Low beam headlights angel eyes VAZ 2106. How to make angel eyes for a VAZ yourself? Options for ready-made modules

Having desire and not so much expensive materials You can make your own “angel eyes” like on a BMW in just a couple of hours. This is true for all machines with round optics. In the case of VAZs, this primarily applies to 2101, 2102, 2103 and 2106.

To make the “eyes” we will need: transparent plastic sticks. Usually we use rods from blinds, but we need ones that are not hollow inside (i.e., not tubes) and not faceted. Length - slightly larger than the circumference of your optics. For VAZ 2103 and 2106, 4 pieces 45 cm long will be enough. You will also need heat-resistant sealant for headlights, 4 yellow light bulbs (if the dimensions and turns are transparent, if orange, ordinary ones will do), 8 diodes and 4 resistors for 2 Kom. Well, most likely 4 new glasses because... You can’t pick out the old ones whole...

In order to bend the sticks into a ring you need something round. Usually they use everything round that comes to hand. For the small headlights of the VAZ 2103 and 2106, a Nescafe coffee can has an almost perfect circle, the one that holds 200 grams, or 125 cups, who measures what :)

Now, in order to bend our sticks, they must first be heated. This can be done in different ways: over an open fire or in the oven. In our case, we will consider the last option. The plastic stick was placed on the lid of a large frying pan turned upside down.

Now, while the stick is “preparing” for bending, we prepare 2 pliers, a chair and a pattern in the form of a can. We watch the plastic, as soon as it heats up so much that it bends under its own weight and barely touches the bottom of the lid - open the oven, grab one end with pliers, pull it out and use the second pliers to wrap it around the jar. It should look something like this:

We wait a few minutes until the plastic cools down and hardens back, after which we remove the resulting ring from the jar. Now you need to do this with the remaining sticks

Now take a hacksaw for metal and cut off ONLY the extra ends so that you end up with a ring, or the most round shape possible :)

Now, in order for the ends to be clearly one opposite the other, you need to slightly heat the middle of the ring (for example, over a gas stove) and align it. You can check how even it is by simply placing it on a flat surface.

Now the most painstaking part of our “craft” - we drill holes at both ends strictly to the diameter of the purchased diodes:

Now we cut off the legs of the diodes so that they are approximately 5mm long (!!!). Where there is a large boss, this is a plus. Now perhaps the most difficult thing is that you need to solder the diodes parallel to each other and solder a wire to each of the legs. To avoid getting tangled in wires when connecting, we recommend using different colored wires. Now, having stepped back about 10-15 cm, we cut the wire leading to the plus of the diode (large boss) and solder the resistance there.

We install diodes in the end holes of our rings. But before that, we ask the women (we buy the cheapest one as a last resort) for any TRANSPARENT nail polish and literally drop a drop into each hole (there are two of them). To prevent the varnish from drying, we immediately insert diodes into the holes. It takes about 30 minutes for the varnish to dry properly. As a result you should get something like this:

We used nail polish for a reason. The fact is that after drilling a hole with a drill, the surface inside is “scratched,” which means that the plastic does not have absolute contact with the diode and therefore light will pass less well from the diode to the plastic. And the varnish fills all the “voids” and makes 2 different parts seem like a single whole.

Connect and see the difference

Now let's disassemble the headlights. Although this could have been done before... If the glass does not give in, there is nothing left to do but break it, fortunately it is not so expensive.

After glass removal, debris inevitably remains on the surface of the reflector. It needs to be removed. I used cotton swabs for my ears:

STRONGLY NOT RECOMMENDED touch the surface of the reflector with your hands, and even more so wipe the mirror ALCOHOL CONTAINING cleaning products. Otherwise, you will get light like a flashlight (the surface of the mirror may darken and become cloudy).

Apply headlight sealant to the edges of the glass:

Next (carefully!), we place our ring in the headlight with the diodes facing up. There should be a “notch” on the headlight - it’s perfect for wires. The notches should face the light bulb. For tightness, we fill the distances along the edges of the glass and headlights with the same silicone sealant so that there is no air at all. We leave the headlights for the time necessary for the sealant to “set” (see the instructions for the sealant). Usually this can take about 30 minutes... Now you can connect the power and evaluate the result

It looks more than impressive.

Now a few words about connecting all this, i.e. about electrics. We install the headlights and thread the wires from the “eyes” along with the old wires to the headlight. Now all the wires are under the hood!

Let's look at one of the options here for how this can be done. If you wish, you can connect it differently... In the same case described, after the alteration, the “angel eyes” will become larger.

