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Headlight switched power in Center Console?

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by J-ROADRUNNER, Oct 6, 2021.

  1. Oct 6, 2021 at 3:09 PM
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    J-ROADRUNNER

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    I'm installing the Clazzio heated seats with the single switch. The switch has a lead for illumination that need to be tied to the headlights so it lights up with the rest of the dash. Is there a headlight switched wire in the center console? Maybe for the gear selector lgihts? Trying to avoid the run back across and under the steering wheel.
     
  2. Oct 6, 2021 at 4:24 PM
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    Could you possibly take a picture of where/how you connected the power & ACC wires? I installed Clazzio covers & the seat heaters a few weeks back, but I haven't had much time to look up which wires to tap into to get hooked up. Pads are on with the wires poking out through the crease at the back of the seats & I even have the single dial in the one extra slot on the left of the steering wheel. Just haven't found any good wiring diagrams or instructions for which wires I can tap into.
    How are you liking the seats so far? I'm loving mine, they look really good! I've had multiple people get in & think they're stock leather seats, I'm really impressed with how well they fit!
     
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    I put my switch in the center button panel (which is a chore). The seats positive and the "on" wire from the switch are wired into the cigarette lighter positive wire. The ground is connected to the geound on top of my AC converter under the center box and the other wire with the Japanese writing is the illumination wire and I tied that into the green wire on the shift indicator harness mentioned above.

    My only complaint is that the illumination from the clazzio dual switch is very bright and green. Not a dull blue like the rest of the switches.

    And yes the seats look sick.20211006_105946.jpg
     
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    I don't think your setup will match mine. I have a bussman relay panel under the hood. This is fed by a solenoid to the battery and triggered by the ing4 fuse, using an add a fuse. This turns it on when the truck is turned on. I wired all 4 hots together then got another 14ga wire and ran it to the bussman panel. This has a 20amp fuse since each seat is 10 amp. So it's essentially double fused. I found a random ground under the Qi panel. I was only in there because I had to pull that panel out to install the Meso switch plate. Just find any random ground bolt.

    The center console panel comes up super easy. Take off the shift knob then pull up the panel starting with front cup holders. I stored the relays, fuses, and extra cables under the Qi pad, in front of the cup holders.

    For you, you'll probably want to wire the 2 big hot wires together and run it through the rubber plug in the upper left of the driver foot well to the battery. I would add an in line 20amp fuse right at the battery. The two smaller hots need to run the the fuse panel in the left of the driver foot well to an ing switched fuse and an add a fuse.

    The yellow wires you CAN run it to any +12v but then it will always be lit up.
    I bought this:
    https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...-illumination-harnesses-limited-stock.697269/
    You plug this into an existing switch then run the yellow wire to it and the other wire to ground. This ties it into the dimmer circuit.
    It's hard to get pictures since it's all hidden. Sorry. If you want pics of the bussman relay box, message me.
     
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  7. Oct 12, 2021 at 8:04 AM
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    I think I'm going to take some time this weekend & wire it up the same way you did. Did yours come with this relay box thing that connects the switch wires to the seat wires? There are actual attachments that just plug into the pads from the seats, I got the single panel with 2 dials on it — one for driver & other for passenger. I actually decided to put it on the left side of the steering wheel for that exact reason, the illumination colors won't match & nobody else will see them if they're tucked away next to the steering wheel lol.
    I've literally been driving around for a couple weeks with the wires like this — not fully hanging like this, they're usually taped up but I had to pull them down to get a picture of that relay box thing. Here's a pic of the box & one of how the wires are just sitting there in the cup holder for now lol

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  8. Oct 12, 2021 at 8:13 AM
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    My harness looked different. I got two identical harnesses. Each had 2 standard relays. There were inline connectors to split off the main harness for a run to the seats and another run from the main harness to the switch. I imagine yours will be easier to install if everything is on the left side of the steering wheel since the fuse panel is right there and the rubber boot through the firewall is right there. The downside will be that you have to help your passenger adjust their temps. I also find the switches down there hard to find without looking. My garage door opener button is there and I always have to stop and look down for it.

    I always remind people, when you add the add a fuse, remember that the orientation matters for plugging it into a slot. You have to figure out which side is hot without a fuse installed on your fuse panel. The add a fuse is only to power the relays, the high power lines should run to the battery.
     
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  9. Oct 12, 2021 at 8:59 AM
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    Mine actually showed up with an add a fuse on both the constant power & the switched power wires. I rarely have anyone in my truck other than my dog, so I figured it would be easier to just get the single panel with both dials on it, but it looks like not many people here seem to use that one lol. Here's what the wires look like, you can see both red wires have different types of add a fuses on them already. The other pic is just where I put my switch.

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  10. Oct 12, 2021 at 7:26 PM
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    Yes that's the switch I have and the little relay box. Looks the same.
     
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