Tag lights

Hey I have a question about my Tacoma. If you can help that would be awesome.

So the new tag lights I bought are basic LEDs that come with red and black wires but the Tacoma OEM wire harness is white with black strip and a blue wire.. which wires did you tap into? Asking because I'm never the best at wiring things up. But I'm here to learn.

 

I’m using these

 

I went with after market ones. No plug

 

Why do you want brighter lights for your rear license plate? I just bought the wiring kit that turns them off when I place the shifter in reverse. I find that at night the factory bulbs, create a clear and wash out the camera a slight bit.

Help me understand why brighter lights for the license plate or better.

 

Link where you got that kit? Interested…thanks.

 

Madezz license plate screw light - License Plate Light, 2x 12V 3LED Universal Car Motorcycle License Number Plate Screw Bolt Light Lamp(White)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07X9L6GPV?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

I bought these because i have a warfab desert storm rear bumper and the OEM lights wont work; plus would look odd.

 

Last forever and do not wash out your rear camera

 

quite welcome…..it’s an easy install

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/license-plate-light-disable-while-in-reverse-dir.707546/

 

Sorry to bump, if you dont mind me asking, how did you mount your license plate with the lights? I have the desert storm rear bumper on the way.

 

Hey man sorry for the late response. I'll post a picture tomorrow. It was kinda a bitch to put on (hope you have skinny fingers). It works fine.

 

Sorry man. I'm forgetful. So I'm trying to upload the pictures. They are hard to see.

But what I did was underneath the round tube against the square tubing I attached my plate to a hawse bracket I had with some self tapping screw. Made a small pilot hole and then put the plate on with those lights. I reused the OEM wiring harness because I didn't know where to get new plugs and spliced them in to the respective sides. If I could do it again I personally wouldn't mount the hawse bracket so high on the square tubing. The bracket doesn't function anymore so worse case scenario on a trail my departure angle I'll lose a plate. Oh well. Once I get better service I'll upload my pictures.

 

To the hawse bracket. If you have any questions feel free to ask.

 

Awesome man, thanks for the response!