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Another LED Wiring question

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by TacoTRD59, Jan 9, 2016.

  1. Nov 7, 2018 at 9:03 AM
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    cbarham

    cbarham Well-Known Member

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    I was wondering if you were able to get this wiring to work because I'm in the same situation. My switch has 4 wires but the switch that came with the wiring harness has 3.
     
  2. Nov 7, 2018 at 4:50 PM
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    flyby

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    What switch did you buy? Did it come with a pin diagram?
     
  3. Nov 8, 2018 at 10:15 AM
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    DougSD

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    I bought the exact wiring harness you have and the same LED light bar mictuning switch ..Theres a ton of vids online saying use a powertap to go to a fuse on the underdash fusebox.. https://goo.gl/images/XyGjkV

    No need to... Just tap the RED # 2(see diagram) into the wire loom next to the switch like your fog light switch(it lights up as well) it will have a lighted wire (gonna have to use a ohm meter or test light) its green if I remember correctly. https://goo.gl/images/wdUFxn

    https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1220/2430/files/Toyota_Switch_Wiring.pdf?17832758548283489997

    good luck
     
  4. Nov 9, 2018 at 5:51 AM
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    96carboard

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    Yep, thread is pretty old, but since it is being revitalized, here are some correct answers for sizing out electrical parts;

    LED lights are NOT an inductive load, so you don't have to overrate the switch or muck around with flyback diodes.
    The formula is POWER = CURRENT * VOLTAGE.
    Voltage is 14 volts
    Power is 150 or 180 watts
    150/14 = 10.71 amps.
    180/14 = 12.86 amps.
    So you want to aim for wiring, fuse, switch that is minimum 13 amps.

    Unless your lights have a built in RELAY, in which case, your switch can be much smaller. Supply fuse still has to handle the full load.
    Also note that if your lights have a relay, that a relay is an INDUCTIVE LOAD, which means that your switch should be protected by a flyback diode to prevent arcing.
     

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