LED Side Marker Installation - Toyota Yaris Forums

Focus_Sh1ft · 01-18-2010, 09:24 PM

Hey guys,
I recently purchased a pair of side markers from microimage and need some serious help with installing these guys. I've searched the site high and low for some answers but failed to find anything worth while. My main problem is where I need to wire these in - drilling the holes and extending the wires are no big deal. I'm hoping for a similar plug and play situation found on page 6 of this thread (http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3471), but I'm willing to splice if I must.

Any help would be very, very appreciated. :)

1NZYaris1 · 01-18-2010, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Focus_Sh1ft

Hey guys,
I recently purchased a pair of side markers from microimage and need some serious help with installing these guys. I've searched the site high and low for some answers but failed to find anything worth while. My main problem is where I need to wire these in - drilling the holes and extending the wires are no big deal. I'm hoping for a similar plug and play situation found on page 6 of this thread (http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3471), but I'm willing to splice if I must.

Any help would be very, very appreciated. :)

If you got the LED Fender lights from Garm they should be plug and play

if they dont work , unplug the rubber connector and turn it 180degres

Focus_Sh1ft · 01-19-2010, 03:13 AM

US models don't appear to have that harness, unfortunately. I even double checked just now. If only it was that simple

1NZYaris1 · 01-19-2010, 03:34 AM

You got pics please

fmicle · 01-19-2010, 02:50 PM

I just installed the kit on my 2007 Yaris Liftback, US model and it went down just like 1NZYaris1 described it...

I was expecting some splicing, but it was a 5 minute plug-and-play job... It was so easy I didn't even bother taking pictures...

Focus_Sh1ft · 01-19-2010, 04:33 PM

Wow really? It even says on Microimage that splicing will be required. I know you didn't take pictures but can you possibly describe where that harness can be found? I checked on both the driver and passenger's side and don't see anything even close to resembling that. The only place I didn't check was behind the purplish padding along the inside of the fenders...

Focus_Sh1ft · 01-19-2010, 11:37 PM

Alright so I was doing some thinking and is it possible the harness is actually in the engine bay? I found a potential harness (found on both the passenger and driver's side) and took a picture of the passenger side.

Could this be it?

1NZYaris1 · 01-20-2010, 03:28 PM

yeap that looks like it , at the other end is a plug that the Micro Image ones will plug into

uncllip your side markers out of the fender .
and have a look you will be surprised

Focus_Sh1ft · 01-20-2010, 04:54 PM

Well I haven't actually drilled the holes yet, and that's why I'm trying to get all this straightened out first. I had a look see again today and I can't see the actual plug, so I'm not 100% sure as to where i need to drill. I tried removing the black plastic in the wheel well but that's wayyyy too huge of a hassle. I guess my next question would be what steps did you guys take to get them totally installed (from start to finish)?

I guess I'm not so confident about drilling the holes afterall

cali yaris · 01-20-2010, 05:11 PM

Drilling holes??? Don't need to drill any holes.

1. I just popped off an OEM side marker, I believe you push it towards the back of the car, then out.

2. The harness/plug is right there if you want to try and mate it with the aftermarket one.

3. That didn't work for me, so I snipped it and just wired up the new sidemarker. Took about 5 minutes tops. Test for polarity (reverse the wires if it doesn't light up)

4. Press it into place.

Doc Zaius · 01-20-2010, 05:17 PM

From the factory repair manual...

Focus_Sh1ft · 01-20-2010, 05:39 PM

Alright I'm terribly confused now lmao. I have a sedan, and it doesn't have any OEM side markers nor any potential place to snap part of the area above the fender out to place a side marker. Could it be the sedan wasn't really designed to have a side marker installed, as opposed to the hatchback?

Doc Zaius · 01-20-2010, 05:48 PM

Oh... hahahha... sorry! My bad I didn't check if you had a sedan..!

Focus_Sh1ft · 01-20-2010, 05:52 PM

No worries. I'm beginning to wish I had a hatchback now because it's cake to install compared to the sedan lol.

1NZYaris1 · 01-20-2010, 07:24 PM

LOL
pays to read your signature

i thought you already had sidemarkers , me bad
if you want i can pop a sidemarker out and trace around the hole
then scan it and then email it to you

DARK AGE 53 · 01-20-2010, 07:34 PM

It's you car but do you really want to make a hole in your fender's like the second pic 1NZYaris1 posted, just my opinon.

Focus_Sh1ft · 01-20-2010, 07:47 PM

1NZYaris1, thanks for the offer but nah. There's a good chance I'm just going to wind up cutting away most of the plastic on the back so it's more smooth and apply some 3M double sided adhesive that I have left. Anyways, now I'm back to wondering if I even do have that harness

MadMax · 01-20-2010, 07:53 PM

Don't use double-sided tape, use a sealant such as a silicone waterproof caulk...

