I hit my up my buddy Daniel who owns an EV6 with an idea to light up his front emblem. Early concept required is to drill into his hood to route the wires. As you can see below, the 1/4 drill is centered:
More on the measurments above later. The emblem has 3 wires intended for grounding and the choice to choose between red and/or white LEDs. These LEDs are bright AF!
The testing went fairly well because beyond th e emblem placement, I wanted to make sure future EV6 owners understands what routing methodology exists. We successfully remove the interior clips for the sound padding and routed most of the wires so it’s completely hidden.
My goal was to tap into the low beams for the 12v and when the vehicle is on auto light settings, the emblem would turn on at night when unlocking car and when low beams are on. The emblem can also be activated by turning on the low beams as well. Based on testing, we rely on tapping into the headlights using PosiTaps to Pin 1 and Pin 5:
I personally like using PosiTaps since it’s easily reversible and simple to use. Once tapped, the remaining cables were zipped tied and hidden.
The way it’s routed, pinching of the wire is highly unlikely as you can see by the hinge:
And once the padded barrier is reinstalled, the wires should be nearly impossible to pick out:
Once connected here’s the end result with it off. The emblem is thicker for the LED board but once installed it’s as cleaned as the OEM.
and here it is in the dark:
And of course the obligatory advertisement shot:
And here’s the YT video of it in action:
So what’s next? Well, I’m working on a few items.
1 - I am trying to determine if I can include a module that can reduce the brightness. This is an add on and I have a module that I have already put into design to determine if that is viable.
2 - I am working with the manufacturer as well speak to relocate the wiring so it goes into the existing holes so our buyers WILL NOT have to drill a new hole. Instead, we will rely on the existing holes as you can see above with my measurements.
3 - I am securing all the tape, zip ties, PosiTaps for the kit so each set is ready for installed.
4 - I also need to put together a video explaining how to remove the clips, and how to use the PosiTaps.
Good news is I have 30 units coming by early January! Bad news is I only have 30 units coming by January.
As for pricing, my intention is to keep it $150-$180 shipped with a discount code; I plan to offer a discount code to members in our FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/442511281302312/?ref=share&mibextid=S66gvF
**Discount Code will be for limited number of orders and is subject to change.**
And btw, we are working on a fourth brake light KIA emblem as well!
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