DUDEEEEE, thank you so much. I kid you not I have watched about 65 minutes of multiple videos and yet to see where to attach the ground…. Unreal, thank you for this video
Hey dude, New Rav4 owner here, in a little bit of a pickle after installing these. Disclaimer: I'm not a car guy. This was really my first DIY attempt at adding a modification. Here's what happened. Two days ago, I installed raptor lights by following this video. After all, you made it look so easy. I clipped the lights into the grill and then moved on to wiring. I wrapped the (black) ground wire around a nearby bolt (not the battery) and secured it in place. Then for the power (red), the kit came with a little "add-a-fuse" type splitter for the fuse along with a 10amp fuse. I also decided to use the 7.5amp USB2 fuse located in the upper left corner of the fuse box. I plugged the "add-a-fuse" into the 7.5amp USB2 slot, and then put back the original 7.5amp fuse into one of the slots before filling the other slot with the 10amp fuse that came with the kit. (I suspect this is where I messed up). Anyways, I turned on the ignition and the raptor lights worked beautifully. I drove around the rest of the day, no problem. The next day, I was driving around and the dashboard tells me that the "Start Stop system" has a malfunction, and that it's been disabled and that I should see a dealer. I didn't sweat it, as I never really liked the system anyways. A few hours later, I see a "battery charging" alert on the dash. Again, didn't think anything of it. Then today (the second day), I was dropping my daughter off at school when she started playing with the power windows. Suddenly, I felt the steering wheel lock up (lose power steering). I look at my dash, and a whole myriad of alerts and lights lit up. The power steering symbol, the parking brake malfunction, the battery symbol, and several other system alerts. It was honestly scary and overwhelming. Panicked, I managed to immediately pull over and shut off my engine. Upon trying to restart it, I realized it wouldn't start. Very similar to a dead battery type situation, the dash lit up but the car wouldn't start- only make that clicking sound that we all dread. I managed to get someone to jump start my car, which worked at first, but immediately died a few moments after... which in my very limited knowledge of cars means that it's the alternator, right? Anyways, I remove the raptor lights completely (removed the ground wire from the bolt, and removed the "add-a-fuse" from the USB2 slot, putting back in the original 7.5amp fuse). I checked to make sure that fuse wasn't blown and it wasn't. Then we try jumping it again, this time leaving the cables on for 30 minutes. But no luck. After disconnecting, the car died a few moments later again. I've since had the car towed back to my home, but I'm confused, frustrated, and honestly a bit embarrassed feeling like I must have made a real rookie mistake without even knowing it. So many people seemed to have had such an easy time installing these lights. Right now, all I can think about it that I must have made a dumb mistake with the fuses. Maybe I should have only put one of the fuses back in the "add-a-fuse" instead of both? (10amp + 7.5amp in a 7.5amp slot) Maybe they should have been reversed in terms of which slot they were in? (Does that matter?) Anyway, I'm really hoping I didn't really mess up my car in a costly way. What should I do? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Many thanks.
Hey Dennis, sorry to hear about the troubles. We all start somewhere with cars, so no shame there. Did you connect the black ground wire around the screw I mention in the video? It’s tucked down in there, but that’s a grounding screw. If not, that could be where things went wrong, as you really want to make sure the lights are grounded out and not attached to a random bolt that might not be grounded. That is where I would start. It could also be a bad battery - is the car brand new? Either way, I’d get the battery tested - it’s usually a free service at local automotive shops. It could be as simple as a coincidence and the battery was beginning to go bad. Since the lights were working, I really doubt the fuse situation caused any issues. You can run the add-a-fuse with only one slot filled, so that shouldn’t have caused any harm. Hope this helps.
Awesome video i did the exact samething as yours but i didnt have to cut the edge of the fuse box instead. I unscrewed the bolt underneath the last fuse labeled 30v. Then squeezed the white clip which seperated 3 inches of the fuse box then ran the cord there. I always try to find ways not to alter wires or cut any plastic lol.
Can you also plug the add-a-fuse wire into one of the 10inj fuses? That’s what it shows on the Seven Sparta instillation video. I see many people use the 7.5amp USB2 plug that you used. Kind of confused on whether to use that plug or the 10INJ plug.
I believe you can use either, but as long as you have both fuses in the add-a-fuse (the one you remove from the port and the one provided from your lights purchase), you can pretty safely do some trial and error on what works and what won’t. The 10INJ is likely a safe bet from what we’ve seen, but we have not tried it this way. Hope this helps!
hello my friend, i need help with my 2021 rav4 grille lights !. i inserted the red wire into one of headlight fuse inside the fuse box but the raptor lights somehow still stayed on even after the car was powered off, wtf ! so what fuse slot should i insert the red wire into so that it will turn off when the engine is powered off? thank you !
