F-T DRL DIY

[tiz22]

I want to connect these to the PARKING wire instead of the power outlet wire....Does any one know where this wire is located? Everyone mentions it as an alternative but doesn't explain which wire it is.

[FR-Shadow]

Originally Posted by tiz22

I want to connect these to the PARKING wire instead of the power outlet wire....Does any one know where this wire is located? Everyone mentions it as an alternative but doesn't explain which wire it is.

Its the side markers..Just look for the wiring from the side marker and tap into the power. There should only be 2 wires there, power and ground.

Originally Posted by kALMIGHTY

Reviving an old thread, but if I want these to be on high power at all times, I only need to connect the red wire right? Is there a ground wire somewhere I still need to connect?

yes there should be a ground that you need to connect and yes for high power at all times only connect red

Originally Posted by kALMIGHTY

Also, where did you get the overlays for the LED's? I'll probably want to go stealth with mine as well.

Overlays as like tint overlays? Your best bet is to get in contact with bluebatmobile

[tiz22]

Originally Posted by FR-Shadow

Its the side markers..Just look for the wiring from the side marker and tap into the power. There should only be 2 wires there, power and ground.



yes there should be a ground that you need to connect and yes for high power at all times only connect red



Overlays as like tint overlays? Your best bet is to get in contact with bluebatmobile

And just for clarification, one DIY said to remove the 5amp fuse from the red power wire? I'm assuming this is terrible advice?

[FR-Shadow]

Originally Posted by tiz22

And just for clarification, one DIY said to remove the 5amp fuse from the red power wire? I'm assuming this is terrible advice?

You caaaannnn do it. Just dont be pissed if you either blow fuses a lot if more than one thing is using that power or worse...you short the wiring.

So yes keep the fuse

[tiz22]

Originally Posted by FR-Shadow

You caaaannnn do it. Just dont be pissed if you either blow fuses a lot if more than one thing is using that power or worse...you short the wiring.

So yes keep the fuse

Thanks...One last question - how do you access the side marker wiring from inside the engine bay? do you have a pic of it?

[FR-Shadow]

Originally Posted by tiz22

Thanks...One last question - how do you access the side marker wiring from inside the engine bay? do you have a pic of it?

I dont think you can. You may be able to stick your hand down there but i dont know. The easiest way to probably do it is to pop out the sidemarker from outside the car.

[Knickstape]

So I can't get them to power on at all. Do you think Toyota would be a good place to have them install

[Knickstape]

Originally Posted by FR-Shadow

I dont think you can. You may be able to stick your hand down there but i dont know. The easiest way to probably do it is to pop out the sidemarker from outside the car.

I forgot to quote you

[FR-Shadow]

Originally Posted by Knickstape

So I can't get them to power on at all. Do you think Toyota would be a good place to have them install

Did you test them first by just touching power and ground to the battery? Maybe its a faulty set. But maybe some dealers are different than others. Doesnt hurt to ask. They will kill you with how much itll probably cost.

[Knickstape]

Originally Posted by FR-Shadow

Did you test them first by just touching power and ground to the battery? Maybe its a faulty set. But maybe some dealers are different than others. Doesnt hurt to ask. They will kill you with how much itll probably cost.

Didn't think about that for some reason haha. Do I just touch the power wire to positive and the ground to negative on the battery?

[FR-Shadow]

Originally Posted by Knickstape

Didn't think about that for some reason haha. Do I just touch the power wire to positive and the ground to negative on the battery?

yes sir

[Knickstape]

Originally Posted by FR-Shadow

yes sir

Thanks a ton. I don't wire much

[thien]

Thanks for all the help everyone! I had some trouble getting this to work, but if I had to do another one, it'd be 10x easier! I hooked the red wire to turn signal. Its probably easier than going through the glove compartment.

If you plan to go through the firewall, a quick tip for you is to tape the wire to the screwdriver and push the screwdriver through.

If you plan to do the signal wire, splice into the green wire if you want it on when you turn on parking lights. Tap into the pink wire if you want your drls to blink with the signals...

[Chaetagnath]

Originally Posted by enouf

Only one problem that I saw after the install was done - if I wanted to listen to the radio or connect the air compressor (from the tyre kit), then the DRL's stay on since the glovebox outlet turns on at ACC. Not too fussed since I don't listen to radio when parked but just a heads up to anyone thinking of tapping into the glovebox outlet.

So after having these on the car for a year, I decided I don't like having the lights on while I am just sitting in the car with the radio on. I installed it originally like the OP describes, and had tapped into the cigarette lighter behind the glove box. So, I hooked up a relay attached to the parking brake wire which interrupts the power to the led lights when the brake is engaged.

This is the wire I hooked into, it is just under the ebrake.


Here is the wiring diagram for what I did is attached


As you can see, there are several diodes and inline fuses. It may be overkill, but I am paranoid about shorting things out. Basically, when you pull up the ebrake negative signal allows the coil to be energized, which switches the power from 87a to 87, interrupting the power to the lights. Put the brake down, the coil loses energy and flips back to 87a, powering the lights again. It works like a charm. The diode there with the yellow wires prevents a spike when the coil collapses.