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DAS UNDER-LIGHTS

Das Under-Lights

for the 3rd Gen 4Runner

Added an offroad bumper? Lost your front turn signals? Want to use less power from your alternator? Das Under-Lights can help. These 3D-printed kits are engineered and manufactured in Cypress, TX.

  • Das Under-Lights are made out of Carbon Fiber reinforced ASA. ASA is an all-weather, UV-stable polymer that can be sanded and painted by traditional methods. It’s post-processing is very similar to ABS. We encourage you to paint match these to your 4Runner for a subtle, OEM appearance.

  • Das Under-Lights LEDs are made by XKGlow. These are sequential switchback LEDs that are made in China. The lenses are 8” long. The Ambers can sequentially flash for turn signals/hazards, and the Whites glow with day-light running lights.

  • Das Under-Lights are one of the few (if not the only) aftermarket LED filler plate kits available with OEM plugs. The plugs are optional, and they are year-specific.

    If you swapped your 3rd gen’s OEM bumper from a 99-00 to a 96-98, be sure to pick the right year, because your turn signal wiring changed too.

  • LED’s consume about 85% less less power than their original incandescent counterparts. This reduces the load on the 4Runner’s electrical system. When you switch to LED’s, your battery can last longer and the alternator is freed up to power other accessories.

History of Das Under-Lights

What’s going on?

GMR is a desert racing team that sells products for 3rd gen 4Runner’s and vehicles like them. We broke parts during the Baja 1000, and as we slowly rebuild our ‘99 4Runner, we are designing and selling those parts for retail.

We also do custom fabrication, tig welding, engineering design and Garmin dealer support.

What are Das Under-Lights?

These are 3rd gen 4Runner-specific products to replace turn signals. They mount underneath the headlights to replace the stock turn signals with a switchback lightbar. They replace the stock headlight's steel filler plate with features that improve both function and form. Whenever an aftermarket bumper is installed, this provides a clean solution to retain front turn signals and/or running lights.

Will there be more vehicles? Yes! Current list:

  • 1st Gen Tacoma (See Early Bird Tacoma)

  • 4th Gen 4runner

  • 1st Gen Sequoia

What’s the Story?

How did Das Under-Lights become a reality? The 3rd Gen 4Runner community rallied behind GMR’s effort to rapidly develop a filler plate/LED combo kit through a Group Buy.

  • Over 160 R&D kits shipped for customer feedback and ideas

  • In a 4-month period, Group Buy participants steadily received their under-lights, paid for their own LED’s to be installed, and shared timely feedback that improved our design.

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Installation Instructions

  • The Under-Lights are delivered bare, uncoated. Paint, Primer, or Wraps help the 3D-printed parts last. Make it your own at this stage.

  • Remove the grill from the 4runner.

  • This is the trim piece the Under-Light replaces. Remove the plastic clip on the fender side. Do as you will, but ideally, this filler plate is history.

  • Remove the OEM headlight assemblies. There are four bolts that mount each one to the SUV body. This necessary if your bumper does not give access to the fender trim bolts. Tubular bumpers are probably ok, but any full plate bumper or OEM bumper will not do so. If your truck is stock, remove the headlight assembly.

  • The 4runner has a bolt that mates the fender to the front of the SUV's body. Remove that bolt. Mount the Under-Light with that bolt, finger tight. Align the Under-Light to the fender trim piece by raising it up or down. Then, tilt the Under-Light body to match the bodyline of the bumper. How tight? 1/4 turn after snug. If you hear cracking, it's fine. If you see cracking, let me know and I'll take care of you.

  • If you're trying to match the body line perfectly, shim the body in or out as necessary. Later revisions are shipping with LEGO-like shims that snap into place for you to get the ideal match. If yours does not come with shims, use a heat gun to gently bend the wing of the Under-Light to your preferred point.

  • Mount the headlights, tighten down the four bolts per OEM specs.

  • This one screw is the reason why you have to take off the grill. Be gentle, it's a plastic-plastic connection that won't take much torque to cross thread.

  • There's three kinds of wiring:

    • Hard Wiring

    • Plug and Plays

    • Plug and Plays with Load Resistors

  • If you have not converted your 4runner to run LED's yet, the truck will think it's bulbs are out and flash them quickly. How do you fix this?

    Consider upgrading the turn signal relay with an EP35 relay. This will require removing your dashboard. If you don't want to do that:

    Use the plug and play, which allows you to use the OEM turn signals as the hyper flash fix.

    Use load resistors: either wire them in yourself or reach out for a custom solution that plugs into the plug and plays. This is not a preferable solution, because resistors take more current than the OEM lights do.