Toyota Tacoma Driver Side Switch LED Swap Tutorial
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2024
- Let's swap the boring light green bulbs in the switches to the left of the steering wheel to some spicy LEDs!
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Yes, the fog light is illuminated. Although very dim. Even with the dimmer at max.
@@bradgibson516 Lol my fog bulb must have burned out FAST.
Hi I'm going with blue
I got my 2014 last year and just assumed the fog switch didn't light up, I was even thinking about ordering a whole new switch. Glad I saw this first. Thanks B
Thanks for another GREAT video! You have transformed me from a timid Toyota owner into a Tacoma warrior! So far, on my 2009 Tacoma, I have been able to remove and upgrade my stock radio to bluetooth, replace all the speakers, add a steel rear bumper as well as a class-III hitch (and wiring), replaced the headlights with way cool looking new ones, replace the front grill with a TRD Pro grill (with Raptor like clearance lights), fog lights, light bar (hidden behind the bumper), LED interior lights, and a few more nice additions. Accessing the rocker switches has really made all the difference in the world, as I can make the changes look factory clean. With all matching LED switch lights, it's just one more plus to a really nice looking Tacoma.... Thanks, keep up the good work, mope's like me are depending on you to provide us with the courage to tackle these upgrades!
Had a 2014 and now have a 2015. Neither fog switch lit up. I'll be using this video to activate it and add more switches. Thanks
I just purchased the red LEDs from your link and will do this mod this weekend! Thanks for the great how-to video!
Yes it does on mine the stock color is orange
Definitely plan on doing this in mine. I’m getting everything g colored to red and black in the interior, so the red LED’s will add a cool look. Thanks for the tips!
Thanks for all your great videos. I have a 2013 Taco and have used a lot of your videos to guide me. Very much appreciate your help and passion.
Thanks so much Mike!
mike, i also have a 13 tacoma. and we talk almost daily, his personal stalker if you will. love his videos so much.
yes my green LED foglight switch illuminates
Just did this on my 09, they have never lit up before. Can confirm the bulbs work and are dimmable aswell. Also I was able to pull all the switches without removing the panels, took about 3 minutes to do.
Can you explain how? I need to get to the fog light switch.
Nice, didn't know you could change the bulbs. 👍
Hell, I didn’t even know there were lights inside!! 🤬
I'm currently in the process of stripping the paint off my roof. Started chipping very bad. Waiting on my center carrier bearing and universal joint so I can pull my drive shaft and get my taco back on the road.
For anyone watching in the 3rd gen tacomas the leds are surface mounted. So you'll need a soldering iron to swap.
Your videos are like comfort food to my Tacoma mod hunger. 👍👍👍
Got my LEDs ordered! I chose the blue for mine. Will probably install them when I take the dash off again to paint the silver dash rings. Looking forward to that video!
How does the blue look and where did you order them from?
Great Mod!! I'm going to go with Blue. As for the fox light switch on my 2014, I don't recall as I swapped out the switch a few years ago for a blue LED switch.
Im going to go with Green , cant wait for the front camera mod as I to have that to install on one of my tacomas
Essential vids for adding electricals. BTW have you found a solution for the glare on gen 2 entertainment screen?
I've never noticed a glare on my screen ... but I've got my front windshield visor tinted too.
My driving/fog light switch doesn’t illuminate at all.2013 Double Cab 2x4 bought used at 1 year old from original owner.
Hey there Tacomaholic! Long time lurker, first time commenting lol. I have been watching your videos for a while now. Just wanted to say thanks for all the simple mods and to keep them coming! Got a new subscriber!
Sincerely,
A proud owner of a '15 Tacoma OR
Thanks for watching!
My foglight switch illuminated for maybe one day after i got it than never did again. I think Blue or green would look cool for the backlights. Also my steering wheel controls are dimming so may need to do something bout that.
What year is your Tacoma? On the factory wheel on my 2014 the steering wheel lights are LEDs that are soldered onto the circuit boards.
@@Tacomaholic 2012 Prerunner V6 TRD Sport
Keep on pumping out these vids. Doing this mod next week when my bulbs get here! Going with red also.
