Super good video and smart kid you got there, really shows the step by step and you have reasoning behind everything with tips included, I really appreciate this. All the big youtubers skip this part so I'm glad I found this video thank you.
@@ReynaldoVelasquezwhat were you saying about making sure the 2 fuse in the adapter is the same or less what if u use only 1 fuse u remove from fuse box under foot whel also you were saying you want to use a fuse that is only live when the car is on ? So essentially your able to turn it off from the box and turn it on when u turn on the box but I STILL will be having power while the car is running right and when off the fiber optic is off since it's only getting power when car Is on right thats what you were saying? I have understand some a what ur saying but not all as this vi was all over in a way
Thank you! I had my son play the camera guy so that he can get used to it. It’s a little shaky but he did great over all. Hopefully I can get a cleaner edit soon
Hey man I got a question in your last video you installed the lights in the headliner. I was wondering do you zipp tie them or did you leave them loosely when you put headliner back on ?
Good question, I did not zip tie them I did group them together into smaller bundles but I wish I had ziptied them. Honestly it doesn’t really matter since I’ll never see them ever anyway... but in the back of my mind... I kind of want that clean neat look. If you want to... zip tie them. It might honestly make it easier to install
Ive got the lights but I’m unsure about changing the color of my headliner. Is spray painting a good solution? Will it last and not flake off? Does it mess up the felt texture? Do you think it would look as cool in a grey interior ? And what paint did you use? I see you answering all these questions no worries if you dont get to these very helpful video
Tbh I say take off the material on your headliner and put a material you want spray painting will for sure change texture and will look okay but not good find material at stores or maybe online I’ve change headliners to suede all the time 100% better if you change it
Sorry for the late reply. But yeah I agree with the comments below. If you’re going through all the trouble of installing a starlight… just remove the old headliner material and replace it with a quality fabric of your choice. And use strong fabric glue
I really don’t know. I can’t answer that. There are other RUclips videos on wiring where they said black is ground. So that’s what I used as reference. I would advise looking around and seeing what others say.
I forget what size I used. I believe I used 14 gauge copper wire. And I’m not sure what size wire the fuse adapter was. But I connected them to the adapter. Hope I understood your question correctly. I tried to answer the best I could. If I didn’t, try to explain it again and I’ll reply the best I can
The wires on 21:56 that come with the box, those wires are smaller than the actual red wire that you heat shrunk hooked to your fuse box? Just want to make sure I’m getting my wiring correct. Thanks again for the info!
@@ByuntaeStyle oh yeah, the light engine original wires were probably a different size than the red and black copper wires I used, and the fuse tap wires were probably ALSO a different size too. I just chose my red and black wires based on the watt and amp I would be using, so I knew they would be a safe enough gauge
That dont even matter thanks to you now i can wire mine mine i order the stuff from Amazon but my truck uses all small fuses I'll go buy some at my auto store
Amazing tutorial, I have a question (may have been answered in the video) but heck at 6 am i'm probably going to miss a lot. The only way to turn them off is when the car's battery is off? (the car being off?)
It depends on the fuse you tap into. Look up videos on switch fuses. Some fuses stay on always and will drain your battery, others will turn on and off with the car
The red and black wire, I got from Amazon. The fuse tap from an auto parts store. Extra fuses etc and wire cutters, I got from Walmart electrical section. I’ll put up the links here in a bit
@@ReynaldoVelasquez I have another question does it have to be the cigarette fuse or it can be another one I own a 2008 Cadillac CTS di, so I have a fuse box in my hood and another one in the trunk and the only one that has a cigarette fuse is in the hood
@@jeremialvarez6558 I believe I heard some people mention that you can use the power seats fuse. I’ll look it up one more time and get back to you. Any power source that is on when the car turns on only
Yeah that might work. The best thing to do is to measure with a string, from the point you want to start, all the way to the point you want to end up. And travel the exact area it will travel. Then measure that string and add a few inches to it for good measure. Then order based on that. Hope that made sense
@@ReynaldoVelasquez Interesting. I'm using these 2 excellent videos as a guide right now for my 92 sc400. I'm installing the headliner and also wiring a sub, only trying to mess with the panels one time. Thanks for the walk throughs
I’m not too sure on the fuse part… but I’ll look it up for you… but I’m sure you can link them together and it will work… I just want to make sure for safety reasons on the FUSE side… just for you. That’s a good question no one’s ever asked me before. I’ll get you an answer.
