Install help · RGB system
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.
Your install in 5 steps Tap a step to jump to it
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.
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
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 product | Segments | Pixels / seg. |
|---|---|---|
| Rock lights only | 2 | 16 |
| 2 ft whips | 5 | 16 |
| 3 ft whips | 8 | 16 |
| 4 ft whips | 10 | 16 |
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.
Rhino 2.5 Fattie RGB whips
View productHorizontal RGB whip bar
View productRGB add-on kit for pod lights
Installing a combo?
Wiring & switches
04Add-ons
Turn signals, switches and more.
Connex Lite
Turn, brake and reverse for whips only.
- Connex Lite Install Guide (PDF, opens in a new tab)
- Connex Lite kit with halo lights and lead for future RGB rock lights (PDF, opens in a new tab)
- Video & wiring diagram
RhinoLink controller
Zones and vehicle triggers. Also runs Axion rock lights, in sync.
- RhinoLink controller install guide
- PDF coming soon
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.