Hey what size are the lights
Is there a way to do the dash lights as well?
My fog light does not illuminate, and it drives me nuts. Swapping LEDs soon to fix that :) good video!! Tacos are for eating, Tacomas are for driving.
Which color led bulb are you going with?
@@Tacomaholic still debating, I’m down to green, red, or blue 😂
My 2010 fog light switch never has illuminated.
That was an excellent video tutorial, thanks
I didn't notice a face plate on my 3rd gen switches but it should have them also, I have to go and check again.
You said your next project is to remove the centre console to install front and rear cameras so it may not apply in your case but Just a piece of a genral advice to anyone who reads this comment; If you intend to remove the blind blancks from a console to put switches in their places and removing the whole console is a pain(in my case the centre console of my 3rd gen) then maybe you can do what I did instead, I just hot glued the blancks to a smal piece of L shaped aluminium flat bar and pulled it slowly stright out but with a little up and down wiggling and then I used a (straightend) clothes hanger to pull and rout the wires through from the back to the front and made the connections, all done without removing the centre console.
(BE VERY CAREFUL with the glue gun the tip is very hot and could easily burn the skin or the interior of the vehicle)
Try it and if you like it maybe you could upload a video of it, I could do it but I think you have way more viewers that can benefit from it than my channel 4 and a half subscribers 🤣
Besides I am from UAE Dubai and there is not many Tacomas around here unfortunately, mine is an import from Canada since the tacomas and tundras are only sold officially in the US and Canada.
My 2015 illuminates green
All in the details. Nice! Thanks!
New sub here and very new to working on my Tacoma myself, came across your channel and love it. Question for you , I have a 2006 and my climate control bulbs are out .. do you happen to have a link for a led version that will work or will this one in the vid work?? Thank you for your help and the videos
The only one of those on my 2012 TRD Sport that lights up is the fog light switch lol.
Lol glad to see Toyota is consistently inconsistent.
Great video man, super helpful. I have a 2014 DCLB I got used and the fog light switch has definitely never illuminated. Drives my ocd nuts haha. I've tried to find similar LED replacements for the AC controls cause I know the bulb style is somewhat similar to these but haven't had any luck yet. Hopefully in a future video?
Thanks Scott! I actually checked a few other places on the Tacoma hoping they were the same size bulbs. The "auto" switch on the driver door and AC panels are all soldered LEDs.
Awesome, just grabbed a few.
Sweet, what color did you go with?
Tacomaholic I went with the blue but bought a few cool whites also. I only have a few in use bc of the switchpro but I wanna ditch the green. Also bought new dome lights bc those Meso’s are never in stock for our gen
@@nsbtacoma6650 Ha ha yeah Meso's stuff sells out quickly.
My fog light switch never lit up. I can never find it in the dark. 2010 Tacoma.
Because of this particular video, I'll be subscribing/following. Great how to, and thanks for keeping me busy. Lol. I didn't get the link for the led bulbs, or mayne passed it. Could you please send me the link so I can make an order. Thanks for all the mods and comparisons... Always fun to watch anything Tacoma...
Thanks for the sub Greg!
My 2014 fog light button does light up and can you just do the same to the a track button
By the way could you give us a look in the next video at the whole dash illumination at night, as I told you before I would always go for red or amber illumination but I don't know how it will look with some parts of the dash illuminated with a different colour.
Thanks and Stay safe.
I can send you a pic of the dash illumination. Shoot me an email at tacomaholic@gmail.com
Yes, more videos please!
Keep them coming great work always funny
Mine come orange looking stock which I'm guessing is a year thing?
Yeah probably. Is your Tacoma an 05-11?
Tacomaholic yes it's an 09. My 05 had the same orange lights and both trucks had working fog light switch bulbs
can you make a video on how to change the bulbs on the 05 tacoma stereos? instead of having them orange?
That would be a fun one. I only know 1 guy "locally" who has an 05 but he upgraded the stereo.