We disconnect the plug of the wires going to the turns and dimensions. Connect the “father” from the dimensions and turns with the “mother” from the turns. Those. 2 wires in 1

We use the “+” that is now freed from the dimensions to connect one pair of “eyes”. We do the same on the other side. The "cons" can be screwed under the signal mounts. As a result, standard dimensions become turns. It looks great! Now the turns blink with double intensity - only the deaf-blind and mute would not notice the 2 lights. And when you turn on the headlights, the coveted “angel eyes” light up!
During the day:

Of course, installing a peephole in a BMW will not change the “six”, but the view at night changes dramatically.

Having a car today will no longer surprise anyone. Of course, everyone would like to have an expensive and beautiful vehicle, but not everyone, alas, has such an opportunity. This is precisely why the products of the domestic automobile industry are still popular among car enthusiasts. As they say, it may be ugly, but it’s inexpensive and unique. In addition, our car owners do not despair and are constantly coming up with something new in order to somehow improve appearance their iron horses. Angel eyes on a VAZ 2106 with your own hands is one of the most popular options, and all because such tuning is affordable for every owner of the beloved “six”.

What materials will be required for tuning.

First of all, you will need plastic transparent sticks (rods from blinds will do just fine). The only thing is that these sticks should not be faceted or hollow.

You will need 4 sticks, each should be at least 45 cm long.

You will also need:

• 4 yellow lamps,
• 4 resistances 2 kOhm,
• heat-resistant sealant,
• LEDs – 8 pieces,
• new glass for headlights.

How to make angel eyes on a VAZ 2106 - step-by-step instructions.

Step 1 – creating tuning rings.

You need to make round rings from sticks prepared in advance; you can use a coffee can (200 g) as a template for them.

And in order for the plastic to become more flexible, it must be preheated, for example, in boiling water. At the same time, you should prepare 2 pliers. As soon as the plastic warms up to the required state, pull it out with pliers and wrap it around the can, this is where another pliers come in handy.

In this way, 4 plastic rings are prepared. But you can remove them from the jar only when the plastic has cooled and hardened.

Step 2 – inserting the electrical component.

A hole is drilled at each end of the ring, corresponding in length and width to the parameters of the LEDs.

For LEDs, the legs are cut off at a distance of 5 mm from the bulb (mark the polarity: where there is a boss, there is a positive contact). Next, the LEDs are soldered parallel to each other, a wire is soldered to each contact: it is better to use different colors so as not to get confused later on where the “+” and “-” are.

At a distance of 10-15 cm from the soldered diodes, a cut is made on the positive wire (which leads to the boss) into which the resistance is soldered. Then the LEDs are inserted into the holes prepared for them at the ends of the ring. For a better final effect, it is recommended to drop a drop of any transparent varnish (for women, for nails) into these holes immediately before this action; it will serve as an additional connector.

Step 3 – connecting the structure.

After the required time has passed, notches are made along the entire length of the ring with a hacksaw blade, the notch pitch is 1 cm, but it can vary depending on the quality of the plastic. The depth of the notches is 0.5 mm.

The structure is then connected to electricity. If all the LEDs are functioning and the light is distributed evenly, you can proceed directly to installing angel eyes on the VAZ 2106 with your own hands.

To install angel eyes, you will first have to remove the glass from the headlights, remembering to mark the back side the latter, which of them is near and which is far. Most often, glass is difficult to dismantle and is simply knocked out.

New (removed) glass is coated with headlight sealant.

A ring with LEDs is placed in the headlight so that the lock is located at the top (this will allow the wires to be pulled (hidden) into the notch), and the marks on the ring are facing the light bulb.

Afterwards, the free space between the glass and the reflector along the edge of the headlight is also filled with sealant.

When the sealant dries, the headlights are connected to the on-board network and installed in their place.

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VAZ 2107, despite the considerable age of the model, has not lost its popularity. The low price, ease of maintenance and unpretentiousness appeal to domestic car owners. To make the familiar features of the “Seven” attractive and emphasize individuality, owners use a variety of tuning elements. “Angel eyes” on a VAZ 2107 is a simple and inexpensive way to decorate a car with your own hands.

Advantages of tuning “angel eyes”

Tuned “LADAS” are often found and invariably attract attention. This is especially true not for the annoying plastic body kits (many of which are very standard), but for newer, brighter (literally and figuratively) parts - the “angel eyes” headlights on the VAZ 2107.
The advantages of this direction of tuning are as follows:

• You can modify the lighting system yourself, without resorting to the services of a service station;
• materials for modifying headlights are quite affordable;
• “angel eyes” provide high-quality illumination, noticeable even in the daytime;
• The lighting system is reliable and durable;
• tuning provides a beautiful original appearance of the “Seven”.

This illumination is an excellent addition to the large rectangular headlights of the VAZ 2107.

What are “angel eyes”

Tuning headlights “angel eyes” are luminous rings located around the perimeter of the reflector. This gives the headlights an unusual and attractive look. For the first time, such tuning was used by the famous German company BMW and it quickly became popular among owners of all brands of cars.
The luminous “border” on the reflector is made of LED strip, which is reliable and has low power consumption.