A lighter connection can power both if you have the dual adapter. It usually comes included with the kit of you buy both together. I mad a video explaining it as well
Yes I would recommend the 7.5 your car had originally. The 15 will work too, but in the event that the light engine goes crazy and amps higher than the 7.5, it could damage your electrical by the time the fuse finally blows at 15 amps. I used 25 because that’s what my car came with as the auxiliary outlet
i see you didnt go with the on and off switch. Would it be a different route do install the on and off switch so you can personally turn them off and on with the switch so they arent always on and pulling power from anything?
Yeah it would only be a slightly different route. When I really sat and thought about it... I guess I really didn’t need a rocker switch and it would just complicate things. But... I really would like to have them wired to turn on and dim when I open the doors.
@@ReynaldoVelasquez makes sense, i think im with that one on you, might just do it your way, i appreciate it brother! Thanks for ispiring me into this project
I don’t know how cold it gets in Canada but we once got to freezing temps here in Texas and it kept on going like a champ. It handled out extreme heat temps too
@@Ek-ik8yh the location of the fuses might be in a different location but yes. And before you start, make sure to find the correct fuse needed for your car. One time someone didn’t have the cigarette lighter/aux power fuse in that location, it was located in a different location or labeled as something else. Just look it over
Hi I was wondering does this drain your battery when the car is not on? I recently got mine installed and hard wired but the Bluetooth part of mine stays on the whole time
could you tell me if i could use a 12v plug fuse for this thats 20A or do I have to use the cigar one thats 10A, new to all this wanting to not hurt anything wiring this in a brand new car :) any help would be greatly appreciated
Honestly… after I installed the lights I figured I didn’t need to install the on off switch anyway… because the remotes and apps have an on off switch on them. So it didn’t make sense to me. I just have them wired and if I want them off I turn them off with the app or remote
Okay so you may not be able to help me with this but do you think it would be safe to do this on a hybrid? I know very little about cars but I recently got a 2019 ford fusion hybrid and really want to do this. 😩
I don’t see a reason why not. As long as you have a cigarette lighter or some sort of power source to tap into. Hybrid shouldn’t have anything to do with it. Hybrid is just electric and gasoline right? And if that’s true, I don’t think that affects the stars or the wiring.
@@Lady_Tism I think it would be very minimal. Especially since the cigarette outlet only turns on when the car is on. The light engine uses LED’s so they don’t really use much power at all. Good question though, I should find out how much energy it actually uses
@@ReynaldoVelasquez I think I'm about to order it so I guess I'll find out lol if anything I'll monitor it and see. You gave me faith that I can pull this off tho (hopefully) so thank you!!!
I have a question. There’s a thin wire coming out from that same light engine and i have it connected to the ground of car. It works fine this way. It’s not the the main wire with the dc plug, i believe it was an audio/microphone out wire that comes out of the light engine . The main wire/dc plug is running to the “audio” fuse in my fuse box straight up, no adapter or anything. Unfortunately, it’s constantly draining power from my battery as it keeps the light engine on while the car is off (solution would be to unplug the power plug from light engine). Do you still think i can do what you did with the lighter fuse and successfully have the light engine only turn on with the car like yours?
Hey! So obviously the red and black wire are the power source and negative. The extra thin black wire that just sticks out about 3 inches is supposed to be the antenna for the remote , I believe..... and the newer models, that have Bluetooth have since replaced this string antenna with a solid plastic antenna. And the microphone for the music is another little spot on the light engine. If you have it wired to the audio fuse.... just wire it to the cigarette lighter fuse and it shouldn’t drain your battery any more. If you can, use an “add a circuit fuse tap” to be extra safe. Then, It will only power up while the car is running. Hope this helps buddy. Let me know if you have any other questions and I’ll try to respond in less than a day. Good luck!
