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switched cluster to led now having issues???

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by FirstGen Jer, Nov 13, 2015.

  1. Nov 13, 2015 at 12:54 PM
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    Did the cluster led swap last night and now my ebrake light and my turn signal lights are not working? Did I forget something?
     
  2. Nov 13, 2015 at 1:06 PM
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    Probably.
     
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    OK, do the signals work on the outside? If so then you need to reverse those bulbs.
     
  4. Nov 13, 2015 at 1:18 PM
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    No they do not work on the outside, I also noticed the ebrake light and the hazards are not working either?
     
  5. Nov 13, 2015 at 1:19 PM
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    All I changed on the cluster where the 4 194 green bulbs
     
  6. Nov 13, 2015 at 2:36 PM
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    You need to make sure you plugged them back in
     
  7. Nov 13, 2015 at 2:40 PM
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    Do you know which plug is for the blinkers?
     
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    Not off the top of my head
     
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    What you really need to do now, take it back apart, put the old bulbs back in, make sure everything works. Then change out each bulb separately, one by one, making sure each works before moving on to the next bulb. AND make sure that the plugs to the back of the circuit board are plugged in fully.
     
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    I'm sure he just forgot to reconnect a plug it didn't get one in all the way
     
  11. Nov 13, 2015 at 5:04 PM
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    Thanks guys, ya I am going to open it all back up again as suggested^^^. And re test everything.
     
  12. Nov 13, 2015 at 9:13 PM
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    I'm guessing he forgot the Hazard button connector.
     
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  13. Nov 13, 2015 at 11:06 PM
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    That's what I was guessing too...will find out tomorrow when I tear back into the dash
     
  14. Nov 13, 2015 at 11:10 PM
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    Out of the whole process of taking the dash apart the only thing I found semi difficult was disconnecting the heater vent connections, I had to pull super hard to disconnect and reconnect them is that the norm?
     
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    I only had 1 on the upper left of the dash that gave me a pure headache. It had a tiny screw on the top of the vent I just could not get to. I just yanked it out. I don't think I ever got that vent put back in all the way. But it still works.
     
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    Did you disconnect your hazards?
     
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    I did the same thing....I forgot to plug my hazard light plug back in.
     
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  18. Nov 16, 2015 at 7:10 AM
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    Ya I did disconnect the hazards. I thought I had reconnected them but maybe I did not make the connection completely. In this while process I noticed my no clutch start button light was going out. So I ordered a new light for it so i am waiting to tear it all back open till my led comes in the mail, so I don't have to open it all up again.
     
  19. Nov 16, 2015 at 7:14 AM
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    Hmmm?:notsure:... that's is the vent I was referring to also. Although when I got it apart I saw no screw? From what I saw it was just a snap fitting. But it's hard to tell because of it location if it is sealed up all the way when you replace it.
     
  20. Nov 16, 2015 at 7:44 AM
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    Yep. Has that little indentation around the passage to go on snug, yet who can get their hands in there to make sure it got on.
     

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