What have you done to your 2.5 gen Tundra today?

LED headlights from looking at past quotes

 

Ah yes, I did look back then to see the pic with the light out and about the PPF on the new ones. Very cool indeed. I am jealous of that switch. Mine desperately needs the ihacker harness/LED headlight upgrade.

 

Fingerprints on the outside of the door. People when they get out of the truck

Not sure if these are what you are looking for? If not I’m sure @2020Platinum may have some not on a truck. The top two are of the front doors and the bottom two are of the back doors

 

Not sure if this well help the forum or not. I ordered and installed a

$20 CK Formula 60" LED Tailgate Light Bar for Trucks Double Row - Tailgate Light Strip, Red Turn Signal, Double Flash, Brake, Running, White Reverse Light, Truck Accessories, 1 Pack

60" Double Row LED Tailgate Light Bar from CK Formula (Amazon) today. It came with a 4-Pin connector and separate wire that was spliced directly into the reverse wire of one of the tail lights. I wanted to hardwire the 4-Pin wires into the 7-Pin harness that was under the truck. Below are some pictures of the original 4-Pin connector, my wiring diagrams and some pictures.

Original 4-Pin connector



4-Pin Wire Diagram



Truck 4-Pin / 7-Pin Connector



7-Pin Wiring Diagram (Looking at Back of Truck)



7-Pin Wiring Diagram (Under Truck)

 

@Rangergillikin, how dim can you make them? Do they bug you while driving at night?

 

The new kits have this feature

 

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Uses an add a fuse in the TAIL spot when parking lights are activated.

 

Nice. I added one of these so I could replace pieces if needed without affecting the original harness. Glad you got yours to work.

$31 CURT 55384 Replacement Vehicle-Side Custom USCAR 4-Pin Trailer Wiring Harness, Black, 6 x 3 x 9"es

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0009FJ38Q?ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

 

But do they dim enough not to affect your night vision?

 

If you’re worried about that go with red. They do get pretty dim though

 

Why do you have your footwell lights on while driving?

 

In case your wife/spouse drops something. I've really enjoyed mine and they don't impact night driving at all

 

I've never used mine while driving and I don't have the dimmer

 

Ah, I have a cheap set of Amazon that is always on but has multiple brightness levels and the lowest level is where mine stayed. If they were stuck at their brightest, it would definitely affect my night vision.

 

I would do the blue if you are worried about it being too bright/blinding.

 

Plus, blue is always the better choice

 

Blue lights matter.

 

Blue turns your Tunny into a sexy love shack.

 

Please don't call it a Tunny lol

 

Yep and I wish the Meso lights were blue instead of RED

 

I just put mine in and doesn’t affect me at all, it doesn’t even catch my eye while driving. I haven’t adjusted them at all either (via the dimmer) from how they came, I had to look really close to tell they were on lol

EDIT: I have 5000k Natural White. I’ll take a pic tonight

 

From the Vleds site...

• NIGHT MODE: This gives you an adjustable low output light when the door is closed and the parking or headlights are switched on. This drops the output to approximately 10LM on the lowest setting. If you want it brighter simply use the included screwdriver and turn it up to your liking.

So I assumed that they remained on in a dimmed state while driving.

 

Yes sir you are correct, they do stay on but dimmed while driving

 

I call it lots of things, did you not see my bag?

 

Negative

 

Coated the bed of my (new to me) 14’ Tundra 1794 E. Screws on rails were stripped so I had to go around them… preparation could have been better but came out decent. And of course as it’s drying a leaf lands in the bed..

 

You can dim them all the way to off. Right now mine are a little too bright at night. You need to have a extra person hold the door switch so they will be on when you adjust the brightness. I didn’t have anyone to help so I just turned it a little bit too much. I’m offshore now so I’ll get them adjusted right when I get back home next month. The lights don’t really bother me when driving but I’d rather have it darker anyway.

 

Yes. You can dim down to no light when door is closed if you like. When you open door they are full brightness.

 

When I adjusted mine all the way the lights turned completely off. They came preset from factory at the lowest light setting that lights are on. Beyond that they turn off. At least mine did. Now I wish I had just left the dimmer setting like it came. It’s pretty sensitive.