First let me say that I am not being paid for this review and I did NOT receive free product. I’m just really happy with the lights and was really unhappy with the factory cargo area light. It was useless for illuminating the cargo area, the only use it has is providing a place for these after market lights to get power.
The bullet points are:
- The lights are bright enough and have enough coverage to fully illuminate the cargo area.
- No cutting is necessary for the installation, the lights replace two access panel covers on the inside of the rear hatch.
- All parts necessary for the installation are included (though a couple of cable ties to neaten up the cables would have been helpful).
- Badly photocopied useless installation instructions in Chinese are provided.
- No tools are needed for the installation. The trim panels that need to be removed can be taken out with just your bare hands.
- A YouTube video that (mostly) shows how to install these lights is available. Search YouTube for “Toyota RAV4 (2019-2020): Installing Additional Bright Interior LED Lights Into Rear Hatch Door” and follow its instructions.
- The video does not show how to route the cable from the hatch to the existing light for power. To do this remove some of the door gasket at the top of the hatch doorframe to get access to the headliner. GENTLY pull the headliner down slightly. Route the end of the power wire with the two connectors under the headliner, toward the right side of the car, down, and then behind the trim panels to the existing light (which you have already removed as shown in the video). Then back where you started take the other end of that cable (the end with two wires and no plastic connector attached) and route it through the LEFT rubber tube running between the doorframe and the hatch (the right one supplies water for the rear windshield washer – LEAVE IT ALONE). AFTER (NOT BEFORE) that is done insert the two wires into the provided plastic connector making sure that the red and white wires will match up to the red and white wires on the connector that it goes into. Replace the gasket.
- The lights turn on automatically when the hatch is raised and turned off when it is closed. They can also be turned off manually with a switch on the face of the lights.
| Manufacturer | Powerty |
|---|---|
| Brand | Powerty |
| Package Dimensions | 19.05 x 15.75 x 7.37 cm; 386 Grams |
| Manufacturer reference | 20200117001 |
| Manufacturer Part Number | 20200117001 |
| Item Weight | 386 g |
