Diode Dynamics Interior Lighting

Just ordered this lighting kit from here. Any experience with this brand?

 

I was looking at that kit as well. Which colour did you end up picking? From what I read decent company.

 

Cool White

 

They are a good company based in St Louis. Generally regarded as having some of the best light pods and lots of options for headlight retrofits. I’m running their interior lights for vanity lights and door lights, their fog lights on both mine and my wife’s vehicles, and some auxiliary high beams from them. I don’t think they offer the best map and dome light options. That crown goes to Meso in my book

 

All my 4Runner interior LEDs are from DD. I trust the brand not to fry the body control ECU. The DD dome light and hatch lights are underpowered. If budget allows go for the Meso dome light: https://www.4runnerlifestyle.com/pr...e-light-2010-2021?_pos=2&_sid=8ff0c83aa&_ss=r

 

Interesting in your opinion that the EUC could somehow be damaged by after market LED interior lights is interesting. I would have never thought LED bulbs could do that, I thought aftermarket electronics would possibly cause harm if not properly installed?

 

I believe it’s actually the BCM that can get damaged. Quite a few threads out there regarding the issue. Always a good idea to disconnect the battery or completely remove the fixture before changing the bulbs just to avoid that potential issue

 

I have not run across any threads regarding a issue, perhaps you could link a few?

 

The body control module/ECU can fry if a short develops in the LED "bulb"'s circuit board. When old-school incandscent bulbs burn out, they just fail open; short-circuit is far less likely.

 

Top two have pictures of the fried boards if I remember correctly.

https://www.4runners.com/threads/electrical-issue-key-on-off-dome-light-door-locks-stop-working.20188/

https://www.4runners.com/threads/weird-dome-light-issue-for-just-drivers-side-front-and-back-doors.13835/

 

Thank you. Good read!!!

Looks like a common theme in all these post are cheap LED's, shorting out when installing bulbs, and not disconnecting the negative battery terminal before messing with electrical.

 

Yep. I have changed out bulbs on mine and my wife's a few times and always disconnect the fixture before replacing the bulb.

 

Are these LED's? What's there power draw? Its it less than OEM? No specifications on DD website.

Glad they have a warm light option.

 

Pulled directly from their website…

 

I cant see how LEDs can screw something up like that. I am ordering the DD LED lights for my 2019. I will disconnect battery prior to install.
But, as far as being "cheap" LED bulbs, who knows if they are cheap or not?