Glove box light question - answered

Any ideas where I might find one of these glove box bulb covers for my 2003 Tacoma? I noticed the bulb is out, and when I went to change it, this cover was missing...



I didn't see it listed in the parts diagram or list on a Toyota parts site...I plan to hit the wrecking yards in the area on Saturday.

 

You answered your own question

 

Your glove box has a light ?!

 

It did once. I think...

 

Fine...problem is, 1st gen Tacomas are rarer than hen's teeth in wrecking yards. The good news? Plenty of wrecking yards to try!

 

My 2003 had many bulbs burned out when I got it in 2014. The glove box is one of those replaced. I still had the cover though.

The part number is 55045-04010, but bad news for you, it's the entire subassembly cover.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/115464710248

http://japan-parts.eu/toyota/us/200...1_instrument-panel-glove-compartment/2#55045A

 

The glovebox bulb is on any time the dash lights are on. No switch — just a glovebox door thst closes with a design that blocks any light from showing outward.

So the bulbs burn out and subsequent Gen 1 owners don’t realize there ever was a light in there.

It’s a perfect location for a LED equivalent. I have a red-amber LED in my 2003’s glovebox and I’m quite happy with it.

 

Thanks. I'll go looking for that part this weekend. Maybe I can find just the cover...

 

No luck at the local wrecking yards yesterday. vehicles were picked clean. I did, however, find that subassembly cover from another Ebay seller for half the cost of the above link from @JasonLee, so I ordered that. I did try an LED bulb in the socket, and it's much better than the Sylvania bulb.

 

Bit pricey for an obscure interior piece, but I think it's this: 81260-33010 (light), 90981-11018 (bulb looks generic for lots of things)

 

Nice! Glad you found one at a more reasonable price. The glove box light was super nice to have after I replaced the bulb.

 

For those of us not fortunate enough to have a glove compartment light, I bought a push button led light afixed with Velcro to the side of my box. Velcro so I can remove it to replace the batteries.

 

That is the part, thank you. Like you said, pricey. One Ebay seller had it for $12.73 + $36.00 shipping...not.

I found the entire glove box insert piece with that light included on Ebay and ordered that.

 

Until this thread, neither did I LOL! I might try to amber led!

 

Damn didn't realize I have a light. Going to have to check the globe box

 

@4xdog where can you find these? I did some searching and can't find anything that small.

 

I replaced mine with an LED in 2019, pretty sure I used this bulb: https://www.superbrightleds.com/74-led-bulb-3-smd-led-miniature-wedge-base+color-Amber
The amber looks nice with the cluster and center console lighting.

 

Thank you, been looking and looks like the 74 is the size, found a bunch of those on Fleabay. In the process stumbled across this thread, pretty funny LOL

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/glove-box-light.309627/

 

Great, you just reminded me that I need to change mine.

 

I think this is the one I chose. (I’m not home now to confirm.). But there are lots to choose from — pick one that appeals to you.
https://www.superbrightleds.com/74-led-bulb-1-smd-led-miniature-wedge-base

Note that one almost always inserts a LED with the wrong polarity. Sort of like how the bread always falls buttered-side down. Don’t clip the grille pack in place until you’ve double checked the light comes on OK.