@@ReynaldoVelasquez hey, thanks for super quick response dude. yea whatever that thin black wire is, i’m actually using that FOR ground and it works that way (i use bluetooth instead of remote). I didn’t install this setup but the idiot who did just literally shoved the main wire (assuming only the white part of it) into the audio fuse 😂 🤯 I’m gonna try the fuse tap in the cig lighter method and i’ll get back. Appreciate the video. It’s definitely informative for anyone who wants those starlights 👌 💯
@@verefiedxL I have the wiring video posted up too if you want to go look at it. But the super thin wire that is all alone... if it’s the one that I think it is... and I’m sure it is... THAT wire is the antenna for the remote. And the real ground wire is with the main power outlet. Get it re-wired and let me know how it turns out. Or email me at reynaldovelasquez85@gmail.com or my social media @reynaldovelasquezjr
@@ReynaldoVelasquez yeah so the fuse tap i got was only 2-10A. My cigar lighter is 20A. I improvised and used the “meter” fuse (10A) which i assumed would only be active with the car on. Turns out I was wrong. The lights are still powered even with the car off. 🤦♂️
If you buy two of these kits so you can run 2 different colors at the same time, does anyone know how to control them separately? Cause they're the same kit the remote or the app in your phone will actually control both at the same time...
Personally, I think it looks cool. I have kids and they love it. And it’s just a fun mod. If you ever have passengers, they always want to take photos or post on their social media stories. I feel like it adds to the atmosphere during a date night or even jamming out to your favorite jam on the stereo.
Hmmm 🤔 I guess I’d need to see it. Look up other ways to wire it on RUclips. See how others wire lighting glow kits etc. they may have a solution specific to your car or situation. I wonder why it’s not working though, that’s odd
Finally 😂 been waiting for years for this. No one on yt ever goes this full in details with the wiring
This video is a little shaky, lol but thank you. I need to step up my game
You are right
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i swear😂
THANK U FOR THIS. Every other starkit tutorial shows everything BUT the wiring which is the most important part. So thank u. Great video !
Super good video and smart kid you got there, really shows the step by step and you have reasoning behind everything with tips included, I really appreciate this. All the big youtubers skip this part so I'm glad I found this video thank you.
Thank you so much. I hope you successfully do it too. If you run into any trouble just let me know
Definitely help a lot …funny how a lot of big time RUclipsrs don’t show fully details they just say it and show the aftermath
That’s so true. I try my best. But it ain’t easy
Your amazing and a good dad thankyou
Working on mine tomorrow I’m so excited this was this easiest walk through to understand🙏 thank you so much!
Thanks 🙏 that means a lot. I’m glad people were able to follow along.
This is so easy what the heck, really good tutorial
Hey thanks for watching! Hope it helps you out
@@ReynaldoVelasquezwhat were you saying about making sure the 2 fuse in the adapter is the same or less what if u use only 1 fuse u remove from fuse box under foot whel also you were saying you want to use a fuse that is only live when the car is on ? So essentially your able to turn it off from the box and turn it on when u turn on the box but I STILL will be having power while the car is running right and when off the fiber optic is off since it's only getting power when car Is on right thats what you were saying? I have understand some a what ur saying but not all as this vi was all over in a way
@@ReynaldoVelasquez and I do see the time stamps I'm using
This guy is amazing, the details 🙏
You made this hella easy for me thank you!
You’re welcome
Yes!!!! Here we go!! Awesome bro!
Let’s get it
Rey we fucking love you bro ( the cheap guys whos not paying $1,000 ) for this job 😅
Thanks John.
Sincerely, a cheap guy
2 years later what a coincidence i watched it last night
I know! Almost two years to the T
Really appreciate your video👍🏾
This is a superb tutorial. Great work man
Thank you 🙏 HUMZAH that means a lot
Awesome video 👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you! I had my son play the camera guy so that he can get used to it. It’s a little shaky but he did great over all. Hopefully I can get a cleaner edit soon
Hey man I got a question in your last video you installed the lights in the headliner. I was wondering do you zipp tie them or did you leave them loosely when you put headliner back on ?
Good question, I did not zip tie them I did group them together into smaller bundles but I wish I had ziptied them. Honestly it doesn’t really matter since I’ll never see them ever anyway... but in the back of my mind... I kind of want that clean neat look. If you want to... zip tie them. It might honestly make it easier to install
Thank you sir for this it helps a lot
You’re welcome
How can you put it on a switch button?
hi.. so you don't connect anything to he car battery? thanks
Nice video ! Is everything still good?
