VELOSSA TECH 2019-2020+ Kia Forte Gt Big Mouth Lit Kit Ram Air Installation Guide

June 3, 2024
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2019-2020+ Kia Forte GT BIG

MOUTH LIT KIT Ram Air
Installation Guide

Kit Contents (Full Kit)

Please review this document before attempting installation.

You will need basic hand tools and 2 hours of installation time.

Kit Contents Qty
M6 x 30mm Cap Screw 2
M6 Small Washer 2
Diode Dynamics RGBW Controller 1
Positive Cable w/ In-Line Fuse 1
Power Cable w/ Pigtail Connector 1
Switch  1
Switch Ground Cable w/ Pigtail Connector 1
8″ Zip Ties 5
M6 x 12mm Cap Screw 1
M6 Lock Nut 1
Assembled LIT KIT BIG MOUTH 1

VELOSSA TECH 2019-2020+ - Kit Contents 1

Kit Contents (LIT Flare Only)

Please review the table below and make sure you have received the kit contents.

Kit Contents Qty
Diode Dynamics RGBW Controller 1
Positive Cable w/ In-Line Fuse 1
Power Cable w/ Pigtail Connector 1
Switch 1
Switch Ground Cable w/ Pigtail Connector 1
8″ Zip Ties 5
Cable Clips 2
M6 x 12mm Cap Screw 1
M6 Lock Nut 1
Assembled LIT Flare 1

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If you already own the Velossa Tech GEN 4 Veloster N BIG MOUTH, skip to slide 5 to see install and wiring instructions.

Stock Components Removal

Once the bumper is removed, unscrew this OEM cowl plate.

VELOSSA TECH 2019-2020+ - Stock Components Removal

Install the LIT KIT BIG MOUTH
SKIP THIS SLIDE IF YOU PURCHASED A FULL LIT KIT

Attach the supplied cable clip to your BIG MOUTH as shown. Fasten the cable and provide enough slack to not strain the cable.

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If you purchased a LIT flare-only and already have a Gen 4 BIG MOUTH. Remove old flare and install the LIT flare with the 4 screws as shown.

  1. Attach the cable clips here
Big Mouth Installation

Use the supplied hardware to install the BIG MOUTH on the cowl.

VELOSSA TECH 2019-2020+ - Big Mouth Installation

  1. Use 5mm Allen key to tighten.
    DO NOT OVERTORQUE.
Wiring Harness

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  1. Toggle switch
  2. Power terminal (+)
  3. In-line fuse
  4. Positive wire (+)
  5. Switch ground wire
  6. Crimped connectors
  7. Power connector
  8. Crimped connector
  9. Ground wire (-)
  10. Ground terminal (-)
Wiring Harness Schematic

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  1. Crimped connector to switch terminal (+)
  2. Switch (leave on)
  3. Gold terminal can be grounded using the wire shown below to allow switch LED to light up when in use.
  4. Crimped connector to switch terminal (A)
  5. 12V Power Terminal (+)
  6. Fuse
  7. Ground (-)
  8. Power connector
  9. There is an extra black wire in your kit, you can use it to ground the switch gold terminal if preferred, however not mandatory.
Controller

Zip tie the controller to the following location behind the driver side headlight. The controller is zip tied to the thick OEM electrical harness using two zip ties, one zip tie should loop through the DD controller slot and the other zip tie goes around the body and plug.

VELOSSA TECH 2019-2020+ - Controller

  1. Controller
  2. Two zip ties
  3. Ground lug
Wire Management

Ground the pigtail harness using the M6x12 bolt supplied in the kit.

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  1. Ground lug
Power Hook-up

There will be excess power wire coming out of the power connector, bundle it neatly and zip tie, leave about a foot of power wire to make the power connection.

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  1. Both power wires plug into switch terminals (A) and (+) as shown on slide 8
  2. Leave a length of power wire out of the bundle

Tuck away the bundle as shown, fasten power lug to (+) terminal in the fuse box on top of the OEM stud, use supplied M6 nut.

VELOSSA TECH 2019-2020+ - Power Hook-up 2

  1. Tuck the bundle here, you may push it back farther.
  2. If you would like the switch LED to light up when switch is on, ground the switch using the supplied ground wire.

Switch ground: Optional

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  1. If you would like the switch LED to light up when switch is on, ground the switch using the supplied ground wire.
  2. Once complete, put the fuse box cover back on, ensure no wires are pinched by the fuse box!
Wire Management

Route the power wire as shown, ensure there is enough slack as to not strain the wire.

VELOSSA TECH 2019-2020+ - Wire Management 2

  1. Front of Car
  2. Zip Tie

Snake the Diode Dynamics LED power wire from the BIG MOUTH as shown and connect to one of the four ports into the controller.

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  1. Plugged into one of the four connectors
  2. Power connector snaked through here.

Connect to the Diode Dynamics controller into one of the 4 ports. You may zip tie the other 3 ports as shown.

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  1. Zip tie 3 spare LED power ports
Phone App

Download the Diode Dynamics app and connect via Bluetooth.

VELOSSA TECH 2019-2020+ - Phone App

How to connect to the app:

  1. After installing the app from the app store, open the app on your device.
  2. Cycle the power to the Bluetooth controller by unplugging it and plugging it back in or flick the power switch and wait a few seconds, then turn it back on.
  3. Wait for the app to detect the controller, it will pop up on the app screen as a Bluetooth controller. If necessary, cycle the power once more to refresh the controller.
  4. Once the controller shows up on the app, click it and connect. You have 30 seconds to select the controller once it shows up on the app. After 30 second you will need to refresh again to detect the controller again.
  5. Note that if you mounted your controller behind a lot of metal components, this may degrade the signal and range.
Finalize

Re-install the bumper the same way it was removed and ENJOY!

VELOSSA TECH 2019-2020+ - Finalize

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