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Old 01-25-2020, 05:05 PM #16
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Why would you want to wire them to a switch? They should be wired to your running lights.
So people can turn them off when they see a real Raptor
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I don’t run any lit front lighting during the day. I additionally wouldn’t want these raptor lights running all day as well. Hence the reason for wanting it wired to a button.
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Which is fine, but what's the reason for not having them wired to the running lights? The whole point of them is to have them on when the other running lights are on to signify that the vehicle is over the standard width.
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Which is fine, but what's the reason for not having them wired to the running lights? The whole point of them is to have them on when the other running lights are on to signify that the vehicle is over the standard width.
No, that's the point of having them on a Raptor. The point of having them on a 4Runner is completely aesthetic.

Now tell me why I shouldn't have a switch on them again.
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It’s personal preference man, why can’t that be enough of a reason?

Huge thanks to nimby, with the information posted in this thread and some separate PMs, I got everything installed yesterday.

Tested it twice outside the car and then cleaned up the wiring for a final install.
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When I had my Tacoma with the led light bar I did the same thing with the switch but I’m want to add the raptor lights to my Pro. It is nice to be able to turn them off and on. Watching running4tacos video they have the wires going right into the fuse box in the engine and stay on with there lights are on. Are most guys running the raptor lights that way?
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When I had my Tacoma with the led light bar I did the same thing with the switch but I’m want to add the raptor lights to my Pro. It is nice to be able to turn them off and on. Watching running4tacos video they have the wires going right into the fuse box in the engine and stay on with there lights are on. Are most guys running the raptor lights that way?
based off some of the posts in this thread, it seems illogical to wire them to a button haha.


i ordered a 3 light and 4 light kit from overland depot, both of them are powered via an add-a-fuse line and stay on the entire time the truck has power
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based off some of the posts in this thread, it seems illogical to wire them to a button haha.


i ordered a 3 light and 4 light kit from overland depot, both of them are powered via an add-a-fuse line and stay on the entire time the truck has power
Any reason you chose to purchase them from overland depot. Just curious if they are all the same quality.
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Glad this worked out for you. I used a switch from Air On Board and they kind of give you a basic schematic (which I found helpful) to do the wiring to the switch correctly. And sure, do I have them on all the time? More often then not, but I like having the option to turn them off since I dont always run them with the lights on and vice versa.

This isn't helpful now, but if anyone wants circular shaped LEDs and feels decently confident in basic wiring, the ones from superbrightleds work great. Rock Creek Overland has a write-up, so just navigating the wiring harness to the switch and pushing through the firewall are the hardest parts.
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Any reason you chose to purchase them from overland depot. Just curious if they are all the same quality.
i just saw them advertised somewhere and it was during black friday sales. looking on ebay, they tend to be mostly the same with kits found on there

to be honest: the quality on the 4 bar setup was pretty good. the only thing I did was add some electrical "liquid tape" to where the wiring went into the back of each light. this helped 100% seal them up from the elements which I believe should have been done from the factory.
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Glad it all worked out BadClown.

This was my first experience adding a switch to existing lights (as I'm an electrical retard) and it all worked out. So now have confidence I can tackle something else electrical in the future if i need to.

Might add an amp and a sub one day.
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Now What do I do?

I read through this thread many times and watched the video(s). Very helpful in helping me figure out what I need! But, I'm a little lost on what to do now.

You'll see, from the attached image, that I'm trying to connect the lights to an OEM switch I'll mount in a blank switch spot.

I didn't get a wiring diagram from AOB (regarding the switch) so, I'm not really sure which wires go where. Any help would be appreciated.
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I just wired mine so that they come on only when the headlights are turned on. I didn't see a reason to have them on all the time but wanted them on at night for sure.
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A little trick to save the confusion when trying matching colored wires to a different wire harness.
Buy a kit of multi colored shrink tube in the correct wire Gage. Cut small pieces of the tube in the matching color and slide it over the wire. so now both wires are identified with the same color. do this on both ends of the harness. If the harness has a per wired connector make sure you slide the shrink tube down the wire to the connector first and then another piece at the slice. this will help you identify color to color and help prevent confusion later when you trouble shoot. You can usually purchase this at HF or your local HD.
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I read through this thread many times and watched the video(s). Very helpful in helping me figure out what I need! But, I'm a little lost on what to do now.

You'll see, from the attached image, that I'm trying to connect the lights to an OEM switch I'll mount in a blank switch spot.

I didn't get a wiring diagram from AOB (regarding the switch) so, I'm not really sure which wires go where. Any help would be appreciated.
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There are a couple diagrams on google images and if you search on here. If I remember correctly, I did green to the add-a-fuse to the fuse panel under the steering wheel. Then red was to the raptor light harness. Black to ground. I left the blue wire alone, which allows the switch to be dimly lit when you turn your lights off if the switch is not engaged. I didn't want to spend time t-tapping into something and possibly getting it wrong, so I left it alone. Hope this helps.
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