Hybrid Models - Auxiliary Pigtail Tie-In Locations

[trailhunger]

Anyone know if there’s an Aux pigtail connection under the back seats in the hybrid? I know there’s one in the rear of the truck / tying in my GFC lights to that this week.

It would be a colossal time saver to have a tie-in under the back bench. There’s a rubber boot with a huge loom right there to snake an SAE wire coming off my roof mounted RinseKit (already routed cameras through this boot). Deleting the AGM battery in that tank and should have a powered 5 gal shower tank weighing in at ~52lbs full

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[Baltimore]

Based on the picture others have posted from the manuals that come with the pigtails, there should be one on the passenger side under the bench.

Can't personally confirm since my Ltd failed to come with the aux prewiring.

If it's not, at least with the battery in the bench it's an easy tie in. Hook to battery directly, then chase up the floor door moulding to the switch panel at the drivers dash position

 

[trailhunger]

Based on the picture others have posted from the manuals that come with the pigtails, there should be one on the passenger side under the bench.

Can't personally confirm since my Ltd failed to come with the aux prewiring.

If it's not, at least with the battery in the bench it's an easy tie in. Hook to battery directly, then chase up the floor door moulding to the switch panel at the drivers dash position

I found all 3 aux connnectors. They’re in the rear of the truck up under the bed near the ARB compressor. There’s 1 single lower port w/a weather cap and the other is situated higher up on the bed/framing underside. That’s actually a 2-for-1 splitter w/ a cap. I’m probably going to tie-in to the 2-fer first because I have 2 accessories to wire right off the bat - and because this female connector doesn’t have a weather protector.. Couldn’t make heads or tails of the wiring at first but after seeing the weather caps and how it interfaces Toyota has all 3 aux ports laid out right there for me.

I’m gonna conclude that these are the only aux tie-in ports on my TH because after rerouting my rear view cameras I got a good look at wiring in the cab and it’s all carefully done with tessa & butyl tape for weather & firewall safety. Even if there’s a mid-point connector under the back seats my M.O. is don’t touch any of this wiring and keep your warranty intact. I don’t think Toyota wants owners touching this area for fire/shock/shorting precautions. Roof racks running power down the A pillars probably need to tie-in at the cabin kick plate

will post pics later tonight. Worst case for me is I need 8’ of SAE cable ran up to the from aft to forward of the GFC’s RTT. ~5 zip ties, some slot grommets & it’s done

 

[Chip]

I found all 3 aux connnectors. They’re in the rear of the truck up under the bed near the ARB compressor. There’s 1 single lower port w/a weather cap and the other is situated higher up on the bed/framing underside. That’s actually a 2-for-1 splitter w/ a cap. I’m probably going to tie-in to the 2-fer first because I have 2 accessories to wire right off the bat - and because this female connector doesn’t have a weather protector.. Couldn’t make heads or tails of the wiring at first but after seeing the weather caps and how it interfaces Toyota has all 3 aux ports laid out right there for me.

I’m gonna conclude that these are the only aux tie-in ports on my TH because after rerouting my rear view cameras I got a good look at wiring in the cab and it’s all carefully done with tessa & butyl tape for weather & firewall safety. Even if there’s a mid-point connector under the back seats my M.O. is don’t touch any of this wiring and keep your warranty intact. I don’t think Toyota wants owners touching this area for fire/shock/shorting precautions. Roof racks running power down the A pillars probably need to tie-in at the cabin kick plate

will post pics later tonight. Worst case for me is I need 8’ of SAE cable ran up to the from aft to forward of the GFC’s RTT. ~5 zip ties, some slot grommets & it’s done

Why did you have to relocate your backup camera

 

[timetoeatpotatoes]

rear view camera for "mirror" is on the back of the cab. prob installed a cap or rack on the bed.

 

[trailhunger]

Why did you have to relocate your backup camera

put a GFC (windowless) on the back

 

[trailhunger]

scoured the underside of the truck & followed looms of cable again today. The aux pigtail connections - on my TH - are located driver-side rear/underside of the truck bed near the ARB compressor. Slapped up some photos.

For lower wattage applications (lighting/rinse kits/etc) these aux kits are killer. Haven't determined where the immediate power source is for the aux units (assuming engine battery/Accessory power via 2x power button engage), but with generator mode, none of that matters, it'll charge & regulate all batteries as needed. case-in-point: I've ran the bed scene lighting the other night on the TH working late routing cables and it shut down after ~1 hr or so. The system will protect the engine battery. So although I intend to have DC quick disconnects on my GFC's lighting suite (for tying into my power station on occasion), the aux control switch makes total sense to make it more permanent.

In a perfect world the 12V power port on the ARB compressor unit would be always ON in accessory mode, but unfortunately that isn't the case. Need to turn on the 120V generator mode switch in the cab, then turn on the compressor, and only then do you have 12V DC power back there. The GFC lighting power cable dangles right in front of that cigarette lighter port, but seeing how the pigtails are less than 6" away through the bed wall, piece of cake.

 

[Baltimore]

I found all 3 aux connnectors. They’re in the rear of the truck up under the bed near the ARB compressor. There’s 1 single lower port w/a weather cap and the other is situated higher up on the bed/framing underside. That’s actually a 2-for-1 splitter w/ a cap. I’m probably going to tie-in to the 2-fer first because I have 2 accessories to wire right off the bat - and because this female connector doesn’t have a weather protector.. Couldn’t make heads or tails of the wiring at first but after seeing the weather caps and how it interfaces Toyota has all 3 aux ports laid out right there for me.

I’m gonna conclude that these are the only aux tie-in ports on my TH because after rerouting my rear view cameras I got a good look at wiring in the cab and it’s all carefully done with tessa & butyl tape for weather & firewall safety. Even if there’s a mid-point connector under the back seats my M.O. is don’t touch any of this wiring and keep your warranty intact. I don’t think Toyota wants owners touching this area for fire/shock/shorting precautions. Roof racks running power down the A pillars probably need to tie-in at the cabin kick plate

will post pics later tonight. Worst case for me is I need 8’ of SAE cable ran up to the from aft to forward of the GFC’s RTT. ~5 zip ties, some slot grommets & it’s done

Extremely curious to see pictures.
I know the weather cap one you speak of. And I know there's a secondary unused up in the bed fender where the air pump would be if I had it. But the locations they call out in the cab and the engine bay are all MIA for me, as are the relays and fused in the left engine fuse box. I have the three wires behind my switch panel, but all dummy plugs/blanks.

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