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Electrical dilemma...trying to get ideas on where to start.

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by TacoHank1998, Jul 31, 2019.

  1. Jul 31, 2019 at 7:17 PM
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    TacoHank1998

    TacoHank1998 [OP] Well-Known Member

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    So... none of my marker lights work. I have headlights, brake lights, blinkers... etc but the taillights, tag lights or parking light dont seem to work.

    Switch?

    Also... I did swap to a newer cluster... could i have messed something up doing that?

    Any suggestions welcome.
     
  2. Jul 31, 2019 at 10:24 PM
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    Glamisman

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    1998 to 2000 are uspposed to be the same electricaly. This is for a 2000 MY tail light and illumination
     

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  3. Aug 1, 2019 at 12:44 AM
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    Wyoming09

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    Did this problem start when the gauge cluster was swapped??

    Quite easy to cause a fuse to open unless the battery was disconnected

    I would start with the simple the tail light fuse and the panel fuse if those are intact check if your tail light relay is closing like it should .
     
  4. Aug 1, 2019 at 5:49 AM
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    TacoHank1998

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    Wait... tails and headlights are on separate fuses?!

    And I'm not sure when it started... just got pulled over last night for it though.

    @Glamisman ... thanks for diagram.
     
  5. Aug 1, 2019 at 5:56 AM
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    rnish

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    Have you confirmed that the bulbs/lamps are working?

    If the bulbs are good. An electronic Hail Mary, check the grounds.
     

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