Hi Mike! I never had good luck with the headlight fuse sockets for the raptor lights, so that's why I went the USB2 fuse slot route. There is something active on the headlight fuse at all times it seems, so it reduces the add-a-fuse options down to the USB fuse slots. If you'd like them to only come on with the headlights, I'd recommend splicing directly into the headlight power harness, however that is something I didn't want to tackle for our personal car. We actually prefer that the lights are on at all times while the vehicle is running now that it's set up that way.
@@revlimitdesigns ….so to have the lights on when the car running is to insert the red wire into the ubs2 then? I guess that is what I want in the first place. I will try it tomorrow to see that works, thank you for your response
@@sanjose101ful that is correct. The add-a-fuse should be connected to the USB2 fuse port for them to be on while the vehicle is running. The location in the video is using exactly that port. Hope that works out well for you!
Is that main ground in the same area on the hybrid? Other raptor light install vids have the negative wire grounded to the battery's negative port but that isn't close by on the hybrid model. Is there a spot you'd recommend for hybrids?
I haven't seen where the grounding post is on the Hybrid, but I'd imagine it would be in the same spot. There may be a couple different grounding areas. You can also ground on the negative terminal, but it is best done grounding it to the body.
I haven't found a way to make them only come on while the headlights are in use - at least with the add-a-fuse method. Neither headlight fuses allow for it unfortunately. For my wife's car it wasn't a big deal since she like the look of them on all the time with the daytime running lights, but I get why some would want them to be on with just the headlights.
@@revlimitdesigns Why don't you just wire tap the raptor lights into the headlight/DRL positive wire? Unplug your DRL or headlight. Now with a multimeter, ground your black lead and then connect your red tester into the socket. Turn the headlights on, test (if I recall it's the wire with the blue line, correct me if I'm wrong), then using a wire tap, clamp that wire and connect your positive raptor wire and clamp that too. Depending on which lights you connect to, it should power up the raptor lights. When I order mine, I plan to do it this way.
@@mikenova9434 i bought and installed them in the 7.5 V so they come on when the car is on. Unfortunately I never figured out how they come on with the head lights
No updated video unfortunately, as this was just a video demonstrating how I installed them on my wife's Rav4. Neither headlight fuses seemed to work in our experience. There may be other ways to get it to work without using the add-a-fuse option, but I'm not an expert in vehicle electrical wiring. We liked that they were on all the time with the daytime running lights, so we left it configured as shown in the video.
I did the same but it’s not working. Is that a 10amp or 15 amp on the add on fuse along with that 7.5 for the USB? Like you said when I tried the headlamps it was on whole time.
It is a 10 amp. One thing I found out recently is that the LE models don't have a USB2 fuse contact in the fuse slot, so a different fuse slot will need to be used. The USB2 powers the center console USB port on the other trims.
@@angelflores8475 hi Angel, as a couple of users mentioned in the comments, the LE model doesn't have the USB2 fuse available. There should be an additional 7.5 fuse you can use, possibly USB1 if it is there.
What’s the current draw when those lights are on? I’m thinking of adding those to mine but I’d prefer to connect them to the fog lights to keep it simple.
I haven't checked to see what the draw is specifically, but I've run them on my Tacoma and now our Rav4 without issue. The lights I purchased are fused by a 10A fuse.
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You'll need the inserts found on my Etsy page (see video details for link) and the Raptor lights. We recommend these in either color, but any of the same style will work: www.amazon.com/dp/B07YFN78XM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glt_fabc_6JASYNHYMZCYAQX5Z8P1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
Hi There, we would recommend returning the lights for something with a ground wire. It is odd that they didn’t include a ground wire, as it could result in a hazard to you and the vehicle electrical system.
Hi There, We restock daily so we should have some additional in stock each day. We generally restock a few each morning around 7-10 AM Pacific. Thanks for your interest in our shop! Zach RLD
DUDEEEEE, thank you so much. I kid you not I have watched about 65 minutes of multiple videos and yet to see where to attach the ground…. Unreal, thank you for this video
Hey dude,
New Rav4 owner here, in a little bit of a pickle after installing these. Disclaimer: I'm not a car guy. This was really my first DIY attempt at adding a modification.
Here's what happened.
Two days ago, I installed raptor lights by following this video. After all, you made it look so easy. I clipped the lights into the grill and then moved on to wiring. I wrapped the (black) ground wire around a nearby bolt (not the battery) and secured it in place. Then for the power (red), the kit came with a little "add-a-fuse" type splitter for the fuse along with a 10amp fuse. I also decided to use the 7.5amp USB2 fuse located in the upper left corner of the fuse box. I plugged the "add-a-fuse" into the 7.5amp USB2 slot, and then put back the original 7.5amp fuse into one of the slots before filling the other slot with the 10amp fuse that came with the kit. (I suspect this is where I messed up).
