LED amber daytime running lights installed

[mountainbiker42]

I've always liked the way the amber day time running lights look on the newer toyotas. After weeks of planning it out in my head I pulled the trigger on x2 Oznium LED bolts. I'm more than thrilled with how they turned out. I wish i had done this a long time ago.

I found a blank fuse spot under the dash that was switched on key power. I installed an add a fuse and ran the wires up front.

 

[MisterMo21]

Wow!!

That looks really great! Was it just a plug n play?

 

[mountainbiker42]

That looks really great! Was it just a plug n play?

Pretty much. The LEDs are water tight with about a 2 foot harness on each (positive & negative wire). I bought the add-a-fuse at the parts store, ran the positive wire up front and grounded them on the body ground near the battery on the driver wheel well.

They're really bright

 

[MisterMo21]

Pretty much. The LEDs are water tight with about a 2 foot harness on each (positive & negative wire). I bought the add-a-fuse at the parts store, ran the positive wire up front and grounded them on the body ground near the battery on the driver wheel well.

They're really bright

If you ever do a tutorial on this I would definitely be interested in learning how to do this!

 

[t4r_rio]

Only if there was a way to get my corner lights that bright.

 

[TheDurk]

What size did you use? And did you just drill through that little trim piece?

 

[mountainbiker42]

What size did you use? And did you just drill through that little trim piece?

Not sure what size I used. But yeah I drilled a pilot hole then slowly went bigger till they fit. Be careful however drilling that thin peice. Its thin metal and my bit dug in and cought and bent the trim peice a little. I fixied it but it was extra time spent on the project.

 

[mountainbiker42]

Only if there was a way to get my corner lights that bright.

Is there an amber LED replacement for the side markers to get them any brighter?

 

[t4r_rio]

Is there an amber LED replacement for the side markers to get them any brighter?

I have a 5 led amber in mine. Uses a 194 bulb but they are no where near that bright. They only can be seen when it's dark out


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[SP2PILOT]

Is this the 1 watt or 3 watt LED?

 

[mountainbiker42]

Is this the 1 watt or 3 watt LED?

They're 3 watt Oznium LEDs

 

[MudMud]

I like it!

 

[wake_rider]

They're 3 watt Oznium LEDs

Just ordered a pair!

 

[spazzyone]

Nicely done.

I thought about black vinyl covering my stock corners and adding 5 cool blue versions of the led's you got on each filler bar under the headlight so it could look something similar to this:

Side note, my intention isn't to make my 4runner look like a g-wagon. i just thought the daytime led bars they had looked good under the headlights. I saw it in person the other day and it made me think of it.

 

[marcus clarkus]

Nicely done.

I thought about black vinyl covering my stock corners and adding 5 cool blue versions of the led's you got on each filler bar under the headlight so it could look something similar to this:

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I wanted to see what this looks like and thought I'd share. (well, with 9 warm LEDs, not 5 cool ones)
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I also tried to emulate the early 90's Land Cruiser but it looks more like a F-150 from that era

...I'm not really a fan of either, oh well

OP - nice work. I like it

 

[RedSled]

I've always liked the way the amber day time running lights look on the newer toyotas. After weeks of planning it out in my head I pulled the trigger on x2 Oznium LED bolts. I'm more than thrilled with how they turned out. I wish i had done this a long time ago.

I found a blank fuse spot under the dash that was switched on key power. I installed an add a fuse and ran the wires up front.

I am just curious how it looks at night?

 

[mountainbiker42]

I am just curious how it looks at night?

It looks really cool. Especially with my amber side markers on along with these LEDs. My jeep friend is even impressed


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[StreetCreeper]

Anyone know if these could be tied into the turn signal lamps so that they blink with the turn signals? While they certainly look cool just lit up — I would want extra functionality with them if possible...cause other drivers are idiots of course, and anything I can do to help prevent them from running into me is a good thing.

I'm curious if combining LEDs and normal bulbs on the same circuit is OK. Wouldn't the normal bulb provide enough resistance to prevent the LED hyper flash too?

 

[octanejunkie]

We done OP, I like the look a lot. I found these http://a.co/gVDAges on Amazon. How did you wire yours in, turn on with the markers?

Anyone know if these could be tied into the turn signal lamps so that they blink with the turn signals? While they certainly look cool just lit up — I would want extra functionality with them if possible...cause other drivers are idiots of course, and anything I can do to help prevent them from running into me is a good thing.

I'm curious if combining LEDs and normal bulbs on the same circuit is OK. Wouldn't the normal bulb provide enough resistance to prevent the LED hyper flash too?

I suspect yes, you can wire them on with your markers and inline to flash with your turn signals using a pair of relays in series. I like the idea :nerd: I might try it.

In my experience, LEDs draw so little voltage that combining them would probably be best. If using LEDs in lieu of standard bulbs you'd probably want to add a resistor.

 

[Tyler James Inc]

If anyone is interested in brighter corners, my 7443 retrofitted corners are for sale. Built using 100% OEM parts(aside from LED).

https://vimeo.com/199610248