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Bumper Wiring Harness

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by benkitesurfs, Jan 3, 2019.

  1. Jan 3, 2019 at 1:16 PM
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    I scraped the left side of my bumper, and popped the cap off. I decided to just remove the whole bumper for now because I’m thinking about a steel bumper. I didn’t realize that the whole bumper wiring harness is removable, so I just tucked it in over the spare tire. I kind of forgot about it, and was driving today when the harness came out and drug on the road. Of course it destroyed a few of the plugs (I’m going to have to replace that harness), and some of the pins must have shorted, because I got a message on the dash saying that my TSS stopped working, my temperature sensor stopped working, and my A/C and Heater don’t work either. I’m sure that I blew a fuse somewhere, but giving a quick glance I did not notice any blown under the dash or in the main box under the hood behind the battery. Does anyone have any ideas where to look? I’m going to look at both fuse boxes more carefully after work.
     
  2. Jan 3, 2019 at 4:52 PM
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  3. Jan 3, 2019 at 5:07 PM
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  4. Jan 3, 2019 at 5:16 PM
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    is it the harness for the license plate lights? If so I could use it.
     
  5. Jan 3, 2019 at 5:41 PM
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    Thanks so much! That was it. I popped the fuse out, and it wasn’t black at all, just popped. Not visible without removing it. You saved me a lot of time from removing the fuses one at a time.
     
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  6. Jan 3, 2019 at 5:42 PM
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    Yeah, I have one. Just didn’t have time to do much troubleshooting yet, since it happened on the way to work. I figured I’d inquire here first to save myself some time - and it worked!
     
  7. Jan 3, 2019 at 5:43 PM
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    Yes. But it’s pretty damaged now. I need to figure out the part number to get a new one.
     
  8. Jan 3, 2019 at 6:10 PM
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    i really only need the grey plug that plugs into the other harness leading to the truck, with some wires so I can solder onto
     
  9. Jan 3, 2019 at 6:29 PM
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    Got a pic of the carnage?
     
  10. Jan 4, 2019 at 8:38 AM
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    3 plugs are damaged

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  11. Jan 4, 2019 at 8:40 AM
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  12. Jan 4, 2019 at 8:47 AM
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    How long is that harness? Is it cut or unplugged?
     
  13. Jan 4, 2019 at 10:54 AM
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    Unplugged. Had I realized it could be unplugged before, I would have saved myself $120

    It’s about 4ft (1m) Long
     
  14. Jan 5, 2019 at 11:52 AM
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  15. Jan 5, 2019 at 2:41 PM
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    That's the rear tag illumination..same as camera plug...

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