

  • @pinktacotuesday4573
    @pinktacotuesday4573 4 роки тому +1

    After watching this im doing it!!! Thanks for the detailed video! I'll be picking up some Diode Dynamics C lights ASAP!

    • @Smeedia
      @Smeedia  4 роки тому +1

      Totally forgot I had made this one! But you'll love them! So much better than OEM 🔥

    • @deriskherrera1206
      @deriskherrera1206 3 роки тому

      hello buddy ..
      where can I get these LED lights and how they call?

    • @pinktacotuesday4573
      @pinktacotuesday4573 3 роки тому +1

      @@deriskherrera1206 Diode Dynamics.com they are C lights.

    • @deriskherrera1206
      @deriskherrera1206 3 роки тому

      @@pinktacotuesday4573 thanks bro

  • @photoshopusercudenve
    @photoshopusercudenve 3 роки тому

    Great video! Fantastic Explination

    • @Smeedia
      @Smeedia  3 роки тому

      Thank you 😁🔥

  • @hermanargueta527
    @hermanargueta527 7 місяців тому +1

    Very helpful 🔥🔥

  • @jpd3070
    @jpd3070 4 роки тому

    Finally! A install video with limited/ STi headlights. 👍 Just wish you showed where you tied up the drivers. I was gonna put them in the housing, but don't want to have to reopen the headlight to replace if they fail.

    • @Smeedia
      @Smeedia  4 роки тому

      Leave them outside of the housing, the drivers get HOT, zip tie them to the sides of the headlight brackets that are metal 🔥

  • @Chuys_Rd1
    @Chuys_Rd1 4 роки тому

    Watching this video cause I’m doing my headlights in the morning! Appreciate it bro! Hopefully I get it tomorrow lol

    • @Smeedia
      @Smeedia  4 роки тому

      Good luck on the lights! Should be a fun project 😁🔥

    • @Chuys_Rd1
      @Chuys_Rd1 4 роки тому

      Smeedia my C Lights are not working for some reason what do you think it can be? I didn’t connect the little pop clip connector thingy. It’s a 2017 wrx. Everything works besides the turn signals

    • @Smeedia
      @Smeedia  4 роки тому

      Pop clip connector? 🤔

    • @Chuys_Rd1
      @Chuys_Rd1 4 роки тому

      Smeedia the T Tap or what ever it’s called haha

    • @Chuys_Rd1
      @Chuys_Rd1 4 роки тому

      Smeedia everything works besides the Turn signal. I’m just lost on where the T Tap is suppose to go

  • @CCCGOLF
    @CCCGOLF 9 місяців тому

    Thanks for the video! Where does that white end connector go that you ended up snipping off? For the life of me I can't figure out where that would connect

  • @paisawey2842
    @paisawey2842 4 роки тому

    Nice vid

  • @Jonatha8a12
    @Jonatha8a12 3 роки тому

    Sweet video man, did not know you had this one already, so I guess you do need to remove the bumper then...

    • @Smeedia
      @Smeedia  3 роки тому

      Unfortunately yes you do to be able to remove the headlights 🙏

  • @larryjasper9721
    @larryjasper9721 4 місяці тому

    What kind of RGB options do you have available for a 2019 Impreza base model?

  • @diemf50
    @diemf50 4 роки тому

    Doing my 06 forester xt headlights tomorrow! Wish me luck! 🤣

    • @Smeedia
      @Smeedia  4 роки тому +1

      Good luck! That sets not too bad to do 🙏😁

    • @diemf50
      @diemf50 4 роки тому

      @@Smeedia they werent hard at all, only thing that sucked was the previous owner mustve opened them before and did a piss poor job of resealing them. Idk what seal it was but it was white and still wet ... Fixed it tho. Painted black to look like the sport edition and replaced the drl woth LED strip for brighter day runners and turn signals! Was actually pretty fun lol thanks, for the shout out on the live yesterday 👍

    • @Smeedia
      @Smeedia  4 роки тому +1

      Glad it went smoothly! And thats actually the OEM seal, they're pretty garbage seals from subaru 😅🙏

    • @diemf50
      @diemf50 4 роки тому

      @@Smeedia they get that bad stock? 🤣😂 Glad i got to em now. Gonna attempt to cut the tail lights next lol appreciate the feedback.

  • @Danything123
    @Danything123 3 місяці тому

    So I have wrx base I installed halo and c light. Do I need to get the fuse box harness?

  • @Mursounderground
    @Mursounderground 2 роки тому

    Very good video thank you, one thing though why didn’t you show us the end results ? Lol all that hard work to end the video without showing us the lights on DUDE !

