Btw the symbol on the DMM that you called a speaker is actually the electrical symbol for a diode. Just for what it's worth. Thank you for the video to help me save some time!
Just want to let you know, the wiring does work with all year models, red to green and blue to red, just did it on my 2013 FR-S. I realized I had the wiring backwards lol, the brake light still worked but it just didn’t come on with my running lights
LivingAsleepHD ahhh okay gotcha, I didn’t know if you knew it worked on all year models. I had the wiring backwards for a month or two, Blue to green and red to red lol, everything still worked lol it just didn’t come on with my running lights, it would only come on when I hit the brake
Yea it can be confusing sometimes especially when half the instructions you find are for aftermarket tail lights which bury the OEM wiring lol. Glad you got it figured out tho!
I just ordered both the sequential smoked brake lights and smoked fourth brake light from Valenti! I’m thinking they will make my butt look better on my ‘19 86TRD SE!
I thought the 4th brake light was only supposed to light up when you press down on the brake pedal... yours stays on all the time, and blinks when you hit the brakes?
Yup for mine the triangle stays lit, but flashes and remains lit when you hit the brake pedal. It can be modified by rewiring the internals (check my reply to another commenter here).
Hey bro. Loved your video. I was wondering. Shouldn't the top triangle come on when you press the brake? I've been trying to find a video on how to do it for the 2017+ and your video is the closest to it
Thanks bro! Out of the box the triangle stays lit but flashes a few times and goes back to solid when the brake is pressed (then stays on when off the brake). There's a way to modify the wiring inside the actual housing (need to cut and solder some wires) to get the triangle to behave differently. You can have the triangle stay off and then go solid on brake, or stay off and then flash and go solid, etc. There's a few good RUclips vids for this just search Valenti wiring mod!
If you're comfortable with wiring and soldering there are some modifications you can do if you open up the 4th brake light to get what you're looking for pretty much. Search "DIY Valenti 4th brake light wiring mod" on RUclips there's a good video showing the options you can do!
Hey I keep my lights on auto so when I unlock the car they turn on to the appropriate setting for the time of day (DRL in the day, full lights at night)
Hey bro I got the jewel Valenti tail lights for the 2017 Toyota 86 and I wired the red to the green and the blue to the red wire and it works but when I press the brake, it doesn’t do anything. Is there a reason why? Maybe my light is defective? Thanks
Hey did you do red (Valenti) to the green (OEM tail light) and blue (Valenti) to the red (tail light) and have the reverse light harness plugged in? If so that should work but if not, check these few things and let me know, before concluding if it is defective: 1. Does the V light come on with your headlights? 2. Does the triangle light up ever (brake press or release)? 3. Are your wire taps for the red/blue Valenti wires done properly? If you open the tap you should see that it bites through the rubber around the wiring and exposes the metal of both wires to the metal clip in the tap so the connection is bridged. You can test it with a multimeter or just stick the wires into the tail light harness directly (unplug the tail light and just stick the Valenti wires into the car-side tail light harness) and see if that works. If that works, then your Valenti light is probably fine and the tap wasn't done properly 4. Any other weird behavior?
LivingAsleepHD the connections are secure and everything turns on. Even the triangle. The triangle just doesn’t react when the brake is pressed. Also I guess I spliced it into the harness side that is from the car and not the tail light. Should I disconnect it and connect it on the tail light side? Will that make a difference?
Hmmm it shouldn't matter if it's on the car side or light side as long as it's tapped into the correct wire... So that's weird. Was this a brand new unit? If so it might be defective, if not the previous owner might have modified the wiring inside the unit to disable the triangle flash (there's RUclips guides out there, maybe if you can't return yours you can open it, inspect, snd reverse the process if needed?). The red wire from the Valenti should only control the flash and not the actual power to the triangle, so I would triple check its a solid connection and tapped into the correct wire and if not try to replace it or open it up and check the wiring. Sorry bud good luck though! Would love to get an update on it though when you figure it out!
That's super weird! Maybe some loose connections inside the unit settled (if the harness side was fine)? Either way good to hear. And yea the V and triangle will only activate if your lights are on, you could probably do sone custom wiring to tap it into the DRL and wire it to a switch in your cabin to control it if you wanted. Might be a cool DIY tbh lol
Are these all running and brake lights? On my gt86, the 4th lights only show when I select the fog light setup. How do you get them to work as running lights? Thanks
Hey I only had to tap in the running light and brake light. Just ran out to check what happens with my fogs on/off and it had no effect on the 4th brake light. However for this video I did have them on. Which brake light do you have and what are you tapping the lines into?
