I installed a Toyota genuine driving light harness over the weekend.
Good points
- Harness is excellent with correct Toyota plugs so it just plugged in to the RH indicator stalk connector on the underside of the steering column and also the accessories fuse tray in the engine bay. Seamless.
- Harness has protective sleeves for the engine bay wiring.
- Good points to mount the relay and connect the earth to the body.
- Lots of cable ties
Downsides were:
- There are no Fortuner specific instructions so I needed to use the Hilux ones which weren't quite the same when it came to interior trim removal. Not a big deal.
- The included switch was a bit crappy. Just a little round switch that they recommended cutting a hole in the steering column surround to mount. I bought a switch off eBay that fit into a spare switch spots
- Harness doesn't have a dash light wire so I will need to find one to hook into the wire that my switch has.
Price was expensive (bit over $100) but I think it is worth it for plug and play.
All in all, despite the downsides, I would recommend it. It was much neater than the wiring job I did on my Nissan Patrol a few years ago.
Cheers
Alex
Good points
- Harness is excellent with correct Toyota plugs so it just plugged in to the RH indicator stalk connector on the underside of the steering column and also the accessories fuse tray in the engine bay. Seamless.
- Harness has protective sleeves for the engine bay wiring.
- Good points to mount the relay and connect the earth to the body.
- Lots of cable ties
Downsides were:
- There are no Fortuner specific instructions so I needed to use the Hilux ones which weren't quite the same when it came to interior trim removal. Not a big deal.
- The included switch was a bit crappy. Just a little round switch that they recommended cutting a hole in the steering column surround to mount. I bought a switch off eBay that fit into a spare switch spots
- Harness doesn't have a dash light wire so I will need to find one to hook into the wire that my switch has.
Price was expensive (bit over $100) but I think it is worth it for plug and play.
All in all, despite the downsides, I would recommend it. It was much neater than the wiring job I did on my Nissan Patrol a few years ago.
Cheers
Alex
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