Yes everything is holding up strong
Ive got the lights but I’m unsure about changing the color of my headliner. Is spray painting a good solution? Will it last and not flake off? Does it mess up the felt texture? Do you think it would look as cool in a grey interior ? And what paint did you use? I see you answering all these questions no worries if you dont get to these very helpful video
Tbh I say take off the material on your headliner and put a material you want spray painting will for sure change texture and will look okay but not good find material at stores or maybe online I’ve change headliners to suede all the time 100% better if you change it
go on amazon and you could buy a roll of suede you should do that and chose the color and put it on
Sorry for the late reply. But yeah I agree with the comments below. If you’re going through all the trouble of installing a starlight… just remove the old headliner material and replace it with a quality fabric of your choice. And use strong fabric glue
What gauge was the red and black wire?
Thank
You’re welcome! Any time you have a question, just ask and I’ll be here! Good luck on your project
Are all the kits (white ) hot and black ground ? I started electric work a while ago and always been taught black is hot white is neutral any help
I really don’t know. I can’t answer that. There are other RUclips videos on wiring where they said black is ground. So that’s what I used as reference. I would advise looking around and seeing what others say.
Just want to confirm you spliced to different sizes wires to get the right wire for the fuse adapter ?
I forget what size I used. I believe I used 14 gauge copper wire. And I’m not sure what size wire the fuse adapter was. But I connected them to the adapter. Hope I understood your question correctly. I tried to answer the best I could. If I didn’t, try to explain it again and I’ll reply the best I can
The wires on 21:56 that come with the box, those wires are smaller than the actual red wire that you heat shrunk hooked to your fuse box? Just want to make sure I’m getting my wiring correct.
Thanks again for the info!
@@ByuntaeStyle oh yeah, the light engine original wires were probably a different size than the red and black copper wires I used, and the fuse tap wires were probably ALSO a different size too. I just chose my red and black wires based on the watt and amp I would be using, so I knew they would be a safe enough gauge
Best video ever lol
Haha thank you. Video quality was rough but I’ll get the hang of it
That dont even matter thanks to you now i can wire mine mine i order the stuff from Amazon but my truck uses all small fuses I'll go buy some at my auto store
Question, my cigarette fuse says 15amp. Is it okay to wire my starkit to that one? Or should I find a 25amp one?
Amazing tutorial, I have a question (may have been answered in the video) but heck at 6 am i'm probably going to miss a lot. The only way to turn them off is when the car's battery is off? (the car being off?)
It depends on the fuse you tap into. Look up videos on switch fuses. Some fuses stay on always and will drain your battery, others will turn on and off with the car
What glass fuse do you buy?
Where did you connect your ground to
Where can I get all this stuff? i have the lights installed and everything I just need all the cables and accessories you used
The red and black wire, I got from Amazon. The fuse tap from an auto parts store. Extra fuses etc and wire cutters, I got from Walmart electrical section. I’ll put up the links here in a bit
@@ReynaldoVelasquez I have another question does it have to be the cigarette fuse or it can be another one I own a 2008 Cadillac CTS di, so I have a fuse box in my hood and another one in the trunk and the only one that has a cigarette fuse is in the hood
@@jeremialvarez6558 I believe I heard some people mention that you can use the power seats fuse. I’ll look it up one more time and get back to you. Any power source that is on when the car turns on only
@@ReynaldoVelasquez appreciate it man let me know what you find out!!!
Hey bro, so being hard wired like this they'll always be on when the car is on? Are you able to turn them off with the remote still?
Yes you can turn them off too
If anybody knows anything my ears are all yours 🙏
2007 tahoe.i should be good with 9 feet?
Yeah that might work. The best thing to do is to measure with a string, from the point you want to start, all the way to the point you want to end up. And travel the exact area it will travel. Then measure that string and add a few inches to it for good measure. Then order based on that. Hope that made sense
is there anything stopping you from using one of the empty fuses to tap into?
