LED Fog Lights for 2019 2020 2021 Toyota RAV4 and Prime SE - Installation and Review
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- Опубліковано 23 сер 2024
- In this video I install an after market set of fog lights in my 2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime SE, with LED 3-color bulbs. I think these lights will also fit 2019 and 2020 RAV4's. Watch as I show you step by step how to open, access, and install all the pieces.
*IMPORTANT MODIFICATION*
One of my viewers (Frank Antonopoulos) commented that he noticed that the fog lights would randomly turn on and off if the switch was left in the "ON" position, even when the car power is off. I confirmed this, and I think the ACC wire for this kit was tapped into a power source that's related to some function in the car that turns itself on and off - like the DC-DC Converter, or something in the charging/state of charge monitoring or control systems. So, to prevent this I moved my switched ACC power connection to the fuse that's marked "Washer" which I assume is for the windshield washer fluid pump or the wipers themselves. Either way, any issue with the fog lights should not interfere with any aspect of the car's normal functions with the engine or EV systems. Thanks to Frank for this great catch!
Links for the light kits:
ebay.us/U7kYdS
ebay.us/mDEoWR
I will monitor these links and update as needed. (Last update: Dec. 2023)
Other Updates
If you would like to order that switch directly from AliExpress that I mentioned in the video, and it has a nicer feel than the one that came with the kit. It's a little tight but once installed, the push button action feels better. Also, the light in the switch was always on with the original, but the new one only lights up when the fog lights are turned on. I don't have any left, but you can buy directly from AliExpress, but it'll take longer now since it would have to come from China. I'll update here if I decide to restock. For now, here's a link to AliExpress:
s.click.aliexp...
The LED bulbs were Sealight H11 bulbs but currently not available. Here's an alternate:
amzn.to/3hGUwMk
There are a lot of different ones available - choose one with the specs that you like (lumen output, color temperature, etc.)
Some of the above links are affiliate links, and I may receive a commission if you purchase something through these links.
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I ordered a different set of fog lights than you did, from Ebay and after installing them I had the unfortunate realization that the button wouldn't work. It would work installed in the button slot, but when I put the plastic back in place it seemed to put pressure on it and the button wouldn't work. I ordered other buttons from Amazon, and Ebay but they didn't work as they were wired differently. I ordered the one you have linked here hoping that it would work as it doesn't have the light on it, so it's simpler. And it worked and I have like you also found that it works better than the original switch that came from the kit. It has a decent "click" to it. So thanks for adding your info in the button, it really helped me. : )
I'm glad my tip helped you get past the switch problem! Thanks for watching my channel!
This is great! Thanks for showing the detail of how to get through the firewall. I was under the hood with a flashlight trying to figure it out, and getting a lot of nowhere.
Glad it was helpful! I did see one video where he pushed the wire out from the inside, but I figured it was much to difficult to then pull on it from the engine side. I saw someone else do it this way and figured it was much easier. Just be sure to not make the hole through the rubber grommet too big, otherwise it might give you a leak of outside air coming in. Not likely but just to be safe...
Thanks for the detailed video.
Please make videos of any other mod you do to your Rav4 Prime SE.
Great video. I haven’t seen any other videos for Rav4 HYBRID fog light installation.
Great video! I am a bit reluctant about committing to the project. I don’t like taking off so many panels as I always break clips and end up with missing screws. Lol
Then just watch it for entertainment!
@@PhilsDIY yes, I enjoyed the video. Nice work showing all the steps. I will prob end up doing it in the future.
@@maxly7997 i hear ya i was thinking about doing this as well, n quickly realized how easy it is to break something.
The newer ur vehicle is the better. As you can always turn it back to stock if u break something n claim it just came loose to the dealer, udk what happened 😗
Finally, fog lights for the Prime. Now if there was only a way to get ambient lights for the Prime SE like what I did to my RAV4 Hybrid.
Love the video. Definitely will come in handy when I install fog lights on my hybrid LE. Do you think you can do a short video more in depth of of how you wired everythnig?
Hi David, Thanks for watching! I hadn't thought about that - but I'd be happy to clarify any part of the wiring that isn't clear. Each different manufacturer will have slightly different wiring instructions - or none at all - or, as was my case, just a diagram that really didn't help much. Most will have at least 1) battery, 2) ground, 3) accessory (switched 12V). My video does show where I tapped into the switched and unswitched 12V, but remember this was in my Prime SE. I don't know if your hybrid LE will have the same layout of fuses and relays in the box.
@@PhilsDIYThanks for the reply!
Yeah that's understandable.
My kit seems almost the same as yours. I only have a flimsy black and red lead though (with the relay and switch).
How did you identify the correct places to wire it to? Just the diagram or did you have to use a multimeter? I can't find too many tutorials on wiring for hybrids/ev's.
