VLEDS…….install help!!

Hey guys-
Hoping someone out here has some experience with installing VLED lights.
I have purchased VLED amber front turn signals, the resistors/adapters for them but see no way to install these on my truck. This isn’t my strong skill, messing with lights and electrical, so any help would be appreciated.
On a seperate issue, i also purchased VLED triton v6 red tail lights to upgrade my Meso total tail stage 1 kit. Same issue as with the amber turn lights….don’t see how these install. No videos out there or reference guides on vled site either.
Here’s what i have:

 

There should be a y connector one goes to the light the other goes to the resistor, and the other goes to the truck. They can only fit one way

 

You got the wrong resistor kit. Get the 15 Ohm kit that comes with the Y splitter. It will interface with the Meso switchback bulbs and will work perfectly.

https://www.vleds.com/vlr-15-wp-t-adapter-2.html

as for the red V6s you just put the screws in them so you can twist the bulb into the housing, then you use those bagged adapters to thread onto the V6s and then plug them into the old bulb socket that you removed from the lamp housing. Put some heat shrink over the socket and socket adapter harness if you want to prevent it falling apart, though it’s pretty snug on its own.

 

For the front turn signals (it's on their site)


On your Sport, the turn signal connector should have 3 wires.





I suggest you fill the taps with dielectric grease to minimize moisture intrusion.

 

Rear LEDS resistor:

 

I thought sports should have the same 2-wire turn signal as the off roads and pros since they have the L shaped DRL instead of the amber parking lamp/turn signal DRL the SR/SR5s have?

Pretty certain he just needs to get a 15 ohm kit, one resistor per side of truck and stick them out back. They can be plug and play with the Mesos rather than using the crappy duotaps. Shouldn’t need anything up front.

 

Dunno what the OP has...

L-Shape DRL might be the White only kind (Bright/Dim)

 

Thanks guys-
I have a 2017 trd sport. Had the bhlm done to the headlights with meso switchback led side markers. The vled amber bulbs just fall out of the stock sockets. Not a snug fit at all. Looks like did get the wrong resistors for up front. I have some resistors out back already when i installed the meso stage 1 total tail kit. So maybe i dont need anymore resistors out back?

 

To fix the front bulbs, unplug the sockets, take a small flat blade screwdriver and bend the metal contacts back out towards the center of the socket. Do that for all 4 tabs and then you should be able to put the bulb in there snug. I run the same bulbs, they are very nicely bright and don’t fall out.

if you have the Meso 15 ohm resistors then you should be good to go already. I have a 2021 TRD OR with the Meso stage 1. I put in the same VLEDS ambers up front, OEM LEDs on the mirrors, and Meso switchbacks out back. 15 ohm resistors and I do not hyperflash ever.

 

okay thanks for that I was thinking thats what id have to do to the factory sockets, but the vled site says their bulbs fit perfectly…..nope. I was a little uncomfortable bending the contacts out. When i did just test fiit the led in the factory socket, it didnt come on and had hyperflash, so maybe with contacts fixed it’ll be okay

 

The resistors i have is what came with the amber turn signal lights, but they’re wrong?

 

The bulb fitment is a luck thing. Stock bulbs usually will not push apart the socket contacts but many aftermarket bulbs will. My PO put in lasfit stuff and mine would fall out with stock bulbs or VLEDS until I bent them back. No big deal. I believe VLEDS builds theirs to the same tolerance as a stock bulb but the heavier weight of VLEDS probably makes them more prone to falling out then a stocker.

yeah if I pull a bulb I’m pretty sure I immediately hyperflash as well. I would have to test it with my resistors in place though. The fact the bulb fell out makes it not a surprise the bulb didn’t work. Should be good once you get the contacts making contact again if think. The VLEDS bulbs pull about 0.4A so there is definitely some current draw the computer is missing out on with them not installed.

 

That’s a universal setup for most vehicles. A 6 ohm 25W resistor counts for 1 bulb. Toyota simply built the truck to work off of very little hyperflashing. So we need higher ohm resistors (which pull less current) to keep the truck happy. You can run the 6 ohms but it’s just adding more load to the circuit for no real reason. If you have the 15 ohms then you really should not need the 6’s at all.

on a normal vehicle (my last frontier for example) I needed a 6 ohm resistor for every turn signal bulb I swapped. To minimize the amount of splicing I had to do, I instead installed 2 3ohm resistors which count for 2 bulbs each and I installed them one per side of the truck, at the rear. Worked fine.

The Tacoma is far less picky on bulb power draw. I think it just wants to see literally anything pulling power from each circuit (front, mirror, rear) and it’s happy. It only hyperflashes when the switchbacks are on in reverse and blinking, which the 15 ohm resistors fix. I’ll have to test and see what happens if I pull my front LED bulbs now while the resistors are still in place. Curious if it would hyperflash or not.

 

Thanks for all the help guys! As of now, i have successfully installed my v6 Triton tail lights, all 4 swapped out. Noticeably brighter, but not crazy. It was easier than i thought it was- i was def guilty of overthinking it lol. I’m def a visual learner too, so reading and getting direction that way doesn’t click as easy for me. Im almost 50 so i guess it’s kicking in lol

 

i bet you’re right- soon as i tweak the factory socket tabs a bit, and tap the resister in, i should be good. I’ll dive into that tomorrow