@@LivingAsleepHD from what you are saying it seems as though you could be running on fog lights. Did you check the front fog lights if they are turned on? On my European gt86, I'm only allowed to switch on my DLR lights in normal weather conditions. So, switching to fog lights to get the 4th boomerang light + triangular brake light is not good for my wallet in case of fine. See pictures of my car with fog lights on and off. Can you please confirm whether you are running on DLR or fog lights? Thanks a million. ibb.co/XWG0brZ ibb.co/Bt9H3CH
@@jbalgo not sure if the euro wiring is different then, having fog lights on or off does not affect my 4th brake light. You can use a multimeter to see the voltage on the wires you are tapping into and make sure you are going into the correct ones. At minimum if you've tapped into the running light the V should light up when the running lights are on.
@@LivingAsleepHD that's great news, yes, the wiring in Europe must be different. Thanks for your explanation. I'll ask the guy in my garage to check the cables as you say. Enjoy your GT!
The loose red wire from the 4th brake light taps into the green wire on the tail light :) of course if you don't want the triangle to flash while braking you can skip this
Thanks for the response. I’ve tried this and it doesnt work out for me. I too have an OLM VL style light on a 2017 brz. So i did the opposite and wired red to red,blue to green, and the triangle lights up when i press brake, but doesnt flash. Still confused haha
Hmm yea in that configuration your triangle is wired to a constant power from the tail lights so it won't flash. If you go back to the wiring in the description/video does it work when your full lights are on? If not I'd double check your wire taps are fine, check voltages with a multimeter, if none of that works maybe your brake light is faulty :(
Update: the headlights being on made no difference, however, i somehow fixed it! I wired the red wire to red wire, blue wire (4th light) to green wire (tail light), and then i tapped both the red and blue wire (both from 4th brake light)together. and Now the triangle flashes when i brake, and returns to solid with headlights on. Honestly i didnt know what i was doing but it worked for me! (Hopefully what i did doesn’t cause any problems in the future)
I'm not sure that's a good idea - you are bridging the brake and running light so they might not work properly so one will short the other when triggered.. That's also not the right wiring according to the forums and FTspeeds info either: www.ftspeed.com/part/fr-s-brz-86/exterior/lighting/tail-lights-reverse-lights/htyf86rv-vsb-olm-vl-style-4th-brake-light-reverse-light-black-edition-2013-fr-s-brz-86#.X3KP2LcpAzQ If the recommended wiring doesn't work then there is likely an issue in the unit or with the wire taps :( do you have a multimeter to test the voltage with?
Awesome tutorial man, I’ve had my set since around 2018 and have a problem with my 4th light blinking from interference with the turn signal, so it blinks as advertised when pressed with the break but let’s say at night when I have my turn signal on or hazards on, it’ll do more of a flicker with the turn signal. Do you have this problem as well?
I believe mine does flicker as well, I’m not sure why but I will recheck my wiring and grounds. Other friends who followed the same wiring didn’t have an issue so I’m wondering if it’s a problem with my unit or battery or something lol
@@LivingAsleepHD ahh thanks for the response. Someone gave me a lead to it being a ground problem, and I’m currently playing around with different grounding points, so if I solve it I’ll let ya know 😅
this guy i was hyped for the starlight vid and man dropped this..Lmao mans diffuser slicin yo neck
Haha that's coming bro thanks for watching this tho 😂
Btw the symbol on the DMM that you called a speaker is actually the electrical symbol for a diode. Just for what it's worth. Thank you for the video to help me save some time!
Nevermind! I wired it according to your instructions and it works like a charm. thanks bro!
Glad it helped! 🙏🏽
Just want to let you know, the wiring does work with all year models, red to green and blue to red, just did it on my 2013 FR-S. I realized I had the wiring backwards lol, the brake light still worked but it just didn’t come on with my running lights
Thanks for checking it out! Some people get confused for the 2017+ tail lights so hopefully this helps
LivingAsleepHD ahhh okay gotcha, I didn’t know if you knew it worked on all year models. I had the wiring backwards for a month or two, Blue to green and red to red lol, everything still worked lol it just didn’t come on with my running lights, it would only come on when I hit the brake
Yea it can be confusing sometimes especially when half the instructions you find are for aftermarket tail lights which bury the OEM wiring lol. Glad you got it figured out tho!
holy shit why havent i seen your channel yet, so informative and shot nicely. thank you for this! subbed
Really appreciate it man! I hope it’s been helpful in some way, thanks for the sub 🙏🏽🙏🏽
Ayyy bro, it came out super clean. Reverse LEDS are bright af 😂😂
Gotta let em know in case they don't hear me pulling out 😂
Have you tried rewriting it to make it so the V and blinking box are separated? I saw a video with 3 different wiring methods to get different results
I haven’t tried it myself but it does look really nice! I’m honestly just too lazy lol.