01-18-2010, 09:24 PM	#1
Focus_Sh1ft Drives: 08 Yaris Turbo; 06 tC Turbo Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Jersey Posts: 875	LED Side Marker Installation Hey guys, I recently purchased a pair of side markers from microimage and need some serious help with installing these guys. I've searched the site high and low for some answers but failed to find anything worth while. My main problem is where I need to wire these in - drilling the holes and extending the wires are no big deal. I'm hoping for a similar plug and play situation found on page 6 of this thread (http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3471), but I'm willing to splice if I must. Any help would be very, very appreciated. :)

01-19-2010, 03:34 AM	#4
1NZYaris1 View User's Garage Drives: Yaris Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 2,566	You got pics please __________________ http://www.microimageonline.com/forums/index.php

01-19-2010, 02:50 PM	#5
fmicle Drives: 2007 Yaris LB Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: San Jose, CA, USA Posts: 685	I just installed the kit on my 2007 Yaris Liftback, US model and it went down just like 1NZYaris1 described it... I was expecting some splicing, but it was a 5 minute plug-and-play job... It was so easy I didn't even bother taking pictures... __________________ 5% Tint Rear \| Micro Image LED Ignition Light Kit

01-20-2010, 03:28 PM	#8
1NZYaris1 View User's Garage Drives: Yaris Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 2,566	yeap that looks like it , at the other end is a plug that the Micro Image ones will plug into uncllip your side markers out of the fender . and have a look you will be surprised __________________ http://www.microimageonline.com/forums/index.php

01-20-2010, 05:11 PM	#10
cali yaris ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Turbo Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canoga Park, CA Posts: 14,859	Drilling holes??? Don't need to drill any holes. 1. I just popped off an OEM side marker, I believe you push it towards the back of the car, then out. 2. The harness/plug is right there if you want to try and mate it with the aftermarket one. 3. That didn't work for me, so I snipped it and just wired up the new sidemarker. Took about 5 minutes tops. Test for polarity (reverse the wires if it doesn't light up) 4. Press it into place. __________________ Micro Image forums, online store and shop are now closed. It was a great eight year run, but it was time to focus on other things. I'm still selling parts on eBay under micro*image seller ID and customers can still make requests for anything specific.

01-19-2010, 03:13 AM	#3
Focus_Sh1ft Drives: 08 Yaris Turbo; 06 tC Turbo Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Jersey Posts: 875	US models don't appear to have that harness, unfortunately. I even double checked just now. If only it was that simple

01-19-2010, 04:33 PM	#6
Focus_Sh1ft Drives: 08 Yaris Turbo; 06 tC Turbo Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Jersey Posts: 875	Wow really? It even says on Microimage that splicing will be required. I know you didn't take pictures but can you possibly describe where that harness can be found? I checked on both the driver and passenger's side and don't see anything even close to resembling that. The only place I didn't check was behind the purplish padding along the inside of the fenders...

01-20-2010, 04:54 PM	#9
Focus_Sh1ft Drives: 08 Yaris Turbo; 06 tC Turbo Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Jersey Posts: 875	Well I haven't actually drilled the holes yet, and that's why I'm trying to get all this straightened out first. I had a look see again today and I can't see the actual plug, so I'm not 100% sure as to where i need to drill. I tried removing the black plastic in the wheel well but that's wayyyy too huge of a hassle. I guess my next question would be what steps did you guys take to get them totally installed (from start to finish)? I guess I'm not so confident about drilling the holes afterall

01-20-2010, 05:39 PM	#12
Focus_Sh1ft Drives: 08 Yaris Turbo; 06 tC Turbo Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Jersey Posts: 875	Alright I'm terribly confused now lmao. I have a sedan, and it doesn't have any OEM side markers nor any potential place to snap part of the area above the fender out to place a side marker. Could it be the sedan wasn't really designed to have a side marker installed, as opposed to the hatchback?

01-20-2010, 05:48 PM	#13
Doc Zaius Lurker supreme! View User's Garage Drives: old and boosted! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ottawa, ON, Canada Posts: 792	Oh... hahahha... sorry! My bad I didn't check if you had a sedan..! __________________ 2006 Red Blitzed RS 5-door

01-20-2010, 05:52 PM	#14
Focus_Sh1ft Drives: 08 Yaris Turbo; 06 tC Turbo Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Jersey Posts: 875	No worries. I'm beginning to wish I had a hatchback now because it's cake to install compared to the sedan lol.

01-20-2010, 07:24 PM	#15
1NZYaris1 View User's Garage Drives: Yaris Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 2,566	LOL pays to read your signature i thought you already had sidemarkers , me bad if you want i can pop a sidemarker out and trace around the hole then scan it and then email it to you __________________ http://www.microimageonline.com/forums/index.php

01-20-2010, 07:34 PM	#16
DARK AGE 53 Drives: 2009 Yaris Onyx Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 201	It's you car but do you really want to make a hole in your fender's like the second pic 1NZYaris1 posted, just my opinon.

01-20-2010, 07:47 PM	#17
Focus_Sh1ft Drives: 08 Yaris Turbo; 06 tC Turbo Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Jersey Posts: 875	1NZYaris1, thanks for the offer but nah. There's a good chance I'm just going to wind up cutting away most of the plastic on the back so it's more smooth and apply some 3M double sided adhesive that I have left. Anyways, now I'm back to wondering if I even do have that harness

01-20-2010, 07:53 PM	#18
MadMax Drives: 2008 Yaris Liftback (Sprocket) Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: San Antonio, Texas! Posts: 2,799	Don't use double-sided tape, use a sealant such as a silicone waterproof caulk...

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