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 honestly don't know - I guess you could try it and if it stops the leak, you're good!

Sounds ok to me! I'll check future videos for audio equalization. It's the same microphone I've used in other videos...

Only thing that's different is I upgraded my computer OS from Win 10 to 11. I wonder if the new OS has a different audio profile...

Mine is still only around 26K miles... Thanks for watching my channel!

Honestly I have no idea. Logic tells me it's not possible, but who knows?

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.

Thanks! haha, the car was practically brand new hence the clean trunk and plastic! I have some scuffs and scrapes on the plastic now. Congrats on getting yours!

@@PhilsDIY Hi, I ordered a RAV4 Prime (PHEV) in exactly the same colour as yours. I want to ask you if you have registered information about a problem called "RAV4 cablegate" where corrosion occurs at the end of the high voltage cable leading to the rear electric motor. Have you looked at the condition of this high voltage cable termination on your car? Have a nice day.

Matter of fact, I did indeed buy an oscilating saw not too long after this video was made! Along with a grinder. My tool collection just continues to grow... Thanks for your tip!

Some gloves too

Great!

Thanks for watching! That power kit is available as an optional kit from Wolfbox - "Dashcam Multifunctional Hardwire Kit" which is the first item in the "Select Addons" section on the right side of the product page.

You might know what you're doing but my videos are not what's the best way to do something - just how I did that something. You might think it looks bad (not stooping to your language) but it looks great to me.

Hi, I got them at Harbor Freight

They can't?? I would think you could...

Hi Alfredo, Thanks for watching my video! The Rav4 Prime come with tinted glass on the rear hatch, so I felt that would make the rear view quality poor, and that's why I put it outside next to the built-in camera. I do think some people don't like to drill through the body so they just put it inside and live with the lower quality video.

You're welcome! Thanks for watching!

Sorry to hear they sent you the wrong harness. Were you able to resolve this issue? Return/replace/refund?

I dont think so. That middle wire is in the middle of the two batteries that are in SERIES. When measured with that point being treated as ground, one end is negative, the other is positive. There is no way this could be used to balance the cells, as that requires the cells to be wired in parallel so that they have the same voltage, eventually equalizing them. Thanks for your comment though just the same. Cheers!

@PhilsDIY if the batteries are in parallel, they don't need balancing, they balance themselves. But if they are in series, you need a charger that knows the state of charge of each and one of them to know when to stop charging one and keep charging the other.

Thank you!

Hi, sorry this is late - but no, they only light up when the car is on.

I am trying to use a 5 pin bosch relay but the hatch light doesn't provide enough volts to trigger the switch. What is your relay wiring setup?

Green wire to ground is what triggers it

Thanks for visiting!

I think i do, let me check later. How many do you need? I actually went through 4 for my kick sensor project. 1 got damaged, and i had to replace 1 about a year after install due to faulty action.

Ok, just saw your other video where you upgraded your charge controller to the all in one unit. Great work!

Thanks for your comments! I chose the Zoom after I saw Will Prowse did a tear down review on it and he concluded it was actually a solid battery. I got the second one about a year later, after the company changed its brand to Redodo. Actually, that first charge controller died after less than a year - bad solder joints. I did a short video on that. Then, I upgraded to a different 12V charge controller, and it was after that I got the second battery and then eventually the all in one. The original charge controller claimed to be compatible with LiFePo4 but ultimately it failed due to the bad solder joints. I did fix that one so now I have TWO 12V charge controllers and a 1KW inverter on my shelf ! LOL.

@@PhilsDIY great! Thanks for the update. I am currently running one 100ah Power Queen LiFePo4, a 60amp Li Time Charge controller and 1000 watts in panels. It supplies approx half my home power here in Jamaica.

Hi, the original battery inside this unit was 2 pcs LR1865SK, Lithium Ion 2600 mAh, soldered in series (neg of one tied to pos of the other). The device uses +3.7V and -3.7V for controlling the motors. I got the replacement from Amazon, and found one that had the batteries already soldered together the way I needed: amzn.to/4aJzvYe just be careful when handling the battery leads and avoid doing what I did in the video!

Can you show me a photo of these tabs?

I honestly don't remember adjusting the aim on these...

I don't recall any such inferior quality in the one I got. Once I screwed it into the bracket it seemed pretty solid.

Fortunately the one that I got directly from Toyota (for the 2022 Camry, I think) works great and is rock-solid in terms of build quality. Jan

I think it was from Van Nuys Lumber, but that place is actually in Chatsworth (CA)

Sorry it took me awhile to see your comment... Here you go! drive.google.com/file/d/1DOhBwMM0T9KAyRtVXl6K_g7Bf2NkCdRu/view?usp=sharing

LOL - that threshold was only a few years old - no bearing on how old that sill was!

Haha! The you definitely should not try! Thanks for watching!

Good luck! I hope you get it done without too much hassle!