5th Gen 4Runner Raptor Light Install with Switch AND Relay
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- čas přidán 1. 02. 2021
- I wanted to install Raptor Lights on my 5th Gen 2020 4Runner. There are a lot of videos on CZcams about how to install Raptor lights but I wasn’t able to find anyone who installed both a RELAY (required by the switch manufacturer) AND a dash mounted switch. I also wanted to run IGNITION power to the relay/switch so that I couldn’t accidentally leave the raptor lights on after the car was off. I ran up to my friend Stefan’s house for some help with the installation. He owns a company called THOR (thorav.us/). They manufacture LED Video walls and Stefan has a lot of electronics knowledge and experience so I asked him to help me with the install project and explain what was happening electronically in our lighting circuit.
This install is on a 5th Gen 4Runner but the concept is similar if you have a Tacoma, JEEP Wrangler, or any other vehicle that you are looking to install accessory lighting on. Our install cuts NO factory wires and is completely removable without any damage to the vehicle (aside from cutting a rubber grommet to fead wires into the cab). We chose to pull the power from the fuse panel in the dash. This COULD be pulled from the INJ fuse in the engine bay but on the 2020/21 4Runners, that fuse location isn’t ideal. Placing an Add-a-fuse in that location prevents closure of the fuse panel cover. We felt, running the main relay power into the cab and using the Ignition No. 2 fuse location would prevent exposing our fuses to the elements and would also make for a cleaner install (no cutting, trimming, or damaging any factory components).
Thanks for watching, liking, sharing and participating respectfully in the comments!
Here’s links to everything we used on this install
Raptor Lights: (you can choose AMBER lights OR smoked BLACK like we did)
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4Runner Dash Switch: (for 5th Gen 4Runner - please confirm fit for your vehicle)
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Nilight RELAY wiring harness:
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Heat Shrink:
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Silicone to seal up Grommet:
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Wire cutter/stripper:
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Spare fuses; / Add-a-fuse:
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Heat Gun:
amzn.to/2Lg42Gi - Auta a dopravní prostředky
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Great understanding on how to install the raptor lights. Awesome job, very professionally done and explained. Thanks, guys
I installed my Raptors already but like this install much better. Bought all the things you suggested and can't wait to redo. Thanks!
Amazing video guys! Was having a hard time trying to figure it out myself! You guys make it easy to understand! Great explanations and video! Much appreciated!
Just finished the same setup and relay on my 2021 PRO. Thank you for the video and links to the material.
Nice video and very clean install. I like to see when people take the time to make the harness lengths to what they need instead of just bundling the extra harness length up. I have been considering this install, and I appreciate the Amazon screenshot of everything you got for the project.
Great tutorial! I was able to do this to my 4Runner this week, with your help. Thank you!
Just installed the relay on my '21 TRD Pro using your "how to's" and everything works fine! Thanks for including the screen shots of where and what to get. Easy! Thanks for the Excellent Video!
Thanks for explaining the concept in detail. Most other videos out there just showing raptor light to turn on when thr vehicle is on, with no switch. This is the exact how to video I have been looking for. We need your professional friend making more video like this. There are many kids out there pretending to understand this stuff and making no good tutorials potentially even dangerous.
Update: I was able to install raptor lights with oem switch and everything has been working as expected. I even used the same harness. There was quite a bit of soldering. But in the end it was all worth it.
Excellent instructional video to install Raptor lights WITH a switch on basically any vehicle!! I just finish installing the lights on my 2023 4Runner TRD Off-Road, and it came out great.... Feel lucky to have found this video after watching countless other Raptor Lights installation videos.... This is the best one by far!!
Your video is a lifesaver. It broke down the installation and explained it very well. Thanks for saving me time and a bigger headache.
Thanks for watching! Happy new year!
I’ve never done anything like this in my life and was able to figure it out bc this video. If you’re a completely new to stuff like this and have any questions, I’ll try to answer.
Thank you for making this video! I appreciate it so much.
GREAT VIDEO. I love how carefully you described the process. And great camera views so we can see what you're talking about. I think these buttons all stick so that extra tape is a great idea. I have two extra buttons (Winch and bumper light bar) and both buttons stick, but I will use tape and solve this issue now.
