MESO Puddle Light build

Yeah I know. I done goofed. Time is so precious now a days I didn't even think to stop and take pics. It makes sense once you're in there installing the T harness.

 

I will take it apart again this weekend and include pictures, its a fairly easy switch to disassemble and I just used a small piece of window tint, cut it into a square, then after sticking it in the switch, I had to cut a small channel for a piece that fits back in.

 

Colours close enough for me!

 

The puddle switch backlight is very close to the OEM “blue-ish” just a tad brighter.

 

You need to make some other switches with the same color. The blue on the other switches is too blue...

 

I need to get my puddle switch hooked up.. keeps me seeing when I am getting close to the edge



.. I also need to get my custom cubby panel installed I got awhile ago, kinda intimidated lol.

 

If convenient, please photo and post the PC board.

If you have your tinkerer's hat on, look for a resistor attached to the anode of the LED. Increase the value of this resistor to dial in the dimming of your puddle switch and dispense with the window tint!

 

One of my favorite Emojis haha.

 

Installed in a 2016 Sport with MESO custom plate.

 

Route wire away from the airbag?

 

Yes indeed!...

 

Super 'Thank you' for the pics. Don't know how much this helps being I'm working with a 3rd Gen. I encourage more to post pics of their set up. As of now I have a slight bulge in my "A" pillar.

 

When the original dude said gen 2, he meant 2nd iteration of the puddles, not tacomas. There should be no bulge. Reuse the stock plug retention clip and move it to the Meso plug, push all extra wiring down.

 

This. Tuck the Orignal down in the hole. My new connector will sir where OEM was

 

I think the OEM Christmas tree only fits on the female side of that plug. So pull it off the OEM female and attach to Meso female. Zip tie doesn't move and reattaches to stock location.

 

I should add that I'm working with a sunroof- drain tube in the "A" pillar.

 

Now that's a clean setup- I will have to work on mine some more-

 

I have the exact same setup as you with no bulge. I should note that my oem female was never zip tied to my Christmas tree, hence why I didn’t know to do it to the Meso plug. I’ll definitely route the wire away from the airbag. But do as the man says and pull the oem connector down to make room for the Meso connector and you shouldn’t get a bulge. Also make sure the bottom of the a pilar cover properly seats into the dash.