[My 2017 hatch does not have the powered lift system]
Baja Designs Dome Light w/Switch, 1 each White (398051) & Red (398054)
One of my goals was to be minimally invasive as possible mounting the lights to the Land Cruiser. I didn’t want to damage the interior trim if I could avoid it. I want the option to change or revert if I choose. Your mounting choice can of course be different depending on your light fixture choice.
In some markets there is small square panel on the inside of the hatch near the exterior unlocking button that hosts an interior hatch release button. There is no other way to open the hatch from inside. In the USA model this interior hatch release button is not implemented and is a blank panel. I’m going to use that removable Lock Cover panel as my location to mount my lights. This panel is easily removable to provide service access to the exterior latch and of course service access to my new hatch light wiring. If I choose to do something different this blank Lock Cover panel is easily replaceable from the Toyota Parts Counter ($13) 67848-60050-B0.
If you did implement the hatch release by acquiring parts from Toyota or other vendor you can still do this mod… you’ll just mount the lights outboard of the removable panel directly into the hatch trim.
more details... Tailgate and Cargo Area LED Hatch Lights
Baja Designs Dome Light w/Switch, 1 each White (398051) & Red (398054)
One of my goals was to be minimally invasive as possible mounting the lights to the Land Cruiser. I didn’t want to damage the interior trim if I could avoid it. I want the option to change or revert if I choose. Your mounting choice can of course be different depending on your light fixture choice.
In some markets there is small square panel on the inside of the hatch near the exterior unlocking button that hosts an interior hatch release button. There is no other way to open the hatch from inside. In the USA model this interior hatch release button is not implemented and is a blank panel. I’m going to use that removable Lock Cover panel as my location to mount my lights. This panel is easily removable to provide service access to the exterior latch and of course service access to my new hatch light wiring. If I choose to do something different this blank Lock Cover panel is easily replaceable from the Toyota Parts Counter ($13) 67848-60050-B0.
If you did implement the hatch release by acquiring parts from Toyota or other vendor you can still do this mod… you’ll just mount the lights outboard of the removable panel directly into the hatch trim.
more details... Tailgate and Cargo Area LED Hatch Lights
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