Great video. Just spent part of my Thanksgiving installing the lights and relay harness on my 2016 SR5 Premium. Switch and lights work great! Thank you for walking through the process. Perfect “How-to” video.
Thanks for watching! Enjoy your lights!!
How did you screw on the relay harness on to the body of the truck? For some reason the width of the hole provided on the harness did not match the holes on the body. I too have a 2016 sr5 premium 4Runner. Thank you!
Great detailed video. That raptor light switch was awesome! lol
Thanks much for the great tutorial! Worked out great. I have a 2021 SR5 so I had to utilize grill bezel inserts made by 3b Makers. Especially like the duct tape fix on the loose Raptor switch. Had to do the same, so it hasn't been fixed as of 1/22. I would have scratched my head on that one!
Thanks for watching Kent!
I’m reviewing this video again before installation and I’m surprised at how much Nilight wiring is in excess and removed. Thank you for your help.
Thank you for the video!
thanks so much for making this video
I own the exact same vehicle and am in Chanhassen! Trying to do this and just bought all the items you recommend. Hope install is a breeze like you guys make it look
Awesome! Best of luck. Hopefully we’ll see you around. We’re in Chaska!
@@PictureTime thanks! We followed directions to a Tee and I cannot get the light on the switch to illuminate. my swtich had a yellow and red instead of two reds but I saw in another video the guy does the same thing and runs both yellow and red to the white wire from the relay..... wondering if I have a bad 4RunRun button
I wish i had a friend like that
Great video, I learned a lot which helped me install an OEM style dash switch, relay, and Raptor Lights in my 2015 4Runner Limited. I did take power from the engine bay fuse box, 10 amp INJ slot using Add A Fuse. Saw another video where Runnin4Tacos removed the nut from the bolt holding down the fuse box to slide up a little door allowing passage of the power wire up and through without cutting a little channel in the fuse box keeping it water tight. My only regret was using crimp style wire connectors which were a pain connecting different gauge wires. So far the lights work, but I may go back and solder them like you suggest. Still, the lights look great and it was a cool project!
Awesome! Thanks for contributing what you did on your project Mike. Helps others in the chat! There’s a bunch of ways to do this install.
@@PictureTime You’re welcome, please keep the videos coming!
Lol i keep hearing 2024 4Runner. Somebody has a great hookup.
Gotta match those headlights up.
A lot of bs for 4 little lights
Thanks for the video.
Did you show the light pattern? Is it usefull, or is this more so for show?
Great Video!, but had a quick question. The main power source (12ga red wire) that goes through the relay to the lights. Is that red 12ga cable connected to the battery directly or going through the big fuse box Near the battery? For either application does it require a pig tall fuse as well and what size? I did not really see that covered in the video.
Thinking about this, I'd probably want the Raptor lights to come on with the parking lights. But would be cool to have a switch on the dash to interrupt/turn them off when you'd rather have them off (not sure yet on a scenario where I'd want them off though if parking lights are on).
Great video! I followed it to the “T” but mine don’t work.
Can you please explain how to wire the cheap round 3 wires to the 4 wires on the rectangular switch again ? 3 wires as red,, white and black on the round switch that i want to get rid off.. 4 wires on the OEM matching rectangular switch with black, green and 2 red wires. Thanks
Thanks for the video I have the same raptor light to install with a switch on my 4Runner TRD pro 2023. but it's come with a 15 AMP fuse to put at the ignition in the fuse box. when I put just the 10 AMP fuse come with the car the engine don't want to start at all. I put both 15 and 10 AMP the raptor light and the engin work very well. Should I leave it with the 15 AMP or buy a 10 AMP? I waiting for your advice.
Question, why did you extend the power wire with 12 awg? The relay package says the wire is 16awg, wouldnt 16 gauge work or did it need 12 gauge? @11:37 in the video
As others have said, thank you for your simple, concise explanation. In your video, you're installing Raptor Lights and you plugged the add-a-fuse into IGN2.
I'm installing a 20" LED light bar. Could I plug in my add-a-fuse to a Headlight Hi-Beam fuse, so that the light bar only comes on when the switch is turned on and when the hi-beams are on (if either of the two are off, the LED light bar would be off)?
