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Cupholder Lights

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by tanzak88, Jan 25, 2011.

  1. Jan 25, 2011 at 4:41 PM
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    tanzak88

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    So, I'm getting kind of tired of searching for my cupholders while driving at night so I decided to buy some cheap LED's to put in them. Stupidly, I didn't think of what I would splice into to get power for them. They're simple LED's and I'll grab a photo of them in a sec here. My plan is to drill a small hole in the rear of the cupholder, and flush mount the LED's in them. One per cupholder. Any ideas of what I could tap into? TRD Sport, no leather.

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  2. Jan 25, 2011 at 4:45 PM
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    Make sure you get super small and kinda dimm LEDS. The ones I've seen larger than 3mm light up the entire cab and makes it hard to see at night.
     
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  7. Jan 25, 2011 at 7:49 PM
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    So, since I have a 6spd, I can't tap into the shift console lights.... What would be the best to tap into...? Possibly the clock? Any options under the center console?
     
  8. Jan 25, 2011 at 9:40 PM
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  9. Jan 25, 2011 at 11:25 PM
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    Tapping into the 12v plug on the battery side is fine?
     
  10. Jan 25, 2011 at 11:27 PM
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    I would just tap into the wire coming off the backside, for and easy power source. Because leds do not draw much current so you'll be fine.
     

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