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2019 Tacoma Off Road wire colors

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by o3Rodri, Mar 19, 2023.

  1. Mar 19, 2023 at 6:50 PM
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    Help! I’m trying to wire towing mirrors but don’t know what are the correct colors for the lights. Fromm the towing mirrors I got “Running lights” “Back up lights” and “puddle lights”. Is it possible to connect the back up lights and puddle lights together with the reverse lights? Also the color for the turn signal and driver and passenger side.
     
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    You’d have to ask @caribe makaira as for how to wire it.
    Until then, maybe this will help?
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    Anything is possible. Puddles are meant to turn on with the cab illumination circuit, i.e. Unlock and door open. But if you want the Puddles and Back-up lights together all it would take is tying them to the same circuit. An issue might be that the fused reverse circuit and relay are in the engine bay, not the cab.
     
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    I’m new to this wiring thing never done it so I’m trying to learn. Did not know puddles light were meant for that. Maybe I’ll do that instead. I just need to know the colors of each of them. If you know is it possible to tell me please sir?
     
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    Ok, since there are 2 mirrors, the wiring needs to be a Y and reach each door mirror. This if for the lights not for the remote control mirror. That should be a plug and play type.
    For the running (Tails/Park) circuit, there are wires that may be tapped at the door. They are the door switch illumination. They are very small gauge kind.

    If you still want the puddles and back up lamps to be one circuit, you would mate them at the mirror towing connector and run one wire per side to the engine bay. Details later.

    If you want the puddles to parallel the cab illumination then power and ground for the puddles needs to be separate from the towing mirror connector. The puddles illuminate via the ground wire. The Main Body ECU controls that. It's an always fused circuit (Juiced even when the TACO is OFF)
    How so far?
     
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    Driver's side remote mirror connector-running/tail/park/panel circuit. Position 8 (green)
     
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    Passenger's side door lock switch, pin #3.
     
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    Seems easy enough (i think). I got 6 wires. Coming from each mirror. 3 left 3 right. I’ll hook up the puddle light to the cab illumination that seems easier. The running lights to the daylight/turn lights as per the diagram tnshooter sent. The remote control for the mirrors work it’s just the turn signal, puddle and back up lights don’t work because they are not hooked up yet.
     
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    For reverse:
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    With an add-a-circuit/fuse gadget, crimp two wires.
    I recommend running the wires from the engine bay to the cab then to door boot, to mirror. Leave enough to snake about inside the cab dash rear and secure it after verifying function. Don't go buttoning everything up before testing. Use cable loom for the engine bay wires, securing the wires to the OEM wire harness.
     
  11. Mar 19, 2023 at 8:43 PM
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    Towing Puddles require juice and the controlling negative. One tap for positive (dual) wires to tow mirrors and one tap for controlling ILE circuit. (dual also) No need to have 2 taps on each wire at IN1. IN1 is located behind the driver's side sail panel.
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