    • @Smeedia
      @Smeedia  2 роки тому +1

      Tbh I don't remember why, was such an old video 😅

    • @Mursounderground
      @Mursounderground 2 роки тому +1

      @@Smeedia no problem dude, love your vids and knowledge

  • @taigafujino6316
    @taigafujino6316 3 роки тому +2

    I believe that I have the same C-Light kit installed on my 2015 STI, but the high beams still act as the DTRL simultaneously with the C-Light kit. Is there a separate harness that I require for the C-Light kit to act as the DTRL on its own?

    • @Smeedia
      @Smeedia  3 роки тому +1

      There is a brown plug behind thr bumper on thr oaddanger side, unplug that and your highbeams will no longer be your DRLs 🙏

    • @robbesafieddine
      @robbesafieddine 2 роки тому

      @@Smeedia will this affect my ability to use the high beams?

    • @matthewretrosi7111
      @matthewretrosi7111 Рік тому

      @@Smeedia will this make the stock "clight" in 2015-2017's act as the DRL? also would that make a light appear on the gauge cluster for it being unplugged? another question, if i were to not take out that LED in the headlight and install a c-light on top of it, would i have any issues? really dont wanna have any new lights on my gauge cluster...

  • @jonchristopher3517
    @jonchristopher3517 Рік тому

    Ok question for you my running lights are my high beams how do I get these as my running lights and turn off the high beams bc you don’t go into detail on how to get everything to work from factory I have led high beams but I’ve been told to just unplug them and I don’t want to have to plug them in every time I want to use them?

  • @whitesuffokate
    @whitesuffokate 2 роки тому +1

    Hey, was wondering if you’ve ever opened up and modded a set of spec d’s for 06/07? I wanna update the dlr led strip cause I got mine second hand and don’t want them to crap out asap on me but it’s hard to find any dlr updates. And what kinda adhesive you use to reseal cause it seems top notch. Thanks

    • @Smeedia
      @Smeedia  2 роки тому

      I have and I never recomened it. The only lights I prefer opening are OEM. Any aftermarket set is made from cheap materials and always prone to leaking after opened

  • @defox_nz
    @defox_nz 2 роки тому +1

    Can you wire the C light connectors to the OEM LED module wires? Would that work? Asking because Australia and New Zealand models don’t have that extra bulb that you are using

    • @Smeedia
      @Smeedia  2 роки тому

      I haven't tried before, are you referring to thr Low beam?

    • @defox_nz
      @defox_nz Рік тому +1

      i got it working! soldered to the wires that was connected the LED modules. 9:01 you mentioned it in your video.

    • @miroslavhajduk1797
      @miroslavhajduk1797 Рік тому +1

      @@defox_nz Hey , so you just soldered to the wires that connected to LED Modules? I am asking because in europe we also dont have the bulb on the side, and I´d love to do it on my Levorg (they are the same lights) but I am too afraid of messing it up. did you need to make any other adjustments to it ? using any of the attached modules? how about the brigtness, was the LED module able to power the whole strip ?

    • @defox_nz
      @defox_nz Рік тому

      @@miroslavhajduk1797​​⁠hey man, i just soldered it to the LED module cables, works perfectly fine powers up the whole LED. had to drill a little hole for the cable to come out, coz we don’t have that extra bulb. you could check out this other youtubers video spencer hoggs c-light installation, he is using the factory LED cables, however i didn’t follow his instructions with cutting a hole on the rubber grummet. (that’s probably a really bad idea, for moisture to get into the headlights) just follow Smeedia, get both the LED cables and the C light cable coming out via the same hole you just drilled and block it up with the sealant thing. good luck man, putting everything together was the most difficult.

    • @defox_nz
      @defox_nz Рік тому

      @@miroslavhajduk1797 oh one last thing and you probably need some extra cables soldered on to extend the factory LED ones. unless u want to do what Spencer-Hogg did.

  • @xil3ntkha0s
    @xil3ntkha0s 3 роки тому

    About to tackle this project this coming weekend my main concern is the wiring to get DRL function on a WRX non-LED headlight. Do I need a harness or tap into some wires? Don’t really wanna cut into the factory wires if it can be helped.

    • @Smeedia
      @Smeedia  3 роки тому +1

      Yes, I believe subie speed makes all the adaptor harnesses for it 🙏

  • @reneallansebastian212
    @reneallansebastian212 4 роки тому

    i thought all sti 2015-17 is a oem C-light already,, correct me if im wrong please im confused..,

    • @Smeedia
      @Smeedia  4 роки тому

      Your correct, but they use diffusion to light the "Clight" and not an LED Strip so the Diode dynamics is a switchback full LED board va 1 led light

  • @bustedbike13
    @bustedbike13 4 роки тому

    You don’t need to adhere the c light or attach it to anything? Just let the lens hold it in?

  • @AlvinD88
    @AlvinD88 3 роки тому

    did you use painters tape to avoid painting the chrome in your c-light?