Any ideas on how to fix the cruise control, I think it is shorting at the switch / steering column(?) Thanks
So the cruise control isn't engaging at all?
I have an ‘06 and my fog light switch lights up orange.
For a second I thought you said you were saving that extra LED for your 8 track...but when I played it back it back you said ATrack.
D'oh!
😅
8 track install video coming soon haha
I have a 2011 Tacoma, and the fog light switch has *never* had a light, which kind of drives me nuts. I'm curious if this is a factory thing or if there is one there that has never worked. I'll be monitoring the comments. 😁
I honestly can't remember mine ever lighting up either even though there was a bulb in there. Maybe a bad batch of bulbs got made or something.
same here, i need to open the switches and check for a bulb
Mine never worked either that I can remember. I bought my truck new and thought it was stupid that they didn't have lights
My 2010 Tacoma's fog light switch didn't light up at all.....until I removed the blank and added fog lights.
🤣
Did you switch wiring from OEM fog light button to your new switch?
Didn't have OEM fog lights. Added an aftermarket kit.
@@scorpio_357 oh ok. I'm swapping out the stock OEM fog light switch for a aftermarket rocker switch for prong and I'm having trouble figuring out the wiring
Man you never cease to amaze me!!! That’s pretty F@&$in AWESOME👍🏼 Can you do the same for the steering wheel buttons 🤔
Thanks Edgar! Lol I'm actually pulling apart my old steering wheel today to see if they use the same bulbs or if they are soldered.
Well quick update. The steering wheel LEDs in my 2014 wheel are soldered onto the circuit board.
Tacomaholic thanks for the update
Hey thanks for this video, I’m going to order mine right now. Also, did you swap out the bulbs on your steering wheel and if so what bulbs did you use?
I actually swapped my entire steering wheel: czcams.com/video/3vhCGI6moYY/video.html
So the Side View Mirror Controller/ the AC Power Control Switches dont light up?
I know the one on my 4Runners Rear Window button No longer lights up.
My AC controls light up but they are in a different area. I don't think my mirror controls do though.
Hey, what size are the bulbs? 3mm, 4mm, or 5mm. Thanks in advance.
3mm T-1
@@Tacomaholic Thanks for getting back to me!
How to wire fog light switch on 2gen
Those lights have never worked. And I just noticed you steering wheel lights up as well!!?? Lol I got my truck 29k , none of those lights ever worked!
Probably just bad bulbs then for the side switches. I think the steering wheel lights are soldered LEDs.
@@Tacomaholic On a good note, my truck is in the shop get SPC uca's, 4.88 gears and front and rear ARB LOCKERS! WHOOOO
@@jeffwarren954 Nice!
Never mind, I got it. Thanks again.. New folllower/subscriber...
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None of mine have ever illuminated since I bought it.
At the shop we used the term taco...typical anal corvette owner. As a vette and fj owner, I'm glad the taco slogan can be used for yota owners as well 😂
Lol love that for the vette guys.
GREAT VIDEO, LIKE ALWAYS 👍
Hey bro Can you put a link for the cup holders and the carbon fiber on the shift bezel
Hey buddy! Here's the vid I did for the carbon fiber trim pieces czcams.com/video/ybQnkHsiKgk/video.html and there are links for them in that video's description. I grabbed the cup holders off a guy on Tacomaworld who no longer makes them.
@@Tacomaholic alright that’s bro!
My 2012 never illuminated
That’s really camera shot of the painted dash.
Purple.
Can you confirm size?
How did they hold up? Did you use the red? It seems more of the orange/amber. Mine seem to have orange to the old bulbs.
Still going strong. They are red but just not showing as well on camera.
@@Tacomaholic I went with amber there is a difference from the stock bulbs in the panel. Mine were orange bulbs, not sure why yours were green. Are there any more videos coming? Did you sell it?
@@isaachyde1563 I'll get back to posting new vids soon.
Hey you have 1000's of videos. Could you help me find the video of your upper switch install?
Hey buddy! The switches near my sunglasses holder on the ceiling?