The LED strip is mounted and connected very simply, so the services of specialists are completely unnecessary. Anyone can make “angel eyes” on a VAZ 2107 with their own hands.

Options for “angel eyes” on the VAZ 2107

Tuning angel eyes headlights can be done in several ways:

Let's look at the latest options in more detail.

What is needed to make “angel eyes” on a VAZ 2107

To decorate your “seven”, you need the following tools and materials:

• plastic tubes or strips corresponding to the perimeter of the car's optics;
• heat-resistant sealant for optics;
• LED strip (the color and brightness of the LEDs depends only on your taste);
• spare headlight glasses (in case it is not possible to carefully remove the standard glasses);
• insulated wire or cable;
• resistors;
• insulating tape;
• battery (9 volts);
• headlight size template;
• glue gun;
• pliers;
• hair dryer (if not, you can use a regular oven);
• drill with a set of drills and attachments.

How to make “angel eyes” on a VAZ 2107

When the materials and tools are collected, you can begin to work. LED strip backlighting is made as follows:

• make a mold with a perimeter corresponding to the size of the “seven” headlights and the planned “eye” shape;
• heat the transparent tube with a hairdryer or in the oven to a temperature at which it begins to bend easily;
• Using pliers, bend the heated tube around the perimeter of the template;

Important: do not allow the tube to overheat, otherwise bubbles will appear in its material.

• wait until the tube cools down;
• make notches on the tube in increments of 2 mm;
• insert LEDs (LED strip) into the tube;
• solder the LEDs in series (the LED strip can be soldered or cut only in the places specified by the manufacturer);
• solder resistors and wires to the LEDs (the value of the resistors depends on the length of the strip and the type of LEDs);
• sand and insulate the soldering areas.

If not LEDs are used, but an LED strip, the tube can be replaced with a plastic strip.

It is necessary to carefully check the quality of the workmanship before installing “angel eyes” in the headlights.

Installation of “angel eyes” on a VAZ 2107

After manufacturing the LED backlight, it must be installed inside the headlight unit. This is done like this:

• dismantle the headlights;
• heat the headlight glass with a hairdryer and remove it;
• install “angel eyes” in the headlight units and glue them with glue or sealant;
• connect the backlight wires to the side lamps;
• glue the headlight glass with sealant;
• install and connect headlights;
• check the operation of the LED backlight.

Now you know how to make “angel eyes” on a VAZ 2107 and can do the work yourself. This will make your car more attractive and it will become more recognizable in traffic.

Today, tuning domestically produced cars has become quite commonplace. Pumped-up VAZs can be seen in almost any area, in every city and region of our country. However, car enthusiasts often limit themselves to installing new body kits. On the one hand, it’s beautiful, but on the other, it’s no longer interesting, and it’s simply impossible to stand out from the crowd in this way. But there is a way that will really transform your VAZ without significant technical changes. And it consists in installing such illumination as “angel eyes”. How to install them, read further in our article.

How to make LED angel eyes? Preparing materials and tools

Unfortunately, ready-made kits of such optics for this model are difficult to find in stores, so you have to do everything with my own hands. In order to make “angel eyes” for the VAZ-2106, we only need a few plastic sticks. Their length should be equal to the size of the optics on the “six”, that is, for work we need to have 4 such sticks, each 40-45 centimeters long.

We will also need 4 for optics (if you are making LED angel eyes). As for the choice of color, it all depends on your imagination. You should purchase 4 new glasses as a reserve (it is very difficult to pick out the old ones intact).

Let's get started

To bend the sticks, we need some kind of cylindrical container. For cars like the VAZ-2103 and -2106, a coffee tin would be the ideal choice. But before this, the sticks need to be heated over an open fire or in the oven. In the latter case, they are placed on an inverted frying pan lid. After a little heat treatment, the sticks are subject to bending. To do this, we prepare a pair of pliers, a pattern in the form of a jar and a chair. The parts are removed from the oven using the first tool (one is taken by the end, and the other is wrapped around the can).

Now we wait until the plastic cools down. When it hardens, remove it from tin can already formed rings. We cut off the excess ends of the sticks (they will definitely be visible) using a hacksaw so that we get a perfect circle.

We connect the LEDs and connect the wires

Next, we move on to the most complex and responsible operation - installing LEDs. Holes are drilled at the two ends of the products strictly to the diameter of the purchased light bulbs, and their legs are cut off with a length margin of 5 millimeters. Then the LEDs are soldered parallel to each other. They are connected separately, each wire goes to its own track. It is important not to confuse the polarity, otherwise the entire work will have to be redone. In order not to confuse where the “plus” is and where the “minus”, use multi-colored wires (preferably red and black). The length of each should be approximately 15 centimeters. At this length we cut the wire that leads to the “plus” and solder the resistance here.

