Zone/perimeter/puddle light installation on the 3rd Gen?

One thing I do wish the new tundras had come form factory is perimeter lightning similar to F150 zone lighting.

Anyone have experience installing zone lighting on their new rig? Ideally when I lock and unlock the truck, they'd pop up temporarily.

 

Rock lights placed in desired locations?

 

Really weak they don’t even have puddle lights anymore , I don’t even think the power running boards are light either . Just walk up and get a shin buster in the dark? Lol

going to find out, that’s what I’m getting , ha!

 

I saw somebody post something about VLEDS puddle lights ran through the mirror, don’t recall where this was on here but it is posted on here, and there is pics and they look really good. Sorry I can’t offer more info then that, if I see it Ill let you know.

 

It would be nice if they were lighted power bed steps too. But like everything else , it will likely be a pita to add some

 

Yeah agree on that, wish Toyota would have just done one or two things like this and it would be a home run

 

That’s one I thing I miss from my Ford, it’s the zone lighting. And the lightning went one step more and added the lights at the end of the running boards.

but I like my blue ambient interior lighting more

 

I've added a pair of Tacoma bed led cargo lights used as puddle lights. Mounted them under cab and not the mirrors.
Pics are on my build page.

 

I haven't seen anyone do this for 3rd gen yet, but the application would be the same. Just need to find dome / cargo circuit, either one for desired application.

Installing puddle lights on factory SR5 mirrors | Toyota Tundra Forum (tundras.com)

DIY: Tow Mirror Puddle Lights | Toyota Tundra Forum (tundras.com)

 

I checked out your build page for the pictures on it and it looks awesome. Do you have pictures on how you mounted the LED underneath the truck? And where did you tape into the wire? Maybe a write up if you have the time? I would like to do the same to my truck.

 

The cargo lamps are sealed with no mounting provisions so they’re only zip tied to face down.
My truck has OEM cargo lamps so I extended the wires and tapped the stock LEDs. I can switch them off using the interior cargo switch.
I’m actually swapping them out for 4 KC cyclones.
Attached to L brackets and mounted to my predator step caps.
This should give me the output I want.

 

Very nice. Thanks for the input.

 

I added some cheap led light strips from Amazon, they came with 3M adhesive on the back and the wires were the exact length to reach up to my bed lights. they add a really nice amount of light next to the truck when I hit unlock or open a door. They are just stuck to the bottom of the molding, near where the running boards mount.

 

Where did you tap into?

 

See steps 6 and 6a here:
https://www.tundras.com/threads/how...-puddle-light-installation-and-wiring.122757/

 

I tapped the bed lights, right at the connector in the bed.

 

Can you share pics? Plan on adding some strips (although not cheap ones) for when my power boards come down. That being said they will obviously be lit when it's not down as well...

 

Amp powerboards have lighting when the step deploys

 

I have oem power boards

 

How have these held up? Seems like a quick, cheap, and clever way of adding perimeter lights

 

Yes, no issues so far