Yes please
@@kicker2674 Those switches are part of the SPOD unit which I install in this vid: Video link
czcams.com/video/erotP050Tmg/video.html
Thank you
@@Tacomaholic I watched your installation vid! This is exactly what I'm looking to do for my install. Thanks!
Do they sell a package of bulbs to cover all the dash lights or do you have to order each one individually? Are they all the same bulb? I just don't know where to start.
What year is your Tacoma? On my 2014 all of the dash lights are actually LEDs that are soldered onto the circuit boards.
@@Tacomaholic I have a 2012. So not all lights can be changed. That's good to know. Can the backlights to the climate control be done? Thats a large area that would look much better in color.
@@mikelikesknives428 The AC climate area also uses soldered LEDs on my 2014.
Looks great.. How do you know what size leds are needed for the interior?
Which interior bulb are you curious about?
The dash lights, center console and the climate controls.
@@brmtaco1201 All soldered LEDs on my 2014.
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Does the mirror adjuster light up?
I don't believe that part has a bulb.
No back-lighting for the mirror control switch?
I just checked and those don't light up on my truck.
would these exact same size bulbs also work for the hvac controls?
On my 2014 the HVAC controls are illuminated by soldered LEDs.
Now does that light bulb work for all interior lights like for the speedometer for the air conditioning cetera area
On my 2014 Tacoma the gauge backlighting and the center console area backlighting are all soldered LEDs.
@@Tacomaholic one more question I got a TRD but I don'tThe tracks you control or the other one the RSA but I have the wiring for it does that mean my truck is pre-wired for that equipment and all I have to do is put the button in
@@williamwongus2873 Yeah it's probably pre-wired for the switch ... but the wiring behind the dash probably dead-ends somewhere.
What is the OEM Part Number?
Not sure for the bulb.
Can I make em blue?
Yeah the bulbs come in different colors.
I went to install theses lights and now none of my lights are illuminating.. the switch still works it’s just not lighting up anymore. I only changed one and it caused all of them not to light up. Any idea what it could be?
If the led isn't lighting up then you need to pull it, rotate 180 degrees then reinsert.
Tacomaholic, here to found out I ended up blowing a fuse.. got it replaced and works well, thank you!
@@gavinn.king2014 Awesome, glad to hear it! What color LED did you swap in?
Do we need the 3mm size bulb?
The T1 3mm is the correct size for those switches in the video.
I need some help. I've been trying to get this wiring right but can't seem to figure it out.
The wiring from my truck is as follows.
1 solid green=SW Illumination +
2 green & white= SW Illumination-
3 blue= Pin 85 fog relay
4 white & black = ground
DIAGRAM FOR ROCKER SWITCH
Top Left = power +
Top Right = power -
Bottom Left= Load +
Bottom Right = Load -
Could you please tell me which wire goes where?
Why are you messing with the wires? Did your truck not come with switch pre-wired in those locations?
@@Tacomaholic The stock push button switch no longer illuminated, and I just want to swap it out.
@@matthewhaile3048 It's probably just a bad bulb then which is easy to replace. I'm not sure about wiring in a new one.
@@Tacomaholic ok well thanks anyway but I also like to say I really enjoy your videos I love doing all the little things to my Tacoma it's an '06 still runs like a champ
@@matthewhaile3048 thanks buddy!
Tacomaholic which lumen bulb did you got with?
Lumens or color temp? (k)
@@Tacomaholic 3400k etc etc
@@robertbutcher4201 I just went with red for mine. It's only the 3 white options that have a color choice between 6600-3800-3200
@@Tacomaholic thx
Noice!
All of my 2009 lights are red from the factory.
Red or amber?
@@Tacomaholic they look red to me, radio, gauges, power window switches.....and the compass/temp thing up near the map lights.
And the steering wheel controls are red/amber...too close for to tell. I'll lean towards red. The two phone controls especially.
I mean my taco was made in Mexico. Just saying
Will these fit in the fan speed switch?
On my 2014 the LEDs behind the AC panel are soldered leds.
@@Tacomaholic mine is a 2010. It looks like they take t4.2 from what I’ve been seeing the last few hours