Now we buy some (the cheapest possible) transparent nail polish and apply it drop by drop into each hole (there are 2 in total). Before it has time to dry, we insert diodes into the holes. In time, the entire structure should stand in the open air for about 30 minutes.

Why is it better to use this particular varnish?

The fact is that after drilling, the inner surface of the parts will be scratched; accordingly, the plastic does not have normal contact with the diodes. From here we get a bad glow of the rings, which we don’t need at all. The varnish fills all these voids and makes one whole from two elements.

For reliability, it is recommended to make small notches on the rings (but not along the entire circumference). The distance should be at least 10 millimeters, and the depth should be about 0.5 millimeters. That's it, at this stage the “angel eyes” on the VAZ-2106 have been successfully manufactured. Now it remains to do the second part of the work - installing parts into the car's optics.

Installing "angel eyes" on the "six"

First, we will have to completely remove and disassemble the headlights (don’t forget to turn off the power to the car’s on-board power supply before doing this). Next we have to remove the glass surface of the optics. If we cannot do this on the spot, we try to slightly heat the headlight over the same gas stove. Sometimes even after these manipulations it is not possible to remove the glass. In this case, the only way out of the situation is to break this part of the headlight unit. Fortunately, optics for the “six” are not very expensive, so you don’t have to worry about financial expenses. If debris has formed on the reflector, be sure to remove it from there. Here you need to be extremely careful. Remember that under no circumstances should you touch the surface of the reflector with your hands, much less use special alcohol-containing substances, powder, gasoline, etc. for cleaning. We clean the dirt only with a cotton swab or a piece of rag with coarse lint. Otherwise, the illumination range of the headlights will be no more than 5-10 meters.

How does the installation of “angel eyes” proceed? The edges of the glass are treated with sealant. After this, the ring with the diodes facing up is placed in the headlight. In this case, the notches should face the lamp. To be safe, apply silicone sealant to the remaining edges of the glass. Remember that the headlight must be sealed, otherwise it will constantly sweat and become cloudy. We wait 30 minutes for the sealant to harden, then connect the wires. Those that come from the “eyes” must be connected with the old ones that come with the headlight (low beam).

If desired, you can connect in another way. First, we disconnect the plug of the wires that go to the dimensions and turns. We connect the minus of the former with the plus of the latter (that is, two into one). The freed “+” from the dimensions will be used to connect a pair of “angel eyes”. The minus can be attached to the signal mount. In this case, the “angel eyes” will turn on not as low beam, but as dimensions (from the outside it looks very impressive!).

Conclusion

So, we found out how to install angel eyes “angel eyes” on a VAZ-2106 with our own hands. As you can see, with just 8 LEDs you can radically change the appearance of the car without installing any body kits or spoilers.

I have long wanted to make angel eyes on my VAZ 2106 with my own hands, so I decided, my friend and I were wondering how to do it neatly and beautifully, and through trial and error we came to this option.

So, let's begin!

What I needed:

LED strip SMD 5050 60 diodes per meter;
-Plexiglas (sheet thickness 10 mm);
-Cable;
-Glue gun;
-Sealant;
-Great desire and enthusiasm)).

About the manufacturing process:

My friend cut out the plexiglass rods for me, I honestly don’t know how. I had ready-made rods in my hands.

These are the rods. length about 50 cm (with reserve)
I take the rods and place them one at a time in the oven on a baking sheet so that the rod lies on the sides of the baking tray and the middle hangs. This is necessary to see when the middle begins to sag, which means the rod has heated up, you can take it out and bend it, which is what I did.

I used a salad bowl as a form. The diameter of the salad bowl is 105 mm. While the rod is hot, bend it around the salad bowl and cut off the excess with a hacksaw.

I glued the tape with a glue gun at the soldering points. Then we cover this entire creation with aluminized tape, all sides except the front. Next, we drill a hole in the reflector, on top for the cable, and put the eye into the reflector with a glue gun. Then the glass is sealed. That's it, that's the whole point. Everything is elementary simple.

The potbelly stove's headlights are drying :)

This is how they shine during the day

In reality it shines cold white, not yellow as in the photo. But still, the picture does not convey the same effect as in reality.

I will immediately answer frequently asked questions:

Regarding the glue gun: I don’t know whether it will disappear or not, we’ll see. I heard that the glue can withstand temperatures up to 90 degrees. If it falls off, I'll remove the glass and put epoxy on my eye.
Regarding the rods: dimensions 8*10*500+mm.
In terms of costs: I bought 5m of tape for 145 UAH, shared with a friend. Glue costs a pretty penny. There was sealant. As a result, I spent at most 100 UAH. 🙂
Look like that's it.

I hope it was useful to you in some way. Thanks for reading :)