    • @Smeedia
      @Smeedia  3 роки тому

      No, because thr new lights are LED I just painted over the old reflection area

  • @ploride3209
    @ploride3209 3 роки тому

    Where do you place the t tap for the turn signal

    • @Smeedia
      @Smeedia  3 роки тому +1

      Blue wire on the bumper coming from the OEM turn signal 🙏

  • @lilpn0yxtc966
    @lilpn0yxtc966 3 роки тому

    i have a 2018 impreza sport. would this also work? thanks

    • @Smeedia
      @Smeedia  3 роки тому

      I don't think they make C lights for that car. But technically yes. The 2018 inpreza uses a diffrent type of adhesive called perma seal though

  • @jacobburns4890
    @jacobburns4890 3 роки тому

    Curious if this will keep steering responsive for the 2018 sti?

    • @Smeedia
      @Smeedia  3 роки тому

      It should 🙏

  • @lumbersnack927
    @lumbersnack927 3 роки тому

    How is this any different than doing a regular ‘21 Impreza sedan?

    • @Smeedia
      @Smeedia  3 роки тому

      Yesz the Impreza lights are perma sealed shut, much more difficult to get open. Aside from that it's similar

    • @lumbersnack927
      @lumbersnack927 3 роки тому

      @@Smeedia perma sealed?? oh what fun and what kits would you recommend for that ?

    • @Smeedia
      @Smeedia  3 роки тому

      Morimoto sells a pretty potential chemical to help break it up, I can't recall the name though

    • @lumbersnack927
      @lumbersnack927 3 роки тому

      @@Smeedia okay thanks!!

  • @Thevolcanicllamas
    @Thevolcanicllamas 3 роки тому

    my passenger side drl went out but the switchback function still works for emergency lights and turn signal. Any ideas on a fix for this?

    • @Smeedia
      @Smeedia  3 роки тому

      Is it diode dynamics? 🙏

    • @Thevolcanicllamas
      @Thevolcanicllamas 3 роки тому

      @@Smeedia morimoto

    • @Smeedia
      @Smeedia  3 роки тому

      Sounds like a driver issue, the smalle box on the outside of the headlight where the c light wiring runs to

    • @Thevolcanicllamas
      @Thevolcanicllamas 3 роки тому

      @@Smeedia is there a fix for that or do I have to contact morimoto?

    • @Smeedia
      @Smeedia  3 роки тому

      You'll have to contact them 🙏 they should provide a new one

  • @vincentvergara4989
    @vincentvergara4989 3 роки тому

    Smeedia can we get the link to these C-lights please?

    • @vincentvergara4989
      @vincentvergara4989 3 роки тому

      Also are they compatible with the 18 wrx’s?

    • @Smeedia
      @Smeedia  3 роки тому

      Yessir 🔥
      www.diodedynamics.com/2015-2020-subaru-wrx-sti-c-light-switchback-led-halos.html?gclid=CjwKCAiArIH_BRB2EiwALfbH1E549MsMss2ABqG6a22xQAvB8qkaLcUNYYPtoiWhf7lLVwBJAHb1RhoCa7UQAvD_BwE

  • @seanking7881
    @seanking7881 5 років тому

    No video of finished product?

    • @Smeedia
      @Smeedia  5 років тому

      It's at the beginning of the video lol

    • @killrockstartv
      @killrockstartv 4 роки тому

      @@Smeedia wish there was a before and after!

    • @Smeedia
      @Smeedia  4 роки тому +1

      Going to do a updated version of this. This was before I kinda figured out what I was doing 😅

    • @killrockstartv
      @killrockstartv 4 роки тому

      @@Smeedia nice dude! love your content, I wish I could get these parts in the UK, shipping and tax from the states is a real bummer..

    • @Smeedia
      @Smeedia  4 роки тому

      @@killrockstartv appreciate the support! Does morimoto ship to the UK? 👀

  • @anthonybehringer7425
    @anthonybehringer7425 3 роки тому

    Does this work on the wrx headlights that don’t have drl’s

  • @terryle2396
    @terryle2396 4 роки тому

    Did you remove any cables before placing them in the oven? If so which ones did you remove?

    • @Smeedia
      @Smeedia  4 роки тому +1

      Nope, they can handle the temp for 7 min k
      Or so

  • @karamirez92
    @karamirez92 3 роки тому

    Im a bit confused 🤔 How do I set these C lights up for both the signal and DRL?

    • @Smeedia
      @Smeedia  3 роки тому

      You'll need the DRL harness, it will plug into red wire off of the C light harness 🙏

    • @tHeClOsEr15
      @tHeClOsEr15 3 роки тому

      When you use the DRL harness.... will it turn off the high beam as DRL and use the C light instead?? I hate the high beam being DRL

  • @lovjfamily2090
    @lovjfamily2090 3 роки тому

    Would it be similar for a 2019 crosstrek?

    • @Smeedia
      @Smeedia  3 роки тому

      I want to say those are perma sealed shut, different type of sealnt that is a huge PIA to open. But once they're open yes