Looking for bed lights

Good evening everyone

I have a 2017 off road with the 6ft bed
I’m looking for bed lights
My gen did not have the option to have the plug and play version of bed lights

I’ve looked at king pin equipped
I do like the looks of them
i have looked at the raxiom axial style

after you chose your light did you wire it to a separate switch or the bed light switch

what have you done
Thanks you for your help and time

 

@mattgecko is worth checking out from what I’ve gathered. He’s super active and helpful here
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...rail-led-lights-3rd-gen.391380/#post-10775042

 

What he said.

 

Just based on his comments here and the number of times I’ve seen him stand by his product, it’s the company I plan to go with when I get there

 

VLED recently released these, run along the length of the bed. Have "tailgate open" switch, tied into the switch for the on-cab bedlight. But you have some wiring to perform along the bed and at the in-cab switch.
https://www.vleds.com/2016-2023-tacoma-bed-light-kit.html

 

@mattgecko

Underrail bed lighting. Better than any OE option anyway

 

An inexpensive option is get a string of led's powered by battery that has self sticking backing from Amzn.

 

wow.

i think my entire molle panel, aluminum track, and led strips were cheaper than that kit.

 

It has a "contact switch" to activate when tailgate opens. It is tied into the in-cab switch for the overhead bedlight. I guess if that level of professional prepackaged kit is what you want, it may be worth it. I probably will not without better reason that "some extra light in the bed".

 

I have the VLEDS bed light kit on my 2017. It's bright. Wires are a b*tc* I mean a chore to snake and install, but the kit is good quality.

 

Get parts and assemble it yourself:



Can make it OEM style:

 

Got the oem, and the Vleds and some extra Vleds tied into my bed rack. It’s well lit back there.

 

I need that fridge.
https://ironman4x4america.com/stora...GcRjjaWm5NmMAGKflZR86l5zvbtb48AKk8ywID3ypTHss

 

it's ok. lots of spots between lights.

 

damn rich bitch

 

I velcro'd one of these battery powerd switch lights to the inside of the bed. Super cheap redneck solution.

 

It looks like someone may have blown a tranny.

Bud light is squirrel piss.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVPN0w1BWQw