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3rd Gen Side Mirror Puddle Lights & Under hood light

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by jbaroune, Sep 27, 2018.

  1. Sep 27, 2018 at 3:50 AM
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    jbaroune

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    My previous truck had puddle lights and I really liked how they illuminated the side of the truck. I was searching for LED lights to install under the body of the truck then came across these flush mounted LED’s that were small enough to fit in the side mirror. They came out pretty good. I have them wired in to the rear cargo light so when you unlock the truck all sides of the truck gets illuminated. The lights were $8.99 for a pack of 5, and the 10ft of thin gauge wire used to thread through the side mirror and door harness was $4.99. Here is the link for the under hood light kit with hood pin switch: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B017SAA78O?ref=yo_pop_ma_swf
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  2. Sep 27, 2018 at 3:56 AM
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    Jibbs

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    That's pretty sweet, good job. Do you have links to the lights/other parts you used?
     
  3. Sep 27, 2018 at 4:24 AM
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  4. Sep 27, 2018 at 4:44 AM
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    That look great!!! What wire did you tap for the lights? Do they come on when you unlock the truck?
     
  5. Sep 27, 2018 at 5:04 AM
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    I have a retractable cover on my bed so I installed the tundra cargo lights in the bed and tapped into the cargo light. The wiring for that is right under the driver side kick panel. The light comes on when you unclock the door, open the doors and you can manually turn them on by using the OEM cargo light switch. I followed this YouTube video for the wiring. It shows you exactly what wires to tap into.
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  6. Sep 27, 2018 at 5:09 AM
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    Awesome!!!! Thank you!
     
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    Just found this thread and I've marked this as my next project. Thanks!
     
  8. Mar 6, 2021 at 6:58 AM
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    That's a nice alternative to meso.
     
  10. Mar 6, 2021 at 8:19 AM
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    is therea way to add puddle lights ifyou have the panoramic camera there?
     
  11. Mar 6, 2021 at 11:24 AM
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    Yes.
     
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    I’ve got the 360 camera as well and would LOVE to have some puddle lights on there along with the cameras..if anyone knows how, please post!
     
  13. May 9, 2022 at 9:25 AM
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    Tacoma Puddle Pods – MESO CUSTOMS LLC

    Or like the original post and mount them on the inner panel separate from the carmera location
     
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    Like this

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    Got mine done. Meso Customs were easy to install...took a bit of time, but not complicated at all. They work great! Even with the 360 cameras there was no problem. Now on to some VLED footwell lighting...
     
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  16. Nov 5, 2022 at 3:11 PM
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    Anybody here have those spare underside covers laying around after doing this upgrade??
     
  17. Nov 5, 2022 at 4:24 PM
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  18. Nov 5, 2022 at 5:00 PM
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    Can we arrange something ? Mine was stolen off my truck drivers side.

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  19. Nov 5, 2022 at 7:06 PM
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    Sheesh. I’m sure. I’ll have to dig around for them. Pm me.
     
  20. Jul 2, 2023 at 4:44 PM
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    I am looking to do the same for my 2017 Tacoma, I already have x2 3w LED bolt lights from Oznium.com. Do you have an install guide for this? I was thinking of tapping into the cargo light circuit so they will come in when I approach the truck or when I use the FOB to unlock the truck.
     

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