Question about making ICELED waterproof

I bought some ICELED floods from a guy here for a great deal. Looking at them.... and subsequently taking them apart I'm seeing they aren't waterproof what-so-ever. I'm wanting to use these in dead spots on the outside of the car. What are my options here to make them waterproof? Losing the casing isn't a worry if need be.

umm silicon? go the the autostore.. im not sure what it's actually called but if you just ask the clerk there they'll probably help you out. or even a hardware store might have them, but'd probably be too much for a few lights.

You are going to need to pickup some silicone from the hardware store etc that is waterproof and spend your time sealing the edges and openings.

Well.... my main concern is.... Why aren't these waterproof from the get go? They are in a big case considering the size of the board. Do they emit that much heat that I have to worry about them? Throwing silicone on the back and front is no worry. But sometimes things are done for a reason...... thus the big huge casing.

I'm not sure if they require air circulation to keep them cool enough to operate. Only thing I could think of is the heat buildup could lead to a shorter lifespan of the devices. This would be a question to ask Phil or the guys in Customer Service.

Werd. Good call. I don't know the properties that silicone has as far as heat dissipation. I plan on putting them outside of the car so I'd think airflow wouldn't be such a problem. We'll see.

go to iceled.co.uk

That is the web site for ice. Ask on their forum boards. I am sure they would be more knowledgeable on this subject that most of us. Everything you are saying makes sense. Why not water proof them. Maby heat is an issue. I don't know. Knowing ICE there has to be a reason. They wouldn't just not make them water proof because they are lazy.

maybe they are....

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Question Can they be installed in the wheelwell to help bridge the gap between the UFO tubes? Answer Not in a very efficient way, no. Plus they're not designed for exterior use. Best advice is to try and find a used ICELED Wheel Well kit (which is discontinued). That will do exactly what you want. Check ICELED's message board.

Ie. Not water proof.

Plus if you ever looked at one in person it is easy to see that they are not.

I have 4 of them..... I don't see why I can't MAKE them waterproof.

Dodge rebadges things as Chrysler so they can sell more of them.... Iceled might do the same.... dunno.

The ICELED Wheel Well Kit has a very different casing than the standard interior flood. So it's not like they "rebranded" their Flood for a separate use (the board is even slightly different as it's designed to extend the last pixels of the side tubes).

Your best bet is probably to get some sort of liquid electrician's tape or circuit board silicone and basically fill up the inside. There are downsides to this, as it will be extremely hard to remove if you ever need to. You'd also be covering up the extension inside of the flood (the three terminals that allow you to daisy chain your wiring).

I personally wouldn't do it, but that's just me.

I think finding out the heat issue with them is your next step. Ask the boards over there if they know. The wheel well kit would be best but the answer Iceled gives doesn't answer your question regarding the materials you already have. Find out if you can silocone or not....if not, then you know you have your answer.

Just don't drive in the rain

*LOL* Thanks Phil.

I really don't want to spend the money on more ICELED when I got these for less than 1/3 of regular price.

As far as daisy chaining.... I can always add a bit of wiring to the connections prior to sealing them up. Once they are sealed why would I want to remove the waterproof goodness? If there's no drawback and at some other point I want to move them from the wheel wells to the interior it wouldn't cause an issue.

I'll sign up over at the iceled boards just to ask. *LOL* I feel like a tool for that but oh well. God knows I'll never afford that UFO kit.