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Raptor Lights interior switch

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by blueyeti, Oct 21, 2023.

  1. Oct 21, 2023 at 11:56 AM
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    blueyeti

    blueyeti [OP] Well-Known Member

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    I’m going to be installing raptor lights with a trd pro grill I bought here soon. I wanted to buy an aftermarket switch so I could control them from the inside separately.
    Does anyone know how to wire this up properly?
     
  2. Oct 21, 2023 at 12:28 PM
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    caribe makaira

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    Off and ON, don't over think it.
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    Ignition circuit to tap with add-a-fuse.
    Added switch requires illumination, so intercept harness or Posi-Taps to Green #1 (+) and #4 Beige (-).
    Max fuse for grill LED's circuit and cheap switch is 3 amps.
    And NO, there's no need for a relay on the grill LED's. Unless you add beaucoup extra ones.:rofl:
     
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  3. Oct 21, 2023 at 1:43 PM
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    Head over to CH4x4 and check out their Toyota switches. Since you have chosen to go the switch route I would recommend wiring your lights like I wired mine (schematic in my build thread linked in my signature). Get a single pole, single throw automotive relay and while you can wire a positive trigger or a negative trigger, I like to wire light switches with a negative trigger so the only power into the switch is the dash light circuit that is illuminating the switch. In the most basic terms, with a negative trigger all your switch is doing is completing the relay latching circuit to ground which, in turn, engages the relay so power flows to your lights.

    Tacoma Beast and others have plug and play harnesses to piggy back off of your dash light circuit depending on where you want to install your switch. You could always tap into the dash light circuit on your own but where I can I like to use a harness and avoid the snip snip. Check out the electrical section of my build thread if you want to see how I wired my winch, ditch lights, and bumper lights. Kindly note this is not the only way to do it or maybe not even the best way to do it, it is just the way I chose to do it and it has worked flawlessly.

    Edit: while your switch probably will be able to handle the current needed to run your LEDs I HIGHLY RECOMMEND (and so does CH4x4) using a relay to protect your electrical system. Look up the cost of a SPST automotive relay then check the cost of a new ECU.
     
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  4. Oct 21, 2023 at 2:16 PM
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    Thanks
     
  5. Oct 21, 2023 at 4:23 PM
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    As long as the power wiring is properly fused, positive or negative triggering really doesn't matter. The load presented to the switch is the same, and poor grounding issues can still inject noise into nearby audio equipment with pwm or switching dc-dc voltage conversions.
     

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