( Sorry, it's my first time wiring something to a fuse panel/junction box like this. I've previously installed light bars, but they went directly to the battery )
@@inquisitivecoffee Yes, a multimeter is a must. For the battery power, I just deduced that it must be because a) there's a 50A fuse right next to the spot, and it's also next to the large Charging plate that they built in for attaching a battery charger in case your 12V needs a charge. I then checked with the multimeter the voltage on the one free spade terminal with the car power off, and it had 12V so I concluded I could use that. For the switched 12V I looked at all the wiring harnesses and picked a thicker red wire and tested that voltage and found that it was switched off with the power off, and on with the acc or main power on. So I use that. Hope this helps.
@@PhilsDIY ahh I gotcha. Yeah, that helps a bunch. Thanks for the explanation. 👍
Do you have to remove rhe fender flare to pull the wheel well liner? I'm thinking if so ill maybe try ro go from the underside. I have long arms and managed to install my 4runners that way. I dont need the firewall access as ill be using a remote wireless switch
You mean the plastic trim around the edge of the fender wheel well? Yes, I had to take that off to separate the well liner but that was pretty easy - I think 2 or 3 screws and snaps.
Well done, looks more nice.
I’d like these for my Prime SE! Might need help.
Appreciate it Phil!
Thank you, Phil. I love the detail in your videos. Just the level I need...! :)
Can you tell us how to have flog lights turn off with high beams on a RAV/4 Prime SE...? I suspect most aftermarket installs simply stay on all the time when the switch is turned on?
Thanks again...!
Bob
Bob- Yes, mine stays on if the switch is on. I think to turn them off if high beams are turned on would take a relay that interrupts the fog light control line. This would take a SPDT relay to be normally closed, and when the high beam line energizes that relay, it goes into the open position so long as the high beam stays on. Once it turns off, the relay goes back to the closed position and fog lights come back on. Relatively simple mod - just need to tap the high beam supply line. Hmmm. I feel another project brewing here... LOL
@@PhilsDIY Thank you for such a quick response, Phil. I’m very grateful.
Based on what you’ve shared, I went ahead and purchased a relay from Amazon that I think will do the trick. I’ll be sure to let you know how my own adventure turns out.
Once again, thank you and please continue giving us such wonderful videos. The detail you provide, along with your gentle teaching, is appreciated.
- Bob
@@rdgoalwin Hi,
Please could you share link where you have found such special relay?
Thanks in advance.
Amazing job...u gotta be a Toyota Mechanic or something to know all this. If not then your some sort of Asian MacGyver...LOL!
Wondering if mod like this would void your warranty? as most of the dealers put in their contract. Thanks for sharing.
Haha, I look up things on youtube myself before I start my own project, just to see how others have done it. Sometimes I follow theirs and other times I modify the process. As for the warranty, as far as I know, none of the mods that I have installed alters the car's basic system, so I don't believe it would affect warranty. For example this fog light kit is 100% independent of the car's systems and I don't use any of the car's existing wire harnesses. Hopefully I'm right and there won't be any issues!
Does the wheel well trim have to come off?, I don't see anywhere that it attaches to the felt. The screws maybe, but do you need to pull trim off?
If you mean the plastic trim, yes, you should take it off in order to get the well lining off enough to access the space behind the bumper where the light needs to go. If you don't take off the trim, you can't get the lining out of the way.
That is soooo coool, you can now ride on fogs with everyone noticing (getting blinded by your greatness that is) that you own a RAV4, what a playa!
Toyota also sells an led upgrade kit vs those cheap Amazon led bulbs.
Interesting! Can you post a link?
@@PhilsDIY parts.Toyota.com. The part number that fit a 2019 & up , that already have fog lights is PT41342191 - High Performance LED Fog Lights - Black. You need 2
you did not have to aim the lights? I did not see any adjustment knobs in the video?
I honestly don't remember adjusting the aim on these...
Need more details on the wiring . Ebay send me the wrong wiring harness. Can't connect that easy like you do???
Sorry to hear they sent you the wrong harness. Were you able to resolve this issue? Return/replace/refund?
Hi Phil, I installed my fog light yesterday, But the switch light stays on all the time, I don't know if I would have any problem with the battery running out because of this. Do you know if that’s normal?
Hi Leonardo, I think if your switch is staying lit, you don't have the ACC wire connected to a switched 12V source. In mine I think it was the yellow wire, labeled "ignition". I have that connected to a red wire that goes into the fuse box under the hood. In the video I tap this into a wire but later I found this was wrong, and moved it to the fuse that's labeled "Washer" (see my notes in the Description above). Check your wire connections and let me know if this helps. Good luck!