Also, you spliced both red wires together in your switch. Could I take the wire that lights up the words (on the switch), add a add-a-fuse, and insert it into the Dash Light Fuse (the words on the switch would light up when the dash lights are on)?
Thanks again!
Yes. You could do that for sure. The high beam fuse is in the engine compartment fuse box. So you’ll want to go in there with your main power. Then your bat would only come on when your lights are on (THere is a separate fuse for high and low beams so you have to decide when you want the system powered). Then yes. You could run the other red switch wire to your dash lights fuse and it would light up with your dash lights.
Did the fuse cover fit after add a fuse? Or did it need modification? Mine did not go back on. Running with cover in the owners manual..
Great video. The one thing I missed that you quickly mentioned was extending the relay battery power wire with a 12 gauge piece of wire. The wire on the kit is 16 gauge. Did I understand that correct or miss something.
Ok, I did miss something. I skimmed the intro a bit fast where you clearly state the kit is a 12 gauge kit. The link provided however is a 16 gauge and I missed that as well. To make matters worse, after testing that everything did in fact work from battery power, I proceeded to connect the rest inside the cab. After powering up the car, I only got half the light to the switch and no power to the raptor lights. Pulled everything inside apart and re-wired with temp connections and got the same result. Finally realized the connector that originally went to the included switch was wired incorrectly. The red and white wires were wired in reverse in the connector. After cutting all those and connecting it worked. I've got the 12 gauge kit coming. The 16 gauge had super tiny wires inside and just seemed a bit delicate.
Is there a great solution to put the fuse cover back on with the Add-a-fuse? I'm probably going to pull out the Dremel unless there's a better solution.
Helpful video and thanks for sharing. I have some question, If I'll install a BSM and wire a switch like this. Do I need to connect to a relay first? Or can I connect from fuse box to the switch directly?
Depends on the switch and also how much draw your lights pull. My switch recommended a relay. A relay will keep the power going through your switch low and will prevent burning the switch out.
Posi-tap's make getting a signal off a factory wire easy and safe. No cutting or damaging the factory wires.
Why did you end up running power from inside the car? Just to avoid putting a hole in the fuse box?
Yes. I didn’t want the chance of moisture leaking into the fuse box in the engine compartment. We have a lot of temperature, humidity fluctuations in Mn. Thanks for watching!
Awesome video, thank you! At one point you stated that there was enough wire to power another set of lights… I would really like to power my Aiden James LEDs that go above the foglights, can this be done using this harness and switch? If so, how/where would I tap in and would I need to use another fuse? I’m not very bright when it comes to electronics, so any help would be greatly appreciated!! Thank you!
I would probably tap into another fuse depending on the draw of your other lights.
@@PictureTime I want to do the same process that you guys did on my toyota tacoma 2021 led fog lights. I have the same harness that you guys used so the question is: can I connect my power cable to the same ignition 2 fuse?
I'm confused so the no.30 on the relay is connected to battery or the ignition fuse?
After all is done, are you able to place the fuse box cover back? is that necessary? will that void the vehicle warranties?
So a few things…. 1st, why run a ground inside the cabin when there are plenty of ground points under the dash? Second, why not just add another “add a fuse’ and connect it to a power source that only comes on when you turn the lights on? Unless I missed it, why didn’t you connect the main power source at the battery to the relay, then use the power from under the dash to trigger the relay? It seems as you got both 12vdc power connections from under the dash. Finally why did you zip tie the excess wires from the harness rather than just cut to length? Other than those items it was a pretty good video. Thanks!
Bought the same relay harness. I do not have a green going into car. I have only 3 wires. Red, white, black coming from harness. Into plug. And out of plug again
Sorry for one more stupid question. I clicked on link for the harness. On that Amazon page there is a little note saying that harness does not fit my 4Runner. How does it know? But anyway it confused my and made me apprehensive to order that one so I’m holding off. And should the harness not be a 4 lead?
Thanks again
Oh I get it now, please excuse me. Thank You!
Great work guys, quick question.
The main power to the relay.
Did you guys end up cutting off the whole wire including the fuse it comes with. I believe its a 20amp fuse.
If so, the main power line to the relay only has that 10amp fuse correct or no?
If I remember right. I think we left the fuse. So there is now 2 fuses. My truck was totaled a few weeks ago so I can’t check, sorry.