aye looks sick, when I get one I know who to call to install 🔥. You could’ve asked Zirak for JackStands 😂
You know it! And lmao yea I coulda but where's the fun in that 😂 I gotta get on ramps to even jack up first cuz I'm too low so it's a headache bro
LivingAsleepHD i feel you😂 i just lowered my car yesterday
@@ARHAMALVI niceee throw up a video man! Let's see it
where did you buy this from? I bought one that's exactly the same but it doesn't stay on or blink when I press the brakes. Only turns on when I brake.
I just ordered both the sequential smoked brake lights and smoked fourth brake light from Valenti! I’m thinking they will make my butt look better on my ‘19 86TRD SE!
Sweet man hope your install goes smooth! It'll definitely add some sleekness to the rear 👌🏽👌🏽
LivingAsleepHD Thanks man! I think it will be smooth because this ain’t my first rodeo 😆 I’m 62 and driving an 86! Drive it like you stole it!!!
You're a true inspiration my friend, there's really no limit to passion 👏🏽
Thanks bro. Helped me out a lot
Glad it helped! Which brake light and tail lights did you use?
now this is epic
I thought the 4th brake light was only supposed to light up when you press down on the brake pedal... yours stays on all the time, and blinks when you hit the brakes?
Yup for mine the triangle stays lit, but flashes and remains lit when you hit the brake pedal. It can be modified by rewiring the internals (check my reply to another commenter here).
Hey bro. Loved your video. I was wondering. Shouldn't the top triangle come on when you press the brake? I've been trying to find a video on how to do it for the 2017+ and your video is the closest to it
Thanks bro! Out of the box the triangle stays lit but flashes a few times and goes back to solid when the brake is pressed (then stays on when off the brake). There's a way to modify the wiring inside the actual housing (need to cut and solder some wires) to get the triangle to behave differently. You can have the triangle stay off and then go solid on brake, or stay off and then flash and go solid, etc. There's a few good RUclips vids for this just search Valenti wiring mod!
If you're comfortable with wiring and soldering there are some modifications you can do if you open up the 4th brake light to get what you're looking for pretty much. Search "DIY Valenti 4th brake light wiring mod" on RUclips there's a good video showing the options you can do!
How did you get your lights to automatically come on when you unlocked your car? Mine do not light up unless I start the engine.
Hey I keep my lights on auto so when I unlock the car they turn on to the appropriate setting for the time of day (DRL in the day, full lights at night)
@@LivingAsleepHD that's interesting. Even if mine are set to auto, they do not turn on when I unlock the car, but only once I turn my ignition on.
What year car do you have? I also have keyless entry not sure if that makes a difference
@@LivingAsleepHD I have the 2017 Brz limited US 🧐
Haha weird man not sure. Maybe it was a key fob trick that disabled it? Mine worked like this the day I brought it home from Subaru haha
Hey bro I got the jewel Valenti tail lights for the 2017 Toyota 86 and I wired the red to the green and the blue to the red wire and it works but when I press the brake, it doesn’t do anything. Is there a reason why? Maybe my light is defective? Thanks
Hey did you do red (Valenti) to the green (OEM tail light) and blue (Valenti) to the red (tail light) and have the reverse light harness plugged in? If so that should work but if not, check these few things and let me know, before concluding if it is defective:
1. Does the V light come on with your headlights?
2. Does the triangle light up ever (brake press or release)?
3. Are your wire taps for the red/blue Valenti wires done properly? If you open the tap you should see that it bites through the rubber around the wiring and exposes the metal of both wires to the metal clip in the tap so the connection is bridged. You can test it with a multimeter or just stick the wires into the tail light harness directly (unplug the tail light and just stick the Valenti wires into the car-side tail light harness) and see if that works. If that works, then your Valenti light is probably fine and the tap wasn't done properly
4. Any other weird behavior?
LivingAsleepHD the connections are secure and everything turns on. Even the triangle. The triangle just doesn’t react when the brake is pressed. Also I guess I spliced it into the harness side that is from the car and not the tail light. Should I disconnect it and connect it on the tail light side? Will that make a difference?