Hi Phil, with the wire harness that you tap into for accessory power do you know what it normally controls? My fog light kit only had a red power, and black ground. I did tap into the same red wire in the video. I was working in my garage and noticed the lights came on sporadically, maybe part of a battery cooling fan or something? Do you also notice the lights coming on and off when the car is off? This would assume you left the fog lights switch on before turning the car off.
Hi Frank, Now that you mention it, yes, I did notice that phenomenon. I didn't have time to dig into it but I suspect you're right. As you said, I make sure to not leave the switch on when I shut down the car. I really should find a better ACC circuit to tap into. Maybe I'll do that and post an update. Great catch!
@@PhilsDIY I switched mine to the "INJ" fuse with a fuse tap. Seems to be working fine so far. What do you think about using this fuse? I'm not sure what else it controls. I tried a few different locations and it caused a check engine light to come on, but everything seems to be fine with INJ fuse
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08QV8Q3BW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Followed your lead - but decided to go with the "Washer" fuse instead of "INJ". The only thing I can think of that starts with "INJ" is the injection system for the engine. I figure if my fog light connection is going to mess something up, better to do it on a non-critical function like the windshield washer pump (I assume) than something to do with the engine! But thanks for that great follow-up - I really appreciate it, and I'm sure it's helpful. I'm going to add this to the main video description section for others to see.
Is there an updated link to the brand of fog lights used? The old eBay links are no good.
I can't get to researching that for about a week. From the landing page you should be able to do a "Similar item" search. I'll let you know once I've updated the links. Thanks for letting me know!
Hey there - I have updated the description section with new links for the fog light kits. Good luck!
hello I have the same but 2022 vehicle is there a way I could install it with out using a switch getting the light on with low beam and also I have the fog with turning signal is there a way I could get an adapter for the harness because I don't want to be cutting the Oem wire. thanks your answer will be appreciate.
Hi, sorry, i don't know if such a harness is available. Also, if it *could* be done, if could cause trouble with the current rating on the light circuit that you tap into. I think there could be lots of problems doing it your way, including warranty issues. Good luck!
@@PhilsDIY thank i already figure it out i connect the turning signal for the dynamic foglight into the headlight turning signal and the power for the fog light inwill take it from the box or any fuse under the wheel
An fYI... You didn't need to screw the ground into the metal... A ground you could have used is one of the three Strut tower bolt/nuts.... Those are grounded too.
Thanks for your comment! The one on the right side of the car was attached to a preexisting bolt that's there. The other one, on the left, near the fuse box, was done in an existing hole, so I didn't drill any new holes for the ground connections. I decided to do both since the wiring harness had them. I assume the manufacturer had their reasons for including 2 separate ground wires.
So 2020 RAV4 does not come with LED fog lights? XLE model?
Well, I don't know about the regular Rav4's, but mine is a '21 Prime SE and it came with blanks. The Prime XSE had an option package that included running lights but they're not fog lights.
Did they come prewired with the factory harness?
No they did not. I do show the wiring and the power tap points in the video.
Hola.
El led tricolor para faro de niebla del link de Amazon está agotado. ¿Algún otro link?
Hola, I have found an alternate bulb, and updated the link in the description. amzn.to/3hGUwMk
Can the 12volt be taking from the fuse box under your wheel driver side? Is the will cause any issue? Other then the i prefer to run the wire all lver to the rear battery to void making hole into the fuse box
Yes, you can tap power from the fuse box in the driver side below the steering wheel. If you take a look at my video on the Wolfbox mirror dash cam, at around the 15:20 mark, I start pointing out the available blank fuse slots. For installing the fog lights though, you will still need to install the relay, and draw the main power from the fuse box under the hood in the engine compartment.
My damn wheel well has these annoying tabs that dont seem to pop no matter how much i pry at them and without doing that im unable to run cable into the cabin. Any suggestions?
Can you show me a photo of these tabs?
I own a Rav4 Prime XSE. I removed over a hundred pounds of dead weight. The spare tire, car jack and 30 pound lead acid battery. I replaced the battery with a 9 pound lithium Ohmmu battery. I'm getting 5 seconds 0to 60 using Braggy and my mpg had also increase getting 50mpg plus average.
@manifest 73, can you please share the link/details of 9lb lithium battery.
Also list of things you have removed to reduce weight. Thanks.
@@Hawki777 Ohmmu.com
I removed the spare tire, car jack and the 32 pound lead acid battery.
The Ohmmu battery are specificly designed for Teslas but it will work on most cars.
I hope that you get a flat.💩
I’m loving the tires where did you get the alloys
They're stock.
Can I connect the red “ignition wire “to positive battery?
Probably not a good idea, since you could accidentally leave the light on when the car is not in Ready mode, killing the battery.
@@PhilsDIY which fuse under the steering wheel should I use?
