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Old 05-20-2018, 01:33 PM #1
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"Raptor Grill" 5th Gen marker light mod

I've seen this done a lot on the 5th gen and think it looks mean. I didn't think this could be done on the 4th gen but saw somebody selling their 4th gen grill with these and saw that some others have tried it too.

So this is simple's way to do it. And there's 10k other ways to do it too, so if you've got a better way, share with the crowd.

These are what I used:

LED Marker Lights
22 Gauge Silicone wires
Wire Sleeve
switch
Expensive, but I use Posi-taps and posi-locks for the wire connections now. Good and reversible.

I ended using zip ties to secure the lights to the grill. I ended up drilling holes in the vertical beams supporting the LED and feeding the zip tie through there, but not necessary.




I then tied together both lights into 1 harness, again using posi-locks, but I also used a set of quick disconnect male/female pins to connect the grill harness to the main wiring harness. This allows me to remove the grill easily without having to touch the main harness. Thats what's under the black electrical tape here.



Ended up feeding the wires through the hood insulation which keeps it 'clean-ish'. I ended up popping one of the insulation clips which made it easier. But now I have to replace that clip. You could probably do it with a coat hangar.





Wire popped out by the hinge and I just kind of tucked it away to keep it clear of the hinge and hood when opening/closing.

You can see I routed it under that black trim piece. Theres a fastener there that you can see popped up. Thats not the OEM one, mine was missing already so it was easy to lift up, though I think you can do it with a coat hangar. That's another fastener I have to replace... my non OEM one isn't doing it.



This was my biggest hesitation; routing it into the vehicle itself. You could use an Add a fuse and run it directly from the engine fuse box, but couldn't really identify one I liked or wanted to use. Plus I wanted to be able to turn it off manually. I think another thread said they tapped the seat heater fuse in there.

I didn't want to puncture a hole in the firewall gasket, so ended up routing my wires through the hole for the hood release cable. The 22 gauge wires were perfect, but too pliable, so I used a coat hangar. Didn't make any new holes, but I ended up putting a dab of silicone there to help seal. I also ended the wire sleeve there and its just the wires routing into the cab.



Once inside you can use an add a fuse off the interior fuse box as well, but I opted for a switch. I ran my wires to the center console and tapped the wires per the directions on the switch.

-Source wire tapped off the cigarete lighter pos
-Ground wire tapped off the cig lighter neg
-Relay to the pos wire from my LED lights. I ended up grounding the LED neg wire to one of the bolts under the lower dash.
- Illum wire I tapped off the green DAC button wire. I ended up running out of posi-taps so I removed it so I could power my lights, but it does work. Another reason I love the positaps, they're reusable, so I just taped of the wire until I get more in.



Only 'aux lights'illuminates when the headlights are on, but there's some pretty decent light bleed over to the light image, which illumantes when the LED are activated.





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great job, thanks for the write up!
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@simple , great write up. Please fix the link for wire braid, got a double 'https' in there.
https://www.amazon.com/Expandable-Br.../dp/B071WF5K2X
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I love those lights and have been thinking about doing something similar for a couple of months, but never took the time to research where to find those lights, so thanks for posting the link. I would like maybe 3, or 4 though. Do you think they’d fit, or was that the reason you only used 2? Also, did you consider just tapping into the DRLs, instead of running a separate switch into the cab? I think I’d likely just wire them to the DRLs so they’d automatically be on when the truck is running, but I guess it comes down to personal preference. Either way, great job!
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I love those lights and have been thinking about doing something similar for a couple of months, but never took the time to research where to find those lights, so thanks for posting the link. I would like maybe 3, or 4 though. Do you think they’d fit, or was that the reason you only used 2? Also, did you consider just tapping into the DRLs, instead of running a separate switch into the cab? I think I’d likely just wire them to the DRLs so they’d automatically be on when the truck is running, but I guess it comes down to personal preference. Either way, great job!
Thanks, I appreciate it! And if you use smaller ones, yes, you could use more. I’m pretty sure the guy selling his grill here had 3. 4 would be tough. There’s another guy here who did little round ones. Maybe with those.

And yeah, tapping the DRL was exactly the route I wanted to go but didn’t think it would work. Since the DRLs are on the same circuit as the turn signals, I imagine they would flash when I use the turn signal of the DRL side I tap. J.A. Has a DRL mod that’s switchable. Honestly, that would probably be the best bet if you could tie into that.
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Thanks, I appreciate it! And if you use smaller ones, yes, you could use more. I’m pretty sure the guy selling his grill here had 3. 4 would be tough. There’s another guy here who did little round ones. Maybe with those.

And yeah, tapping the DRL was exactly the route I wanted to go but didn’t think it would work. Since the DRLs are on the same circuit as the turn signals, I imagine they would flash when I use the turn signal of the DRL side I tap. J.A. Has a DRL mod that’s switchable. Honestly, that would probably be the best bet if you could tie into that.
I’ll have to research how the DRLs are wired. I haven’t taken it apart yet to see what was done, but the previous owner swapped in ‘06 lights into my ‘04, and it appears that he just moved the sockets from the original bumper mounted ones. I was thinking that there must be a separate line for the turn signal so if I tap into just the line feeding the DRL +v, then then they shouldn’t blink when the directionals are used, as they should have a separate line, and filament.
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I did this same mod on my 05 with different lights and I found that the easiest way to me to wire them was to wire them to your ignition fuse in your engine bay fuse box. They automatically come on once the key is turned so they are on all the time instead of wiring them into your DRL’s. I used some step bar lights I picked up from Walmart for $20 and they work good and put off plenty of light.


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Did a similar install on my last 4runner. Went under the insulation on the hood, through the firewall, and opted for the easier add a loop and into the fuse box. I pulled everything out before selling and if I install again on my new one I’d like the option to be able to turn them off. Thanks for the write up!
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I also did the raptor lights. looks great i think.
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never understood why people do the "raptor mod" but dont do 3 lights and dont do them as dots. They're a DOT thing for width. If you're doing more or less than 3 and doing them as bars its not a raptor grille.
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Hi,

thanks for the write-up! Very helpful.

I'm currently in the process of doing the same (first time ever doing something similar) and I got a question.

I read many guides that tell how to install the lights in the fuse box in the cabin (driver side).
But I'm not sure how to connect to the OEM switch instead? All the switches I found have 4 cables.
Do I just use 2 of those (power and ground)?
Or leave the ground in the chassis and use just the power?

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Did a similar install on my last 4runner. Went under the insulation on the hood, through the firewall, and opted for the easier add a loop and into the fuse box. I pulled everything out before selling and if I install again on my new one I’d like the option to be able to turn them off. Thanks for the write up!
i like your setup the most out of all of them, can you post a link to the lights you used and a brief explanation on how you secured them to the grill. Much appreciated.
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Nice! I did mine with 3/4" round marker lights. Doesn't DOT require lights for 80"+? In which case, I'm following the rules haha.
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