The roof light visor fits on the roof of your 2024-2026 Toyota Tacoma above the windshield. It does not replace any factory part. It is held on with pre-applied 3M automotive tape. Versions with lights need wiring first. Mounting is the last step.
Before you peel anything: do a dry fit. Once the red backing is off the tape, the part is considered used, so make sure it fits and the color is right first. If you ordered a painted or color-matched version, check the color against your truck during the dry fit.
1. Before you start
- Check the visor against your order for the right finish and for damage. If it came with lights or a wiring harness, check which lights you have (see the wiring section).
- Pick a day and place where the surface can be 68 to 100 F (20 to 38 C), and never below 60 F (15 C). If it is cooler, warm the surface and the part gently with a hair dryer or heat gun, from a distance.
- Do almost all of the wiring on a workbench before the visor goes on the truck. Test the lights before you remove any tape backing.
2. What you will need
- Isopropyl rubbing alcohol, a clean lint-free cloth and masking tape.
- The adhesion promoter and tape that come with the visor.
- For lights (not included unless stated): wire strippers and crimpers, a multimeter or test light, heat gun and heat-shrink connectors, a socket set to disconnect the battery, a drill with a stepped bit for aftermarket switches, trim removal tools for routing wires, zip ties and wire loom, and the wire, fuses and switches listed below.
3. Wiring the lights (if your visor has them)
Important: this is a typical example, not a complete technical manual. Change the routing and switch locations to suit your truck, but keep the light functions. The kit does not include wire, fuses or switches unless a wiring harness was part of your order. If you are not comfortable with vehicle wiring, ask a qualified technician, and check your local rules on lighting before you use warning lights on the road.
The visor takes three center spotlights and two outer flashers or pill lights. Pick the version that matches your set.
Three spotlights and two outer lights (no harness)
- Wire and fuse sizes. Spotlights: about 20 ft of 12 AWG power wire and a 20 A fuse. Outer lights: about 20 ft of 14 to 16 AWG power wire and a 5 A fuse. Ground: about 10 ft of 12 to 14 AWG black wire. Control wires: about 20 ft of 18 AWG each for pattern select (and for takedown on flashers that have it), plus a 2 ft 18 AWG yellow jumper that stays in the visor. Use switches rated for the load (a relay for the spotlights if the switch is not rated for 20 A), or your truck's factory auxiliary switches if it has them.
- Bench wiring. Mount all five lights in the visor. Join the thin black wires from all five lights into one black ground wire, long enough to reach a chassis ground. Join the three spotlight red wires and attach the 12 AWG power wire. Join the two outer light red wires and attach their power wire.
- Pill-style outer lights: join the two yellow wires with the short jumper and attach the long yellow pattern-select wire to that joint. Cap each white wire separately and never join the two white wires. HG2 flashers: join the two blue wires for the takedown signal wire, join the yellow wires between the lights with the short jumper (it stays in the visor), and connect the long white pattern-select wire to the passenger-side (master) light, capping the driver-side white wire.
- Bundle the wires in loom or tape. Black tape matches the windshield trim if you want the wires to be less visible.
- Route and connect. Disconnect the negative battery terminal first. Mount the switches. Lay the visor on the roof temporarily to check the wire length, route the harness down the windshield channel or through the roof into the dash area, and run the ground wire to a clean bare-metal chassis bolt. Wire it as: battery positive, 20 A fuse, spotlight switch, spotlight power wire; battery positive, 5 A fuse, outer-light power switch, outer-light power wire. The pattern-select wire connects through a momentary push-button to the switched power output, never through an ON/OFF toggle.
- Test before mounting. Reconnect the battery. All three spotlights should light. The outer lights should flash (on HG2 flashers the master flashes twice and the slave once). Pressing the momentary button should change patterns on both together, and on HG2 the takedown switch turns both solid white.
With the spotlight wiring harness
- The harness takes care of the three center spotlights: it has plug-in leads, the fuse and the switch. Plug the spotlights into the harness connectors. Do not splice extra power wire onto the spotlight leads and do not cut the harness ground leads.
- The harness does not include the two outer pill lights. Wire those yourself: ground the two thin black wires to a black ground wire (about 10 ft of 12 to 14 AWG), join the two red wires and attach about 20 ft of 16 AWG power wire (through a 5 A fuse and an ON/OFF switch), and join the two yellow wires with a short jumper and attach the long yellow pattern-select wire.
- Pill lights do not use master and slave. Cap each white wire separately and never join them. Connect the pattern-select wire through a normally open momentary push-button to the switched power output. Never use an ON/OFF toggle for it.
- Test everything before mounting the visor.
4. Mount the visor
- Dry fit the visor on the roof without removing any backing. Note where it sits when centered. Do not skip this step, because you need to know where you want it before the tape is exposed.
- Clean the roof where the tape will touch with isopropyl alcohol so there is no soap or chemical residue.
- Wipe the adhesion promoter on those areas. (Read the instructions on the tube to see how to start the flow.)
- Prepare the tape: on all of the exterior strips, peel the first inch of backing back to the front of the visor and secure it with masking tape. On the four inner strips, peel the backing off completely. If the visor has a protective film, peel its edges back about an inch.
- Position the visor over the spot you want before pressing. Then press down on one side and continue slowly along the rest of the visor.
- Remove the masking tape and pull the remaining backing, pressing from one side to the other as you go. Then remove any protective film.
- Wait 48 hours before an automatic car wash or highway driving and press all taped areas again after 24 hours.
Care
- Treat the overlay like a fine paint finish and use good quality car care products.
- Gloss: light scratches can often be buffed out.
- Matte: abrasion leaves a permanent glossy sheen. Do not buff matte finishes, avoid friction, and use a brushless car wash.
- Textured black TPO cannot be polished or repainted.
Troubleshooting
The visor will not sit flush
Do not press the tape down. Check the position and that no wires are trapped under the edge. Warm the part slightly if it is cold.
A light does not work
Check the ground, the fuse, and that each wire is on the right connection. Test each function before the visor is stuck down.
Need help? Email info@partify.ca or call 888-719-8297, and tell us your vehicle and the part number from your order.