Foot Light on Mirror

[GR8Santini]

Totally commend you on this project. May not like this comment, but….
think the juice isn’t a worth the squeeze.

The light output on mirror puddle lamp is pathetic. You can look close in your picture & see the LED element is tiny. I’d guess most LC Premium owners didn’t know that light was even there until your post.

I added 2 KC v2 Cyclones located at either end of the step rails using the step rail illumination circuit,, & that wasn’t for rock lights, but to improve the poor factory step rail entry/egress illumination. Until working on that system had never even noticed those puddle lamps.

While you have the mirror open you could cut the green/green black harness & add 12v & ground to the light side, so you could see them light up. If they’re like the step rail circuit the light is going to be polarity sensitive. Potentially if that worked you could run a wire harness up from your step rail circuit, through the door & into the mirror to power them.

Depends how thirsty you are my friend.

 

[aamays]

Totally commend you on this project. May not like this comment, but….
think the juice isn’t a worth the squeeze.

The light output on mirror puddle lamp is pathetic. You can look close in your picture & see the LED element is tiny. I’d guess most LC Premium owners didn’t know that light was even there until your post.

I added 2 KC v2 Cyclones located at either end of the step rails using the step rail illumination circuit,, & that wasn’t for rock lights, but to improve the poor factory step rail entry/egress illumination. Until working on that system had never even noticed those puddle lamps.

While you have the mirror open you could cut the green/green black harness & add 12v & ground to the light side, so you could see them light up. If they’re like the step rail circuit the light is going to be polarity sensitive. Potentially if that worked you could run a wire harness up from your step rail circuit, through the door & into the mirror to power them.

Depends how thirsty you are my friend.

Haha I totally get it. I’m not that deep into it. I just assume turn it on if it is a programmed thing. Honestly, it just pisses me off that little things like this are disabled.

 

[EOD Guy]

Have you checked in your settings to see if the proximity is disabled? I don't recall exactly where that's at but I think there are some features for the lights you can program.

 

[aamays]

Have you checked in your settings to see if the proximity is disabled? I don't recall exactly where that's at but I think there are some features for the lights you can program.

I just went through the settings, and I don’t see it. Like why disable something so small. Toyota does stupid stuff. I don’t even need the light with the KC Cyclones I installed, but it just annoys me at this point. Haha

 

[EOD Guy]

I just went through the settings, and I don’t see it. Like why disable something so small. Toyota does stupid stuff. I don’t even need the light with the KC Cyclones I installed, but it just annoys me at this point. Haha

Looks like it might be a dealer enabled option or if you know someone with diagnostic computer.

 

[aamays]

This annoys me. It shows default "on," and my footlight plug works fine. Since the puddle light is in the mirror, why is it not functioning. I"m sure my local Toyota dealer would look at me like I have a 3rd eye if I ask about this.

 

[GR8Santini]

Nice job on the find EOD!
Aamays - I guess I’m invested on your issue! I went out to see if I could figure out the logic. My ‘26 Prem doesn’t help us.

• If I walk up locked w/ remote the puddle comes on w/ step rail illumination
• Unlock LC w/ remote puddle & step rail lights stay on
• Puddle seems to be on same timer circuit as step rail lights
• Open the door the step rail illumination stays on, puddle turns off - that’s jacked.

For the record - the puddle light output is a joke.

 

[aamays]

Nice job on the find EOD!
Aamays - I guess I’m invested on your issue! I went out to see if I could figure out the logic. My ‘26 Prem doesn’t help us.

• If I walk up locked w/ remote the puddle comes on w/ step rail illumination
• Unlock LC w/ remote puddle & step rail lights stay on
• Puddle seems to be on same timer circuit as step rail lights
• Open the door the step rail illumination stays on, puddle turns off - that’s jacked.

For the record - the puddle light output is a joke.

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I don’t know if that little speck of light is worth the trouble now….

 

[hikerdrg]

Just a suggestion, if you’re looking to illuminate the ground when you open your doors, Amazon sells puddle lights that replace the door courtesy lights. The light angles down towards the ground. They offer many styles to choose from. I replaced my lights seems to work pretty good.

 

[GR8Santini]

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