Light lights lights!!!

I am piecing together my plans for lights and I'm asking for input. I want all the lights! I want to flip a switch for wherever I want to light up, the only thing is I don't want it to look tacky. So that being said, what suggestions do you guys have for locations of light bars/pods for optimum lighting with out looking like a light truck... If that makes any sense. Also I need a good control panel if you have ideas on that. And last... If I have say front light bar and possibly 6-8 pods all running at once will I need a better power source? I honestly have no clue. I'm just now getting into this and I'm loving it.

 

we have a number of solid lighting options that I think you will like.


http://store.sdhqoffroad.com/8-switchpowerpanelwithconcealedmountinghardware-1.aspx



http://store.sdhqoffroad.com/2016tacomabehind-the-grilledualledbarlightmount.aspx

http://store.sdhqoffroad.com/2016tacomaa-pillarlightmounts.aspx

 

I will definitely keep that switch board in mind. I may be ordering it soon! Thank you

 

You can also try Rigid Industries for some other nice setups.

 

sounds good. We are currently waiting on a restock of Toyota OEM panels that have been backordered for a little bit. The panels now ship in blue as well to match your OEM back lighting

 

Hey I like the winch .. thats pure stealth right there and looks cool as shit.

Lights? I don't drive at night sorry... I'm too old. Bros don't drive at night because beer.

I put LEDs in all my stock light housings to make them all the same color and they are bright at shit. IF I drove at night I would have no problems seeing.

 

I see alot of front light pictures but does anyone have any pictures of side or rear lighting set ups?

 

I haven't seen your set-up before, very clean and well done!

 

What OEM panels are we talking about here??

 

Rigid was a great light 10 years ago. Now they are made 90% overseas and only assembled here in the US with LED technology that has not changed in a decade. Their bars are also expensive for a modest amount of light output. Give Baja Designs a serious consideration when shopping lights. They are made 100% in the United States and have been the leader in LED technology for years and continue to innovate.

Their lights are also modular so you can swap color and lens pattern simply by removing a few allen bolts

 

We laser cut the OEM pocket out of the switch panel to the left of the steering wheel to fit the flush mount switch pros perfectly without the risk of over cutting.

 

Ok... There's a OEM cover to the left of the steering wheel where the stash bag cutout is?

 

yes

 

This is what I did for lighting the area behind the truck. I got these from CaliRaised, they are super bright, just don't have a nighttime picture yet. Also have a 30" LED lightbar behind the grille and ditch lights on the hood as you can see in the last picture.

 

Does the light on the hood get I the way of opening it?

 

Wow thank you, I saw that in your initial post but didn't know it was OEM. Need 4 more electrical devices....winch, bed lights, 2nd set of fogs and ...... ditch lights! Hey problem solved.

 

Nope, hood opens normally, nothing in the way.

 

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I put some side lights on the rack. I have these working off just a basic switch but I'd really like to trigger them with the stock bed work light. I put a test light to the back of it but I get nothing. Light on, no lighting of the test light on any plug on the back of the switch. Door open position, same deal. With the the switch in either of these positions BUT with the parking lights on also, I get one wire with power. I can hear a relay clicking while using the test light, like something is completing a circuit. Does anyone know what fuse under the hood might this switch be triggering that I can tap into?

 

I love it!!! Also sweet knife decals