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Originally Posted by kittyhawksurf
"...Isn't there an easy way to do this. Could I just use the same fuse as the dome, or do I need to tie into the actual wire for the dome light?"
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Hi kittyhawksurf,
In this case (unfortunately), there's a bit more to
"Accessory circuit layering" then that. Tying your new lighting kit into the 'Courtesy/Dome' fuse
'Alone' Will Not provide simultaneous operation of the
'Opt7 kit' and
'Dome circuit'. Because your truck's electrical system is built on a
Ground-side-switching platform, you'd need to tie your kit into the 'Dome circuit' Gnd switch.
The other problem that I anticipate is... The new accessory's
Load size, and the way that the
'ON/OFF' switching here is done. The courtesy circuit (if you've noticed), doesn't just
switch ON, switch OFF as is done in more conventional automobile lighting systems. These days, Toyota (as well as many other sophisticated luxury vehicles), is implementing a
'Proportional process' (
soft start) lighting system; which means your interior lighting e.g., Instrument cluster, Courtesy circuitry, map-lights, foot-lights, dome, spotlights... will
RAMP upwards and downwards; as opposed to
'CLICK-ON/CLICK-OFF' as they have done in the past.
I took a look at the
Opt7 kit that you've posted; nothing wrong with the brand... I'm more concerned about it's power consumption. There is a limit to how much
'Current/Amperage' you can place
directly atop of any existing circuit, and this circuit's
'ground-side' is '
Completely' managed by the
'Main body ECU network' processor board. I would have suggested using a 12V
'Load baring' relay; which could be 'triggered' by the dome light circuit but there's that 'proportional processing' (variable voltage)...
Case and point: ...I believe that there is a way that your plan can be executed, but perhaps a little more... 'exploration' would prove profitable,
Rgds!