I guess that depends on what you want to connect there. I don't know what you're trying to do, so I'm not comfortable directing you to a particular connection point. But generally if you're looking to draw more than about 5 amps, you probably should go to the main fuse block either in the engine compartment, or in the trunk next to the 12V battery. Your comment is in the fog light video, and if you're trying to install fog lights, you definitely need to do your wiring in the engine compartment, including using the relay that would have come with the kit.
@@PhilsDIY ok thank you. Also fog light bulbs says 55watts, is that each or both ?
I'm wondering if you could just order the led fog light kit from Toyota
I have no idea, but would imagine it's available. What I do know is that it's probably much more expensive than what I paid or what the costs are today. Thanks for watching!
@@PhilsDIY I asked today at my Toyota dealership and they said nothing is available and cannot be done! I'm going to try another dealership in another town. And I'll bring this video!
@Elaine Olson Vincent - I think the SE wiring is not set up to accommodate the fog lights that would be available for the XSE. Probably why they told you nothing is available. The lights that I got are third party and as you can see in my video, I had to tap into parts of the fuse box to get everything working. I doubt any dealership will sell you a fog light kit. Keep me posted!
@@PhilsDIY Thanks so much. That really helps. Guess I'll be without. 😮💨
Is there a way to get postive energy in the front of the car? I have a Rav 4 2021 hybrid LE. I got the lights installed and I was able to get power to the lights and the light switch work. Im having trouble getting power to the switch once it's installed in the dashboard. Any ideas?
*I couldn't wire it to the back where is the battery is. Because the wires I bought were too short
Hi Alexander, I'm not sure I understand your question... You installed fog lights, and you got the switch to work? I'm not familiar with the hybrid, as my car is the Prime, but I'm sure most of the systems are basically same or very similar and I'm happy to help if I can. What else are you trying to do?
Hello, did you buy or does your car already have this bumper?
Thre bumper you see is the stock bumper on the 2021 Rav4 Prime SE.
Hey can I buy the OEM led accent lights from the Prime XSE and install into the SE.?
I honestly don't know - I think the shape of the opening so physically it should work. But I don't know if the harness on the OEM XSE lights would work on the SE. Good question though!
@@PhilsDIY Thanks for the response. I did notice a plug right behind the covers at 3:49. Did you that? My guess is that it's part of the DRL power. I found the OEM LED accent fog lights for the XSE at Toyota of Atlanta but I'm not sure if there's a connection. If there is I'm guessing it connects to the plug af 3:49? What are your thought. I'm thinking of buying it
@@rtrt2889 Someone else did comment that the harness/connector that's there was set up for a light, but I'm sure if you asked the parts department at your dealership, they could tell you if that XSE light would work on the SE. If you prefer the accent lights that are on the XSE over straight fog lights, then that's definitely an option. Although the work to get to the back of the bumper will still be the same (i.e., taking out the wheel well trim and reaching in). Good luck!
@@PhilsDIY thanks I'll keep you posted on what I find out. If it's a direct plug and play that'll be helpful
waste of time... at 3:48 you can see two connectors. One grey, one black. Black has 3 Pins for factory fog light connection(it is mean all cables already installed in car system, just install fog lighs, do crossconection and connects to black connector
Great tip! Maybe you can do a video showing how that would be done.
@@PhilsDIY I think can`t do video, because fog light was already Installed from factory. But front wiev camera and fwd parking sensors will be installing soon... waiting for good weather condition
I know this is a year old but I’ll
M looking to do them on my new prime SE and I’d like to use the factory wiring. Trying to find out if it’s plug n play add a switch plug in wires and drop a fuse and relay in the fuse box ,or it’s bcm controlled and needs programming…
@@JohnDiMartino It is TOYOTA, no any programming parts.... just connect and you will have result - work or not.. all units is selfprogramming.
Good but you don't show the way to connect all wires on the video that's is very important
I'm pretty sure i did... there's a ground, always on 12V, switched 12V, and the wires that go inside and has the plug for the switch. The video covers all of these. I changed the fuse tap location for the switched 12V, and that's in the description of the video.
The official Toyota LED fog light includes the entire assembly and not just a bulb. Instead of all this, just get a model that includes fog lights and convert to LED.
I couldn't find any Toyota OEM fog lights. Can you post a link here? Thanks!
Great Effort but nowhere close to providing enough information to really be helpful.
Sorry it didn't have what you were looking for in the video - what sort of other stuff would have made this better for you? For future reference in editing my videos...
Avoid tutorial. Thank you,
Imagine paying 40k for a car with no fog lights...
$40k is cheap considering I paid 54k for my 2021 Rav4 Edge (trail/adventure) in Australia.
I paid 54k for my rav4 prime too...
It has fog lights, just not LED.
@@barackblows1942 this guy didn't even watch the video...
Lol. China ofc