Any way for just dome light off?

Brawler1588 · Sep 4, 2018

Anyone know of a way to have just the done light off without having to pull the bulb? I have the led replacement bulbs coming and when my son falls asleep on the way home I can usually transfer him from car/truck to crib. That wont work if I open the door and he has this clean awesome led shine on him. I would hate to have to pull the bulb. In my rogue I can leave the maps on and turn off the dome but no option for that here. Any ideas.

doannutglaze · Sep 4, 2018

Doesn't the light have a switch that turns on, on when door opens, and off?

Brawler1588 · Sep 4, 2018

That's in the front the rear I has on or door only no off position. If I turn the front off I have no light at all.

MESO · Sep 4, 2018

You have to pull the dome down and disconnect one of the wires if you want a Total “OFF” position. It’s in my dome light thread somewhere

pc3coyote · Sep 4, 2018

Brawler1588[OP] initial post: ↑

Anyone know of a way to have just the done light off without having to pull the bulb? I have the led replacement bulbs coming and when my son falls asleep on the way home I can usually transfer him from car/truck to crib. That wont work if I open the door and he has this clean awesome led shine on him. I would hate to have to pull the bulb. In my rogue I can leave the maps on and turn off the dome but no option for that here. Any ideas.
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mesojdm said: ↑

You have to pull the dome down and disconnect one of the wires if you want a Total “OFF” position. It’s in my dome light thread somewhere
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See here for instructions

pwalnut said: ↑

I decided to compile install instructions, photos, and reviews all into one post. I'm a little slow so it took me awhile to figure out how to do the door trigger disconnect for the dome light so I took some photos of the process and included it below. Thanks to those that helped me. And big thanks to @mesojdm for the great product design and support with questions. Cool dude as we all know!

Install Instructions

Map Lights

Dome Light

From Toyota, the switch's two positions are 'always on' and 'on with doors'. There is no way to have it off when the doors are open unless you also have the map lights turned off as well.

Disconnect negative side of the battery with a 10mm socket just to be safe.

Gather tools. If you're just installing it normally (come on with doors open as well as the switch), you only need a small screwdriver like below. If you're doing the door trigger disconnect, you'll also need some and a lighter or heat gun.

Use the screwdriver to remove the stock plastic cover by inserting it into the slots circled in green on the switch side. There are four blue tabs that will come out of the black housing.

Remove the stock bulb. If you are not doing the door trigger disconnect, you can skip to the end. If you are doing the door trigger disconnect, use the screw driver to push back the two tabs circled in green below in the black housing. Then use your fingers and slowly start pulling the dome light housing down from each corner. There are a few clips holding it in but it will give once you pull on it lightly.

Once you have it disconnected, insert the screwdriver into the little slots circled in blue, there are two small tabs for the grey piece that you are unclipping. You can use your finger to push the grey section out as you do this.

Here is the back of the black housing. The location of the two tabs that you were undoing above are circled below in blue. Once they are unclipped, that side of the grey piece unclips and pulls out from the black housing.

Once you separate the grey piece from the black housing, you need to expose the wires. Use the screwdriver to lightly push each of the four tabs below circled in green to remove the cover over the wires. You can also use your finger from the side to help pry the lid off.

Once you have the cover off, use your fingers or the screwdriver to lightly pull up the middle red wire leaving the two side wires in place. Cut off a small piece of heat shrink, insert it over the red wire, and use a lighter or heat gun to shrink it. Set it off to the side away from where the wire cover goes.

Snap the wire cover back on over the wires. You then reinstall the grey piece back into the black housing. Insert the side with the wires that goes towards the switch in first (circled below in green) and then snap it into place with a light push.

Push the black housing back into the headliner. Make sure you fully press each corner until it's sitting tight and flush into the headliner. Now, you can install the new meso dome light. Lightly squeeze the bulb adapter and while compressed insert it into the spot of the stock bulb and then release. The red positive wire goes toward the driver side.

Install the new cover starting with the back side with the larger two plastic tabs. You can tuck the wire in behind the light, just make sure that it doesn't stick out of the slot where the switch goes. You can give it a light squeeze as you push in the front two tabs.

Reconnect negative side of the battery with a 10mm socket.

Test it out! One side of the switch should be always off and the other side should be always on. You can now have the dome light come on whenever you want and have it off with the doors open so that only the map lights come on with the doors open.

Review and Photos

Previous setup: V1 map lights (smoked) and stock dome light

Previous setup: V2 map lights (clear) and V1 dome light (clear)

Current setup: V2 map lights (red) and V1 dome light (clear)
(with dome light door trigger disconnect, footwell lights with door trigger, and rock lights with door trigger)

For info on my rock lights and footwell lights, see my write-up here.
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