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LED Dome Light Issue

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by Icepick_trd, Jan 3, 2019.

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  1. Nov 21, 2019 at 5:15 PM
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    Correct, mine was pug and play with zero issues I stalled 3 years ago on my 1997
     
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  2. Nov 25, 2019 at 7:27 PM
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    Thanks for the revive, I just ran into this issue Saturday night.

    Does csjumper2003 have a website or did you guys go through him directly?

    edit: nm, found his thread in the marketplace
     
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  3. Dec 17, 2022 at 8:43 PM
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    Ha ha just found this thread...same issues tonight..
     
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  4. Dec 17, 2022 at 8:53 PM
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    I wish I had an answer so this could be filed in the resolved section but yeah, have no idea why my 2002 is fine without the need for soldering. Very strange.
     
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  5. Dec 17, 2022 at 8:58 PM
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    Well after i stuff my face ill go stick an old bulb back in there...see if that confirms anything. Funny 3yrs later and they still dont have a bulb to resolve this issue..
     
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  6. Dec 17, 2022 at 9:09 PM
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    Same here. Mine works fine with an LED in the dome and map lights. Without soldering anything to it
     
    Sicyota04, Dec 17, 2022
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  7. Jan 9, 2023 at 12:44 PM
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    This seems like the best way to go right? will the door function still work as normal?
     
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  8. Jan 9, 2023 at 5:38 PM
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    X2 on contacting @csjumper2003. My LED is still rocking for almost 10 years.

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  9. Jan 9, 2023 at 5:39 PM
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    Send him a PM
     
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  10. Mar 22, 2023 at 5:22 PM
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    Hey guys this thread seems dead but thought I would ask anyway i have this same problem kind of. so I have a 2003 tacoma and I have a 100 ohm 5 watt resistor on my dome light and the light works when the switch is in the one postion but not when it is in the door position with the truck off any ideas? Do I need resistors on the map lights too ?
     
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  11. Mar 22, 2023 at 5:28 PM
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    contact @csjumper2003. He is the LED guru.
     
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  12. Mar 22, 2023 at 5:31 PM
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    Would rather try and figure it out for myself so I'm not dependent on buying from him but thanks
     
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  13. Mar 22, 2023 at 6:40 PM
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    Yeah, easy to do yourself. I went to MicroCenter and got a pack of 1W 100ohm resistors and soldered 2 of them together and just wrapped them around the prongs of the dome light (you don't have to solder them, In fact, I may recommend against you doing so, as I've had them come unsoldered if the light is on for an extended period of time due to heat from the resistors). I'm using
    $13 GLL Super White Energy-saving 5050 48-SMD LED Panel Dome Light Auto Car Interior Reading Plate Light Roof Ceiling Interior Wired Lamp+T10 BA9S Festoon Adapter-4pcs
    these absolute beasts of a led replacement in the dome and both the map lights. It's an extremely tight fit in the Map mights, but it is possible if you work with it enough.

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  14. Mar 22, 2023 at 8:21 PM
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    Yeah I'm using the 5 watt resistor to not have the high heat that comes with the 1 watt resistors.
    do you have the resistors on the map lights also?
     
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  15. Mar 22, 2023 at 8:27 PM
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    You can if you want them to always work, but No, I only put it on the dome light. If the truck is off, as long as the dome light is on, the map lights work fine and I can't think of a valid situation where I would have the truck off and need the map light without the dome light. If I want light then I want all the light lol.
     
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  16. Mar 23, 2023 at 6:06 PM
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    Yeah my problem is that with the resistor on the Led and the dome light switched to the on postion the light works but not in the door postion with the door open. Trying to make the Led light work in the door postion like the stock light did.
     
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  17. Mar 23, 2023 at 8:01 PM
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    Hmmm… make sure both screws are in good and making a good ground (negative) connection, I believe I had a similar problem while I was experimenting and figured out I need to screw the dome light firmly to get good ground, I think the connector for the dome light is two separate positives.
     
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  18. Mar 23, 2023 at 8:49 PM
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    Awesome I will try that
     
    XxSuperduckxX, Mar 23, 2023
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  19. Jun 21, 2023 at 10:39 PM
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    I have the led dome light with a resistor from @csjumper2003, and it has the flickering issue from time to time. It mostly works fine, but if I leave the dome light on the door setting, and leave the door open for a while it begins to flicker. Any idea why?

    It also flickers when turned to "on" on the dome light, if it starts flickering on the "door" setting.

    Edit: I just was out messing with the dome light again. It started flickering after being on for a while, so I removed the cover to see what I could do. When it flickers, 3 of the 6 led lights in the bulb would go out, and the other 3 would flicker. I wonder if that indicates a defect in the bulb, or that is just how an led light reacts when there is some other issue going on...

    I also wonder if I put the old incandescent bulb back in if the flickering would happen, or is that just something that happens with led bulbs? The oem incandescent bulb is just so pathetically dim...

    Electronics leave me scratching my head...
     
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  20. Jun 22, 2023 at 6:17 PM
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    I had an issue where the resistor got stupid hot and melted my solder joints, but yeah I wouldn't leave the lights on for an extended period of time, resistors get HOT.
     
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