Interior Lighting mod

[tinman831]

Does this method work on all models? I have a 2016 and have already ordered my lights through CarID. These will be the last two I need to replace and everything will be running on LED's on my truck.

From what I've read, for 2016, you don't have to remove the mirror. Just the back cover.

edit: http://www.toyota-4runner.org/5th-gen-t4rs/162994-2014-side-mirror-bulb-access-2.html#post1635487

 

[LowCountrySilverTP]

From what I've read, for 2016, you don't have to remove the mirror. Just the back cover.

edit: http://www.toyota-4runner.org/5th-gen-t4rs/162994-2014-side-mirror-bulb-access-2.html#post1635487

I took this project on yesterday. However, the 194 that I had didn't work because it wasn't dim capable. I ordered a couple new ones and will record a video of me pulling the mirror apart to share with everyone.

 

[becada]

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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I followed the instructions here to install my puddle lights, unfortunately some of the tabs did snap off on both side mirrors while doing this. Even with the tabs snapped off, both mirrors still popped back on just fine as there are originally 8 tabs holding them in place. This is clearly the most difficult of the bulbs to install with the LED mod, but much easier with this set of instructions.