Anyways, I turned on the ignition and the raptor lights worked beautifully. I drove around the rest of the day, no problem.
The next day, I was driving around and the dashboard tells me that the "Start Stop system" has a malfunction, and that it's been disabled and that I should see a dealer. I didn't sweat it, as I never really liked the system anyways. A few hours later, I see a "battery charging" alert on the dash. Again, didn't think anything of it.
Then today (the second day), I was dropping my daughter off at school when she started playing with the power windows. Suddenly, I felt the steering wheel lock up (lose power steering). I look at my dash, and a whole myriad of alerts and lights lit up. The power steering symbol, the parking brake malfunction, the battery symbol, and several other system alerts. It was honestly scary and overwhelming. Panicked, I managed to immediately pull over and shut off my engine. Upon trying to restart it, I realized it wouldn't start. Very similar to a dead battery type situation, the dash lit up but the car wouldn't start- only make that clicking sound that we all dread.
I managed to get someone to jump start my car, which worked at first, but immediately died a few moments after... which in my very limited knowledge of cars means that it's the alternator, right? Anyways, I remove the raptor lights completely (removed the ground wire from the bolt, and removed the "add-a-fuse" from the USB2 slot, putting back in the original 7.5amp fuse). I checked to make sure that fuse wasn't blown and it wasn't. Then we try jumping it again, this time leaving the cables on for 30 minutes. But no luck. After disconnecting, the car died a few moments later again.
I've since had the car towed back to my home, but I'm confused, frustrated, and honestly a bit embarrassed feeling like I must have made a real rookie mistake without even knowing it. So many people seemed to have had such an easy time installing these lights.
Right now, all I can think about it that I must have made a dumb mistake with the fuses. Maybe I should have only put one of the fuses back in the "add-a-fuse" instead of both? (10amp + 7.5amp in a 7.5amp slot) Maybe they should have been reversed in terms of which slot they were in? (Does that matter?) Anyway, I'm really hoping I didn't really mess up my car in a costly way. What should I do? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Many thanks.
Hey Dennis, sorry to hear about the troubles. We all start somewhere with cars, so no shame there. Did you connect the black ground wire around the screw I mention in the video? It’s tucked down in there, but that’s a grounding screw. If not, that could be where things went wrong, as you really want to make sure the lights are grounded out and not attached to a random bolt that might not be grounded. That is where I would start. It could also be a bad battery - is the car brand new? Either way, I’d get the battery tested - it’s usually a free service at local automotive shops. It could be as simple as a coincidence and the battery was beginning to go bad. Since the lights were working, I really doubt the fuse situation caused any issues. You can run the add-a-fuse with only one slot filled, so that shouldn’t have caused any harm. Hope this helps.
So what did cause this problem?
Awesome video i did the exact samething as yours but i didnt have to cut the edge of the fuse box instead. I unscrewed the bolt underneath the last fuse labeled 30v. Then squeezed the white clip which seperated 3 inches of the fuse box then ran the cord there. I always try to find ways not to alter wires or cut any plastic lol.
You got any pictures?
Is it possible to connect them to the fog lights?
Can you also plug the add-a-fuse wire into one of the 10inj fuses? That’s what it shows on the Seven Sparta instillation video. I see many people use the 7.5amp USB2 plug that you used. Kind of confused on whether to use that plug or the 10INJ plug.
I believe you can use either, but as long as you have both fuses in the add-a-fuse (the one you remove from the port and the one provided from your lights purchase), you can pretty safely do some trial and error on what works and what won’t. The 10INJ is likely a safe bet from what we’ve seen, but we have not tried it this way. Hope this helps!
hello my friend, i need help with my 2021 rav4 grille lights !. i inserted the red wire into one of headlight fuse inside the fuse box but the raptor lights somehow still stayed on even after the car was powered off, wtf ! so what fuse slot should i insert the red wire into so that it will turn off when the engine is powered off? thank you !
Hi Mike! I never had good luck with the headlight fuse sockets for the raptor lights, so that's why I went the USB2 fuse slot route. There is something active on the headlight fuse at all times it seems, so it reduces the add-a-fuse options down to the USB fuse slots. If you'd like them to only come on with the headlights, I'd recommend splicing directly into the headlight power harness, however that is something I didn't want to tackle for our personal car. We actually prefer that the lights are on at all times while the vehicle is running now that it's set up that way.
@@revlimitdesigns ….so to have the lights on when the car running is to insert the red wire into the ubs2 then? I guess that is what I want in the first place. I will try it tomorrow to see that works, thank you for your response
@@sanjose101ful that is correct. The add-a-fuse should be connected to the USB2 fuse port for them to be on while the vehicle is running. The location in the video is using exactly that port. Hope that works out well for you!
