how have you guys done interior lighting?

u think id i get an add a circuit and put it on the parallel to taillights it'ss look good? i know it'll light up every time i hit the breaks but it will also do it when lights are on like i want to. plus its el wire and will b dim in the day light. also i've looked for an add a circut on autozone's site and cant find it. also i'd ask for a mini bladed add a fuse right? also, what does the gauge 7.5 fuse do for me?

 

has to be much better than the in the lighter socket i have now.

 

u guys think it'd be cool to wire them in parallel so that it'll turn on when the door opens and also when lights r on?

 

check out the "cheap/free mod" thread, lots of good ideas.
here is a link to a write up, not mine.
http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2nd-gen-tacomas/35282-writeup-pictures-led-cupholder-mod.html

here is another write up.
http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/li...ed-project-aka-fighter-pilot-cockpit-mod.html

I got my power from the fuse box, grounded the wires under the shifter.

lol

here are my gauges.

 

thanks for the info, i'd been wondering is this what i'd want? http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_ATC-Fuse-Tap-Bussmann_5170038-P_N4017D_A|GRP2020A_____#fragment-2





this how i'd wire it?

 

was planning to wire the transformer to the fuse adder. also my passenger side kic did not hav as many wires. any grounds around the fuse box?

 

my goal is tohave the e wire on when the headlights r on cuz the doan kight is good for gettin in. also i have manual windows so any power window thing i could use

 

this is how I wired mine. when the switch is "on" it comes on whenever the truck is on and turns off with the ignition, the switch just allows me to turn it off if I dont want them on when the truck is running.



instead of running the power from the add-a-fuse you cut just splice into the dome light or if you have power locks you could splice into that.

 

i think ill do the add a circuit cuz dome would b a long distance. waiting for a reply from the company to c if i could mod the transformer.

 

ordered some el wire today. gotta get the ad a circuit and ill b ready t.

 

good work man

 

i would perfer not to do something like that because i would risk messing the whole thing u. plus i already hav the add a circut

 

Any thread or direction on tieing them into the A/C or any other control?

 

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/gr...g-strips-interior-exterior-4.html#post2930477

I've done exactly what you are looking for. They are wired to a On-Off-On Switch (One On turns on with my head lights the other On turns on full-time) Do you want the full time option too? Or just with the headlights?

-Retribution

 

Headlights.

 

Or with fog lights would be even better.

 

well heres my write up http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/lighting/151489-how-el-wire-up-dash.html#post3025630

 

Headlights would be easier. Just rip apart your climate control panel and find the illumination wires. Then splice in to that (I would recommend soldering or using 3 or 4 way butt connectors) for the 12v source. For the fog lights you would need to pull out the fog light switch and find the 12v power out from the switch and splice into that. I can take pictures if you are interested.

 

Pics would be great. Thinking about doing the cupholders at the same time.

 

So its pretty straight forward. Splice power from the battery to the wiring going into the LED and other LED wire into the same wire but past the LED... if that makes sense. ha

This link makes it seem a little more complicated.

http://www.customtacos.com/forum/showthread.php?t=99899&highlight=led+lights