Dash lights?

Hey guys I have a 16 Tacoma. And I don't seem to have any lights around my air conditioning gauges. Is this normal. I can't find any blown fuses in the truck or under the hood I'm going to attach some pictures . If it's night time and my AC is off I have to turn my interior light on to turn it on. Does not seem right. Owner manual not much help. So any help would be greatly appreciated

 

By your gauges is a button to reset your trip odometer. It also acts as a brightness control. Try turning it clockwise and see if the lights become brighter.

 

I just went out and tried that just to make sure. I thought it controlled only the gage cluster. That's all it controls still dark around Ac. Thanks for trying does yours have lights?

 

Yes mine lights up.

 

Have you done any mods to your truck? A few people have had problems after switching to LED lights.

 

Could you post a picture of yours lit up at night so I can see where to look. When you have some free time. And thanks ahead of time

 

I also tried turning the lights as dim as they go. Mine don't turn off completely.

 

Thank you fixed with your help. Was a fuse that had no power on either side. Pulled it out looked good. Checked the box power on one side. Looked at the fuse had a piece of plastic on one of the top fuse tabs. Cleaned it off put it back in and it checked bad. Replaced and found this. Thanks again

 

Glad it worked out for you.

 

And you were right sir. The stem does control those lights. They must of been off for a long time cause I couldn't even remember if they were ever lit up. I love this site so many great people. Have a great night

 

Can you tell me what fuse you found blown? I am having this exact problem.

 

I don’t remember but I think it was a five amp orange I believe. It’s under drivers side dash. Marked on the cover

 

Since we're talking interior lights, and OP has solved his issue, here's my problem: my interior lights don't turn on when I get in/out of the truck. They work if I flip the switch or push the lens, but I haven't figured out how to get them to turn on when the door is open. Anyone??

 

Is your light switch in the upper console in the middle? (Picture of the doors open)

 

Yes, that looks similar. I'm almost certain I tried all three positions. Maybe I didn't try that center one. I'll go out and check again.

 

Ok, I'm a dumb ass! The center position is what did it....duhh, just like the pic of the doors open! Well, thanks for jogging my noggin one more time!

 

No problem! We all have them senior moments!

 

So, I am now experiencing this on my second gen, only night time tail lights are also out. brake lights work fine on the tail lights when I am braking, but the normal night time driving lights are not working for either of them. Might be a fuse....