Interior Lighting mod

I checked my LED's in the cargo area and they are slightly on. I can't see how it is an LED problem, (they can't make power by themselves!) so the control unit for lighting must be supplying some voltage to them when it should be completely off, probably a wrong value pull up resistor. If you take out the LED light (or regular light) and measure across the leads with the door close there is probably a trickle voltage present, not enough to fire up a regular bulb due to its resistance and load requirement, but the LED's require less so they glow. I would believe it's the same draw as a regular bulb but you see these glow. The actual current draw is soooooo small it could be on like that forever with the current reserve our batteries have.
 
Snooperstyle said:
To access the puddle lights in the side mirrors:
1. Use the mirror controls inside of the truck to turn them as far in TOWARDS the window as possible.
2. Get out of the car and go put two or three fingers between the outside edge of the mirror housing and the edge of the mirror itself.
3. Then, you can start to gently pry the mirror towards you. You may hear a sort-of harsh clicking noise, which is a sound that the motor makes when you move it around manually. This is OK.
4. Once you get the outside edge of the mirror as far out as you can get, this is when you have to pull kind of hard and then it just pops out toward you. It is a little scary because you feel like you are going to break it.
5. Once it pops loose, you are good to go, and you can just put the mirror on top of the mirror assembly. You might want to use a small rag or something to protect your paint before you sit it up there.
6. The picture here shows where the back of the mirror attaches to the motor mount.
7. To put it back on, I started with the left side, pushed it in a little, and then snapped in the right side. It is a little hard to tell if you reattached it all of the way after you do it, so be sure that you did, or you might lose a mirror on the highway!

I hope this helps!

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Tremendous help, thanks.
 
Just made the switch out on all interior lights to the LEDs, simple to do and made a huge difference. There is so much more light available now!
 
this is going to be my next mod. couple questions:

1) going to swap map lights, dome, mirror puddle and cargo. since i'm using your guide, Snooperstyle, do the WHP5 map lights match the stock mini light between them? curious.

2) is there also a plug-n-play way to add LEDs to headlights or do you have to do something like the kit so_LED is selling?

thanks in advance

ps: incredibly dumb question: i just spent 15 min (not really) looking for my door puddle lights. since i rock an SR5, i can look as long as i like and i'm not going to find them, right?
 
jake halligan said:
this is going to be my next mod. couple questions:

1) going to swap map lights, dome, mirror puddle and cargo. since i'm using your guide, Snooperstyle, do the WHP5 map lights match the stock mini light between them? curious.

2) is there also a plug-n-play way to add LEDs to headlights or do you have to do something like the kit so_LED is selling?

thanks in advance

ps: incredibly dumb question: i just spent 15 min (not really) looking for my door puddle lights. since i rock an SR5, i can look as long as i like and i'm not going to find them, right?
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1. No, that mini one in the middle is built into the circuit board up there. I pulled the whole thing down and it is not replaceable without being a circuit board soldering iron genius...at least as far as I could tell...because I wanted to change that one to a red color, like in some of the Audis and BMWs, and I discovered that I was unable to do that with that particular mini LED.

2. Not sure on that, do you mean the strips that are under the headlights? If you mean, that, check ANTMAN's truck...I think he might have done that...http://www.toyota-4runner.org/5th-gen-t4rs/102460-led-headlight-pics.html#post913979

Thanks! Enjoy your interior LEDs!
 
Never did LED strips under the lights. I have them behind the interior door handles, in the cupholders, and in some interior cubbyholes. Oh yeah, and one in the OH console illuminating the sunroof switches.
 
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Just cruising around Amazon today and thought these might be good to try if someone wants to give it a stab. Also note the items other customers have purchased, and there might be some suitable map light, puddles, etc... Just a thought. 4 for ~$7 seems like a pretty worthwhile investment to test the quality. They look a lot like the ones I bought recently, but these come in a lot cheaper.
http://www.amazon.com/5-SMD-White-High-Power-Lights/dp/B0047RV8WG/ref=pd_sim_e_2
Another option may be a solution for those interesting tailgate hatch lights:
http://www.amazon.com/Adapter-White-Interior-Dome-Light/dp/B0052IPQKE/ref=pd_bxgy_e_text_b
Poke around for a few more interesting possibilities.
 
snooper: installed LEDs today. look dynamite, couldn't be easier. however, that Festoon didn't quite sit right in the dome housing. did you notice this?
 
thanks for a ll the tips guys, i ordered all the interior and exterior led lights for my truck tonight! can't wait till they get here!
 
You're really going to like it. I installed the setup that So_LED markets and its awesome. Night and day difference, no pun intended. Enjoy!
 
so i just started installing the V-LED's into my t4r.. map lights look great, dome light looks great.. the freakin bulbs dont fit the housing in the door puddle lights tho!! i broke one of the housings trying to modify it too.. my question is though as of now, how do i pull off the 2 tail gate light covers? thanks guys
 
sig2529 said:
Anyone know anything about the door lights? I hadn't even noticed them before but popped out the unit today and it looks like the same bulb as the map lights. The bulb is enclosed in some kind of extra case after you pop the unit out that I couldn't figure out. Granted I spent about 2 minutes looking at but wondering if anyone has already done this swap... Thanks!
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i went to replace my door puddle lights today and the bulbs i got from V-LED were too long for the inside clear cover to go back on.. i'm searching for a new bulb that has worked for someone and i'll contact v-led tomorrow to see if anything else is shorter in length to allow that clear plastic cover to be put back on.
 
adam2562 said:
my question is though as of now, how do i pull off the 2 tail gate light covers? thanks guys
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Insert a flat tip screw driver into the driver side of each light cover and press forward. There is a metal bar/clip you have to compress. Once you compress this piece of metal and lift up on the light cover, it should pop right out.
 
Jaker said:
Insert a flat tip screw driver into the driver side of each light cover and press forward. There is a metal bar/clip you have to compress. Once you compress this piece of metal and lift up on the light cover, it should pop right out.
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Thanks, i eventually got it.. pesky lil pieces.. just couldnt get the doors done due to the bulbs being too long.. but everything including the mirror puddle lights look great! Ill take pics soon
 
Flava Flav said:
Any way you can put up a night pic of the mod'd LP lights? Wanted to gain an idea of the actual brightness of the amber lights opposed to white led's. That and also wanted to see the corrected angle of illumination after you switched them around.
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I don't have a pic, but I would say that the LP looks just right. Although it did not look right until I switched the housings, as described in my mods. Also, your LP might look different since it is probably not the same design. I would also check with your state laws about whether or not you can put a colored light in there. I recommend the amble LEDs. I think that it is a very nice SUBTLE improvement. I can try to get you a pic tonight maybe.
 
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