Rigid SR-L Series Lights for ARB Rear Bumper (Rigid Lights with SPV Wires)

[DeadSetMonkey]

Hello.

I've been watching the rear bumper light install thread:
https://www.tacoma4g.com/forum/thre...lights-for-arb-rear-bumper-installation.7161/

My aim was a bit different from the post above:
1) The automatic trigger for reverse lights (spreader)
2) The automatic trigger for the backlights to come on with parking/taillights (red halo)
But did NOT need:
3) The ability to manually fire the spreader lights using the pre-wired AUX buttons and pigtails supplied with the truck

SPV Specialty Performanc Parts was great with helping me know what I needed for a very easy plug 'n play install.

I bought -
1x - SPV Parts SHORT LENGTH REAR Harness w/ Taillight adapter - SPV Harness System (Works with MANY vehicles, See Details)24+ Toyota Tacoma / Standard included add on connectors (for lights with bare wires) AND
2x - SPV Parts Harness 3 Pole WP Add On Female Connector Adapter (Single) - SPV Harness System (Add to lights without connectors)
1x - Rigid Lights themselves (did not need/use the Rigid harness, only needed the SPV parts and the Rigid Lights) - i had purchased this from Rigid already

Install was simple.

Did have to splice/crimp Rigid Light wiring to SPV 3-pole adapter - was simple (need a crimper and a heat source).

Absolute hardest part was screwing in the light to the bumper mounts on the passenger side... so little space for hands/tools... even after temporarily disconnecting the sensor (small tab on bottom and on top to get this off) on that side that blocks access to one of the screws.

Drivers side was much easier.

No hints/tips/tricks exactly - except patience.

Once the lights were attached to the bumpers, the rest was very easy, plug and play and routing the wires with zipties holding them in place.
The photos/description in the thread sited above is useful to review.

Thanks to SPV and to this forum and the author of the thread above!

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[Brian2011]

Why the #2 part, there site says the only thing needed is the short harness for plug and play with reverse and halo?

 

[DeadSetMonkey]

Why the #2 part, there site says the only thing needed is the short harness for plug and play with reverse and halo?

Just made the process easier. The bare Rigid wires need to be spliced to an adapter to mate up with the SPV kit. The SPV kit comes with the bits needed to make this connection (essentialy an adapter that you can build). But the pre-built adapter is even easier! I paid a few more buck to have their pro-built adapter and save some time.

 

[rchrds]

Many months ago- (August) I bought the Rigid SR-L lights directly from Rigid about a week after I got my trailhunter, I'm kind of an early adopter. Well, They finally arrived last week (December.) As I was pretty sure they didn't include any way to sense the reverse light, I had been considering the SPV harness. Talking to SPV, they requested that I post the cable terminations to my new set of lights from the factory- so here they are. And definitely does not have a way to sense the reverse light- Looks like it would be rear accessory switched only.

The light head- and the wired connection.

The terminations of the wires from the light heads.

Overview of the harness with Toyota style Accessory plug, ground wire, and two exposed wire connectors.

the Garbage butt-join connectors included in the kit, instead of quality waterproof connectors. fine for a few years, but will eventually pick up road salt and corrode apart.

One of two wire terminations on the harness.

Toyota style connector for the Accessory plug at the rear of the vehicle.

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