Nothing really… I guess I could. Good point actually… I just need to see if it gets power when you start and stop the car
@@ReynaldoVelasquez Interesting. I'm using these 2 excellent videos as a guide right now for my 92 sc400. I'm installing the headliner and also wiring a sub, only trying to mess with the panels one time. Thanks for the walk throughs
I have two light engines 450 sets can I join them together and run two wires to fuse or have to keep it separate I have two remotes to?
I’m not too sure on the fuse part… but I’ll look it up for you… but I’m sure you can link them together and it will work… I just want to make sure for safety reasons on the FUSE side… just for you. That’s a good question no one’s ever asked me before. I’ll get you an answer.
What about installing the switch you bought in video 1?
I actually never ended up using it. I didn’t really need it after all. It worked just fine as is
Can a lighter connection be used for the lights + the meteors? Or each have to have a single connection?
A lighter connection can power both if you have the dual adapter. It usually comes included with the kit of you buy both together. I mad a video explaining it as well
@@ReynaldoVelasquez I buy the kit meteor plus lights and yes it comes with the adapter thanks
I ordered the add a circuit and it came with 15amps but I’m using a 7.5 amp , so I use two of those (7.5) ? You used two 25.
Yes I would recommend the 7.5 your car had originally. The 15 will work too, but in the event that the light engine goes crazy and amps higher than the 7.5, it could damage your electrical by the time the fuse finally blows at 15 amps. I used 25 because that’s what my car came with as the auxiliary outlet
i see you didnt go with the on and off switch. Would it be a different route do install the on and off switch so you can personally turn them off and on with the switch so they arent always on and pulling power from anything?
Yeah it would only be a slightly different route. When I really sat and thought about it... I guess I really didn’t need a rocker switch and it would just complicate things. But... I really would like to have them wired to turn on and dim when I open the doors.
@@ReynaldoVelasquez makes sense, i think im with that one on you, might just do it your way, i appreciate it brother! Thanks for ispiring me into this project
Can it handle in the cold by any chance?. I live in Canada lol
I don’t know how cold it gets in Canada but we once got to freezing temps here in Texas and it kept on going like a champ. It handled out extreme heat temps too
@@ReynaldoVelasquez is this the same for 2017 Chrysler 300s
@@Ek-ik8yh the location of the fuses might be in a different location but yes. And before you start, make sure to find the correct fuse needed for your car. One time someone didn’t have the cigarette lighter/aux power fuse in that location, it was located in a different location or labeled as something else. Just look it over
Hi I was wondering does this drain your battery when the car is not on? I recently got mine installed and hard wired but the Bluetooth part of mine stays on the whole time
It shouldn’t drain the battery when the car is off .
What king of red wire did you used ?
14 Gauge Copper wire
could you tell me if i could use a 12v plug fuse for this thats 20A or do I have to use the cigar one thats 10A, new to all this wanting to not hurt anything wiring this in a brand new car :) any help would be greatly appreciated
Just use whatever the fuse is for the lighter in your car. It will work
What if we don’t have a trunk cigar lighter?
Then tap into whatever lighter fuse you do have in the car
What if i want to install a on and off switch? How i wire them
Honestly… after I installed the lights I figured I didn’t need to install the on off switch anyway… because the remotes and apps have an on off switch on them. So it didn’t make sense to me. I just have them wired and if I want them off I turn them off with the app or remote
Okay so you may not be able to help me with this but do you think it would be safe to do this on a hybrid? I know very little about cars but I recently got a 2019 ford fusion hybrid and really want to do this. 😩
I don’t see a reason why not. As long as you have a cigarette lighter or some sort of power source to tap into. Hybrid shouldn’t have anything to do with it. Hybrid is just electric and gasoline right? And if that’s true, I don’t think that affects the stars or the wiring.
@@ReynaldoVelasquez yea I guess I'm concerned about how much it would drain my cars battery 🤔
@@Lady_Tism I think it would be very minimal. Especially since the cigarette outlet only turns on when the car is on. The light engine uses LED’s so they don’t really use much power at all. Good question though, I should find out how much energy it actually uses
@@ReynaldoVelasquez I think I'm about to order it so I guess I'll find out lol if anything I'll monitor it and see. You gave me faith that I can pull this off tho (hopefully) so thank you!!!