@@PictureTime thank you for the reply. So sorry to hear that. Best of luck 🙏
I know it’s been a couple of years but I have a stupid question….. first of all great video, very informative!
Is the relay for the illumination in the light switch? I know it wouldn’t be as OEM looking but could an on/off toggle switch be used with out the relay?
Trying to remember details… but the switch suggests a relay. I think a simple on off switch would be fine for this application. The led lights don’t draw much power. You’d want to have a relay for things with a larger draw. Thanks for watching.
Can I put 2 switches (front light bar and raptors lights) on the same relay?
Question, when you connected both red wires on the switch, did that make the switch just on and off, instead of dim?
The light turns on when the lights are on but doesn’t dim the way we have it connected
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11mm bolt... what was the thread
Thanks for the video! What kind of bolt did you use to secure the relay? Where do you get it from?
It was a standard bold with a 12mm head. I just got it from the hardware store. You could also use an existing bolt where other things are mounted to the inner fender.
@@PictureTime thank you!
HI, did you guys remove the fuse that is connected to the power that comes with the relay harness or did you guys leave it? I know you guys extended the power that goes to the relay which goes into the fuse box inside of the car.
We left the fuse there
@@PictureTime Thank you.
so the wiring on the switch is all the red wires go to the white wire, the green goes to the red and the black goes to the black?
Yes. As long as you want both lights in the switch to light up together. Take a look at the switch wiring diagram at 4runrun.com/install.
I did all what you guys did but i did it on my fog lights but I just want to ask you if ok for fog lights since probably fog lights use more power. I just dont want to blow my car or cause a damage
I think you should be fine if you use the relay.
Very sorry to hear about your runner getting totaled. I think I got it figured out, but do you remember cutting the connectors to the extension that runs inside the cabin through the grommet and just soldering the red white and black wires together or did you keep the connector. It feels kinda flimsy and I don't remember seeing it outside of the grommet
We soldered all the connections and didn’t use any of their provided connectors.
@@PictureTime thank you. Got mine in. Ran the power to the inj fuse in the engine bay fuse box. You're video helped tremendously.
Good morning. Recently, I ordered a pair of Morimoto bitch lights but I've run into a problem. I want to use an OEM-like switch to replace the Morimoto switch. However, I'm having trouble wiring the right wires to the switch. On the Morimoto switch, I have 2 blue wires, 1 red wire, and 1 black wire. The OEM-like switch is the same as the one you guys installed. Can anyone please help me out with this?
So quick question… if I don’t want to connect the raptor lights to any of the stock interior switches but rather hook them up directly to my fuse box say my DRL or tail light fuse so when I start my 21 4 runner they come on… do I still need a relay switch? Thank you
The lights themselves recommended using a relay but these LED lights have very little draw so I wouldn’t see a problem in just connecting them to a fuse that turns on when the vehicle comes on.
@@PictureTime thx for the info
I know this is probably a dumb question but if the power source to the relay came from the battery would you still need to connect it to the fuse?
Not really, but if the power came directly from the battery, the system would always be powered (even if the vehicle was off). Although the drain from the LEDs is minimal, I didn’t want to risk forgetting to shut the lights off every time. So we wired to the fuse location so the system is ONLY powered when the vehicle ignition is on. Hope that helps.
The fuse box under hood, next to battery. Lift cover off of there, there is a clip you must manipulate, and other side of cover there is also a map. Find INJ and that is where you want to plug in. Use exact method as if you were going under dash admin video here. There are also videos on this method. Super easy. But I want the switch on dash.
Oh and this way the lights only turn on when ignition is on.
My ditch lightw came with a relay..can i use the same relay as i am only swapping out the cheap on/off. Switch that came with the ditch lights to a more OEM factory looking on/off switch?
I don’t think that would be a problem. Anyone else want to comment? It’s been a hike since we did this installation. Thanks
After installing the "add a fuse" to the under dash fuse box, did you just leave the fuse box cover off?
Yes. I did. I chose to do this because I didn’t want to modify the cover.
Okay thanks!
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So I’m I
Can I pay my friend to do the install?
Hi, good video and thank you!!
I was intending to do a 3 raptor light array instead of 4. 3 lights will fit my factory pro grill better, there is a position dead center of grill.