Is that main ground in the same area on the hybrid? Other raptor light install vids have the negative wire grounded to the battery's negative port but that isn't close by on the hybrid model. Is there a spot you'd recommend for hybrids?
I haven't seen where the grounding post is on the Hybrid, but I'd imagine it would be in the same spot. There may be a couple different grounding areas. You can also ground on the negative terminal, but it is best done grounding it to the body.
hi bro where do i can buy the bracket? pls reply and thank you
Hi there,
The inserts can be purchased here: www.etsy.com/listing/939987135/2019-rav4-raptor-light-inserts-for-le?ref=share_v3_lx
My is xle,do I still need tu plug the 7.5 fuse or change it for a 10 fuse
I believe it should be the same as what is shown in the video. You would keep the 7.5A and add the 10A fuse.
@@revlimitdesigns hi 7.5 on top then add 10 at the bottom
Do u know what port to plug it into if you want them to come on only when headlights are on rather than the car?
I haven't found a way to make them only come on while the headlights are in use - at least with the add-a-fuse method. Neither headlight fuses allow for it unfortunately. For my wife's car it wasn't a big deal since she like the look of them on all the time with the daytime running lights, but I get why some would want them to be on with just the headlights.
@@revlimitdesigns Why don't you just wire tap the raptor lights into the headlight/DRL positive wire? Unplug your DRL or headlight. Now with a multimeter, ground your black lead and then connect your red tester into the socket. Turn the headlights on, test (if I recall it's the wire with the blue line, correct me if I'm wrong), then using a wire tap, clamp that wire and connect your positive raptor wire and clamp that too. Depending on which lights you connect to, it should power up the raptor lights. When I order mine, I plan to do it this way.
Did you ever purchase and install with your format?
@@mikenova9434 i bought and installed them in the 7.5 V so they come on when the car is on. Unfortunately I never figured out how they come on with the head lights
do you have an updated video? im thinking of doing this as well. i second the question below too, what fuse to have them come on only with headlights?
No updated video unfortunately, as this was just a video demonstrating how I installed them on my wife's Rav4. Neither headlight fuses seemed to work in our experience. There may be other ways to get it to work without using the add-a-fuse option, but I'm not an expert in vehicle electrical wiring. We liked that they were on all the time with the daytime running lights, so we left it configured as shown in the video.
@@revlimitdesigns thank you for responding. I might give this a go in the upcoming month!
I did the same but it’s not working. Is that a 10amp or 15 amp on the add on fuse along with that 7.5 for the USB?
Like you said when I tried the headlamps it was on whole time.
It is a 10 amp. One thing I found out recently is that the LE models don't have a USB2 fuse contact in the fuse slot, so a different fuse slot will need to be used. The USB2 powers the center console USB port on the other trims.
@@revlimitdesigns Thanks man.. I connected it to the other 7.5 amp fuse found in the fuse box and its working fine now.
@@revlimitdesigns I have the le model, I connected to the usb2 and they don’t turn on
@@angelflores8475 hi Angel, as a couple of users mentioned in the comments, the LE model doesn't have the USB2 fuse available. There should be an additional 7.5 fuse you can use, possibly USB1 if it is there.
@@revlimitdesigns thanks I’m currently using the usb 1 , and it works ! Thanks again
And about the black wire from the kit. Where did you put it man
It is shown in the video at about the 3:00 minute mark. It's the silver screw that grounds to the vehicle chassis.
I grounded it to some other screw on the chassis which was more comfortable to unscrew and its working fine.
What’s the current draw when those lights are on? I’m thinking of adding those to mine but I’d prefer to connect them to the fog lights to keep it simple.
I haven't checked to see what the draw is specifically, but I've run them on my Tacoma and now our Rav4 without issue. The lights I purchased are fused by a 10A fuse.
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Hello, do I need to anything else beside from the raptor light kit. Thanks
You'll need the inserts found on my Etsy page (see video details for link) and the Raptor lights. We recommend these in either color, but any of the same style will work: www.amazon.com/dp/B07YFN78XM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glt_fabc_6JASYNHYMZCYAQX5Z8P1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
To avoid any warranty issues, couldn't the raptor lights be tapped in
to the side marker lights?
Yes they should be able to be tapped into an existing wire as well. The add-a-fuse is just a simple and quick option.
my lights did not come with a ground. Is that okay?
Hi There, we would recommend returning the lights for something with a ground wire. It is odd that they didn’t include a ground wire, as it could result in a hazard to you and the vehicle electrical system.
When ar u going to make more brackets
Hi There,
We restock daily so we should have some additional in stock each day. We generally restock a few each morning around 7-10 AM Pacific. Thanks for your interest in our shop!
Zach
RLD