@@Lady_Tism absolutely! And if you run into any problems or concerns DM on Instagram. That’s how I’ve helped others
I have a question. There’s a thin wire coming out from that same light engine and i have it connected to the ground of car. It works fine this way. It’s not the the main wire with the dc plug, i believe it was an audio/microphone out wire that comes out of the light engine . The main wire/dc plug is running to the “audio” fuse in my fuse box straight up, no adapter or anything. Unfortunately, it’s constantly draining power from my battery as it keeps the light engine on while the car is off (solution would be to unplug the power plug from light engine).
Do you still think i can do what you did with the lighter fuse and successfully have the light engine only turn on with the car like yours?
Hey! So obviously the red and black wire are the power source and negative. The extra thin black wire that just sticks out about 3 inches is supposed to be the antenna for the remote , I believe..... and the newer models, that have Bluetooth have since replaced this string antenna with a solid plastic antenna. And the microphone for the music is another little spot on the light engine. If you have it wired to the audio fuse.... just wire it to the cigarette lighter fuse and it shouldn’t drain your battery any more. If you can, use an “add a circuit fuse tap” to be extra safe. Then, It will only power up while the car is running. Hope this helps buddy. Let me know if you have any other questions and I’ll try to respond in less than a day. Good luck!
@@ReynaldoVelasquez hey, thanks for super quick response dude. yea whatever that thin black wire is, i’m actually using that FOR ground and it works that way (i use bluetooth instead of remote). I didn’t install this setup but the idiot who did just literally shoved the main wire (assuming only the white part of it) into the audio fuse 😂 🤯
I’m gonna try the fuse tap in the cig lighter method and i’ll get back. Appreciate the video. It’s definitely informative for anyone who wants those starlights 👌 💯
@@verefiedxL I have the wiring video posted up too if you want to go look at it. But the super thin wire that is all alone... if it’s the one that I think it is... and I’m sure it is... THAT wire is the antenna for the remote. And the real ground wire is with the main power outlet. Get it re-wired and let me know how it turns out. Or email me at reynaldovelasquez85@gmail.com or my social media @reynaldovelasquezjr
@@ReynaldoVelasquez yeah so the fuse tap i got was only 2-10A. My cigar lighter is 20A. I improvised and used the “meter” fuse (10A) which i assumed would only be active with the car on. Turns out I was wrong. The lights are still powered even with the car off. 🤦♂️
@@verefiedxL Any update on this i just hardwired mine to the cigarette lighter as well and it stays on even with the car off
ugh idk where to fuse it in my kia k5!
Mine came with 240v type of plug, sniped it wired it to the fuse box and still nothing
Is it the plug with the AC adapter wall plug? I wonder why it’s not working
What car?
I did this on a 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA250 but the concept is the same on most cars
So it stays on at all time if the vehicle is on ?
Yes and no. You can use the remote or Bluetooth app to turn it off at any time if you prefer it off
If you buy two of these kits so you can run 2 different colors at the same time, does anyone know how to control them separately? Cause they're the same kit the remote or the app in your phone will actually control both at the same time...
I’m not too sure about that maybe unplug one while you set the other one
Did you figure it out? Having that problem right now
wire size ?
14 gauge I believe
Guys.. why put this on a headliner?? I'm just curious.. does it look good ?
Personally, I think it looks cool. I have kids and they love it. And it’s just a fun mod. If you ever have passengers, they always want to take photos or post on their social media stories. I feel like it adds to the atmosphere during a date night or even jamming out to your favorite jam on the stereo.
Very good job kids annoying
It doesnt work for me i conected ecerything
Hmmm 🤔 I guess I’d need to see it. Look up other ways to wire it on RUclips. See how others wire lighting glow kits etc. they may have a solution specific to your car or situation. I wonder why it’s not working though, that’s odd
l camera man
So just twist wire and heatshrink? Yikes, no solder, no crimp? you gotta secure those connections better.
Yeah, you can do that if you’d like. This is just how I did it, with what I had available
What’s the reasoning of wiring them in? Why not just fully using the cigarette lighter plug in?
tell yo kid to go inside
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@@ReynaldoVelasquez just followed you bro thanks I’ll dm you