Will a 3 light still work with that harness?
Or I wonder if it would be ok just to hook up only 3 out of the 4 lights from your video?
I suspect it’s ok regarding both questions, I just have to make sure before I start ordering stuff for my new PRO.
Thank You!!
I believe you can do 3 lights (in the next row of diamonds below) so the lights will be slightly lower than mine. I would purchase a 3-light set (like this: amzn.to/3hfDdzl) vs the 4-light. Then everything else should be pretty much the same as mine.
Yeah thank you. I was having not so much luck finding the 3 light set up. Well didn’t put time into it much. Thanks again!!
Any problems with the ING2 fuse?
So far, not at all. It works great. These lights draw very little power.
Pretty new at this, but your video has given me the confidence to take this on this weekend (2015 TRDP). The 11mm bolt used to connect the Relay to the vehicle - was that included in the package or something you picked up from the hardware store?
Hi! The bolt wasn’t included... I had one in my garage, but you could get one at any hardware store.
@@PictureTime - thank you for the reply and the video! Project complete - looks and works perfectly. Took me longer than the average bear, but I was taking my time. Getting a hole in the grommet was interesting!
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@@PictureTime whats the link of the relay?
@@coffeehound331 Hi, were you able to find a 11mm hex bolt? I went to my local Home Depot and Menards and no luck. Thanks for thehelp.
I have a 2019, so there is not an IGN NO.2 fuse location. Can anyone help and tell me which fuse location would be the same as ING NO. 2 to serve the same purpose as this video? And which fuse would be for the dash fuse, as I want to illuminate the text 'RAPTOR LIGHTS" when the dash lights are on? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for your question Tammy. I’m not familiar with the fuse panels on the 2019 but I think you might be able to tap into the fuse box on the engine bay for your main power. Hopefully someone who knows will chime in! Good luck with your project!
@@PictureTime Ok, thanks for your response.
Seems to me if those whites won't break a 2 Amp Fuse then you really don't need all that relay do you? They must only be drawing about 1 amp which I think should do just fine plugging it into the fuse box?
Yes. You are correct. The lights say that that recommend a relay so I wanted to show how to install one. I totaled my 2020 4Runner in 2021 and have a ‘21 4Runner now and have the lights plugged directly to the interior fuse box (now over 2 years) and haven’t had any problems at all.
Hello, I am having the same initial issue with the switch not clicking. So you mind sending the link of the exact tape used? I would like to do the exact same thing you did to hopefully resolve the issue. Thank you!
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Thank you very much!!
did this work? Where exactly does the tape go?? I'm having the same issue. Hoping the tape resolves it.
@@PictureTime can you use duct tape instead? I already have that on hand.
Will these fit a 2024 4Runner limited?
I’m not sure. Perhaps if it has the honeycomb grill.
will this fit for a 2018?
I think so but your fuse locations may differ slightly.
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provide auto switch and auto wire harness
What raptor light is this
Seven Sparta. See the link in the description.
Raptor Lights Switch is unavailable.
Try this one. amzn.to/3qIdyR8
Or this one: amzn.to/3eDH8EQ
Why in the world would you need a relay to switch on 3 little LEDs that probably won't produce more than .5 amps? Yes relays are the way to go with most applications, such as light bars, on board air compressors, ditch lights, pretty much anything with more than 3amps to be on the safe side. But raptor LEDs will work just fine with a fused power wire and any rocker switch, even the cheap eBay rocker switches would be able to handle them. If I'm wrong, please correct me. Suddenly everyone wants to put a relay on every little thing they install, thats why they sell them by the dozens on Amazon and eBay. If you think im wrong, go look in your car's manual, and try to find the "relay" for your license plate lights lol 😂
Great point. You don’t need the relay. The instructions recommended it and we thought it might be helpful to learn about what they do and how to install one. But you don’t need a relay for these lights. I’m currently running them on my ‘21 with no relay.
@@PictureTimei apologize if i came out sounding disrespectful and rude, i take that back. Everyone should learn how to use a relay. Awesome instructional video on how to use a relay. Again, my apologies, hope you have a great Sunday 👍🏽
There’s just some 4Runner accessories that look dumb, these are one of them