Hmmm it shouldn't matter if it's on the car side or light side as long as it's tapped into the correct wire... So that's weird. Was this a brand new unit? If so it might be defective, if not the previous owner might have modified the wiring inside the unit to disable the triangle flash (there's RUclips guides out there, maybe if you can't return yours you can open it, inspect, snd reverse the process if needed?). The red wire from the Valenti should only control the flash and not the actual power to the triangle, so I would triple check its a solid connection and tapped into the correct wire and if not try to replace it or open it up and check the wiring. Sorry bud good luck though! Would love to get an update on it though when you figure it out!
LivingAsleepHD is starting working randomly. I guess it also only works when the lights are turned on?
That's super weird! Maybe some loose connections inside the unit settled (if the harness side was fine)? Either way good to hear. And yea the V and triangle will only activate if your lights are on, you could probably do sone custom wiring to tap it into the DRL and wire it to a switch in your cabin to control it if you wanted. Might be a cool DIY tbh lol
Are these all running and brake lights? On my gt86, the 4th lights only show when I select the fog light setup. How do you get them to work as running lights? Thanks
Hey I only had to tap in the running light and brake light. Just ran out to check what happens with my fogs on/off and it had no effect on the 4th brake light. However for this video I did have them on. Which brake light do you have and what are you tapping the lines into?
@@LivingAsleepHD from what you are saying it seems as though you could be running on fog lights. Did you check the front fog lights if they are turned on? On my European gt86, I'm only allowed to switch on my DLR lights in normal weather conditions. So, switching to fog lights to get the 4th boomerang light + triangular brake light is not good for my wallet in case of fine. See pictures of my car with fog lights on and off. Can you please confirm whether you are running on DLR or fog lights? Thanks a million.
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@@jbalgo not sure if the euro wiring is different then, having fog lights on or off does not affect my 4th brake light. You can use a multimeter to see the voltage on the wires you are tapping into and make sure you are going into the correct ones. At minimum if you've tapped into the running light the V should light up when the running lights are on.
@@LivingAsleepHD that's great news, yes, the wiring in Europe must be different. Thanks for your explanation. I'll ask the guy in my garage to check the cables as you say. Enjoy your GT!
Blue wire taps into the brake light harness, but where does the additional red wire go?
The loose red wire from the 4th brake light taps into the green wire on the tail light :) of course if you don't want the triangle to flash while braking you can skip this
Thanks for the response. I’ve tried this and it doesnt work out for me. I too have an OLM VL style light on a 2017 brz. So i did the opposite and wired red to red,blue to green, and the triangle lights up when i press brake, but doesnt flash. Still confused haha
Hmm yea in that configuration your triangle is wired to a constant power from the tail lights so it won't flash. If you go back to the wiring in the description/video does it work when your full lights are on? If not I'd double check your wire taps are fine, check voltages with a multimeter, if none of that works maybe your brake light is faulty :(
Update: the headlights being on made no difference, however, i somehow fixed it! I wired the red wire to red wire, blue wire (4th light) to green wire (tail light), and then i tapped both the red and blue wire (both from 4th brake light)together. and Now the triangle flashes when i brake, and returns to solid with headlights on.
Honestly i didnt know what i was doing but it worked for me! (Hopefully what i did doesn’t cause any problems in the future)
I'm not sure that's a good idea - you are bridging the brake and running light so they might not work properly so one will short the other when triggered.. That's also not the right wiring according to the forums and FTspeeds info either:
www.ftspeed.com/part/fr-s-brz-86/exterior/lighting/tail-lights-reverse-lights/htyf86rv-vsb-olm-vl-style-4th-brake-light-reverse-light-black-edition-2013-fr-s-brz-86#.X3KP2LcpAzQ
If the recommended wiring doesn't work then there is likely an issue in the unit or with the wire taps :( do you have a multimeter to test the voltage with?
what’s your wheel and tire specs?
In this video I had 18x9.5 +30 on 215/40/18
I want these but sequential..
Those would look sick! Do it man I love mine 😄
I was searching for days too cause of that problem you ran into about only two wires connected .
Awesome tutorial man, I’ve had my set since around 2018 and have a problem with my 4th light blinking from interference with the turn signal, so it blinks as advertised when pressed with the break but let’s say at night when I have my turn signal on or hazards on, it’ll do more of a flicker with the turn signal. Do you have this problem as well?
I believe mine does flicker as well, I’m not sure why but I will recheck my wiring and grounds. Other friends who followed the same wiring didn’t have an issue so I’m wondering if it’s a problem with my unit or battery or something lol
@@LivingAsleepHD ahh thanks for the response. Someone gave me a lead to it being a ground problem, and I’m currently playing around with different grounding points, so if I solve it I’ll let ya know 😅
Awesome man yea let me know for sure! Will help anyone else who checks out the vid as well 👍🏽 appreciate it!