Finally finished LEDS - cupholders, console, and bed lights

Yeah, I have mine taped under there just above top "slit" to shine thru all of them in the rear of the console.

 

RAPR- just wanted to say thanks for your write up here, i got motivatrd by it and then used it for technical help while i did a couple of these projects. Im an electrical novice, but my install came out super clean thanks to this thread and TW

I did the bedlights based on your install. The only differences were the power source i chose (in the engine compartment fusebox as detailed in this helpful thread http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/lighting/168235-led-bed-lights-dash-control-switch.html ), and i opted for a toggle in the bed instead of the remote control. I put the toggle on the "roof" of the small cubby on the drivers side. So i have a scion on-off-on in my dash, and a regular on-off toggle in the box.

I also put green led's in my center console, cupholders, glovebox, and coin trays, controlled by a scion switch in my dash. I never thought of myself as a the type for the mood lighting, but im real happy with the way it looks, and now i can find stuff in the compartments at night. Now I wish i had ordered some strips to do the footwells and under the seats, which i think ill do next.

Thanks!!!

 

AWESOME!!! Glad this helped out and congrats on doing it. It's actually fun to do. Post pics when ya get time.

I love the lights at night. they are subtle and don't hinder my driving and its cool as shit

 

ok here's some crappy pics . also just ordered those strips you posted a link to for the footwells...

unrelated... how do i attach fullsize images instead of thumbnails?

 

Hellyeah...looks great. To put full images open a free photobucket.com account and put pics on there then use the "image code" to paste in here. That's what I use.

 

A little bit confused here... I put my switch on and wired it up, but it stays illuminated at all times, even when the truck is on. Could it be that I need to swap the positive wires?

I have the same scion oem switch as you all

 

It has a constant HOT.

It should have the Positive from battery and negative from battery and a ground. Should be fine??

 

I have the positive from the battery, positive from the LEDs and the ground from battery and leds spliced into the ground prong.

 

RAPR...thanks for the write up! I had a lot of fun doing mine. Chose the blue LEDs. The install was super easy and very clean with the wago clamps and the LED holders. Have a look

Front Cup Holders.





Rear cupholders/center console


Driver Side Floor


Passenger side & Glove box


Rear Floor/cupholders


Still plan on doing the storage areas behind the rear seats and under the rear seats. Also want to do the bed. In do time.

Thanks again for the info that made this an easy and fun mod.

 

curtis....those front cup holder LEDs are sick. Did you use the ledge under the AC controls? I want to get one or two in there. Very well done.

 

Yeah, I used that ledge. It was a real pain getting the wire run because you have to run it up and try to feed it back down through the ac control wires. I took out the empty toggle switch plugs and that helped me get my fingers in there far enough to just get lucky and grab ahold of the wire. I was determined to get one there and I couldn't be happier with the results.

 

well done, its bad ass

 

X2

 

and again X2

 

what are y'all wiring the LEDs to? I'm putting one in the cupholders of my 02 but am unsure as to what to connect the wires to.

 

THat is so Sickk!! how much for all supplies ?
to do the modd ?

 

Check out pages 1 and 2. RAPR has a pretty sweet play by play on this

 

SICK OP! exactly what i’m looking at doing same color even!!

also how did you mount the lights under the front seats to light up the back floorboard? i know you would have to leave some slack so you can move the seat.

 

The under seat and under dash kit I have are small LED bars with holes at each end.

I took the little screws and put em in the holes and screwed them into the underneath of the seat into the carpet thingy.

I left enough slack running parallel to the seat runners so I can move the seat back and forth with no problems.

 

Did mine for around $50, but I also had a few supplies i.e. wiring, connectors, fuses.

I think early on in this thread RAPR posts a list of things to use. Got most of my stuff on eBay.