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Installing RGB lights

Full-colour patterns and animation. Covers Rhino 2.0 and 2.5 Fattie whips, Diamond RGB rock lights, Halos, RGB strip, Horizontal whip bar.

Not RGB? RGB+W RhinoLink Switched 12V

01Prep

Read this before you wire.

For RGB lights

  • The whip lights come with 10 ft of wire. Do not extend it: a longer run causes data problems and the colours glitch.
  • Diamond rock lights run back to splitters, and the splitters run to the controller. They do not chain from light to light.
  • RGB and RGB+W lights cannot share the standard Bluetooth controller. To run RGB lights and Axion rock lights together, in sync, use RhinoLink: see the RhinoLink guide.
6 rules for every install
  • Wire the controller through a switchWired straight to the battery it draws power all the time and drains it.
  • Keep the controller away from heatNot near the engine or exhaust. The housing survives the heat; the electronics inside do not.
  • Never plug or unplug with the power onThe surge can damage the lights. That counts as install damage and is not covered.
  • 12 volts onlyMore than 12V damages the lights and voids the warranty.
  • Test before you secure anythingLay everything out, power it up and check it all works before you run and tie down wire.
  • No bare wires touchingCheck every connection before power goes on, and use waterproof connections.
Next step 02 App settings

02App settings

Set the controller for RGB.

Your Bluetooth controller runs on the LED Chord app. If the colours are wrong or only some LEDs light, these settings are almost always the reason.

1 · Get the app and connect

You must be connected to the controller before the app can read or change its settings.

How to use the app

How to check your settings

2 · Enter these settings

Colour order
GRB
LED driver
WS2811

3 · Segments

Set segments by the product with the most LEDs on the controller. Pixels per segment is 16. The app works out the total. Example: 4 ft whips and rock lights = 10 segments.

Longest productSegmentsPixels / seg.
Rock lights only216
2 ft whips516
3 ft whips816
4 ft whips1016
Next step 03 Install guides

03Install guides

Guides for your RGB lights.

Download the PDF, watch the video, or both. PDFs open in a new tab, so you can keep this page.

Installing a combo?

Wiring & switches

Next step 04 Add-ons

04Add-ons

Turn signals, switches and more.

Next step 05 Help

05Help

Stuck? We built it.

Check troubleshooting first: most problems are a loose connection or a wrong setting.

Still stuck? Call 704-270-2695. If a light has failed, start a repair.

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