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What is this knob for?

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by PLUNKSALOT, Dec 17, 2023.

  1. Dec 17, 2023 at 7:56 AM
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    PLUNKSALOT

    PLUNKSALOT [OP] Active Member

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    Anyone able to tell me what this round knob is for??ENKKTVUO7BRINE.jpg
     
  2. Dec 17, 2023 at 7:57 AM
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    usmc2msu

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    Display dimmer.
     
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  3. Dec 17, 2023 at 7:58 AM
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    Squirt

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    I had to read that twice. Thought you said "display dinner" :rofl::rofl::rofl:
     
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  4. Dec 17, 2023 at 7:58 AM
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    Time for lunch!

     
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  5. Dec 17, 2023 at 8:00 AM
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    I haven't ate breakfast yet. Can you tell I'm hungry :anonymous:
     
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  6. Dec 17, 2023 at 8:08 AM
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    Blinker fluid heater knob... for winter use.
     
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  7. Dec 17, 2023 at 9:01 AM
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    PLUNKSALOT

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    Great! Thanks!
     
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  8. Dec 17, 2023 at 4:45 PM
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    David K

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    Was there no owner's manual included with the truck purchase? I don't mind any questions being asked, but was curious what the new car buyers did before the Internet.
    Merry Christmas!
     
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  9. Dec 17, 2023 at 5:15 PM
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    PLUNKSALOT

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    20 years ago, the new car buyer had the manual. ;)
     
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  10. Dec 17, 2023 at 5:21 PM
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    TheFactor

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    That’s when they came with a Thomas map guide to when choosing the navigation option :D
     
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  11. Dec 17, 2023 at 5:42 PM
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    What sick puppy doesn't leave the owner's manual in the glove box?
    As that was the case, a fair and reasonable question.
     
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  12. Dec 17, 2023 at 5:43 PM
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    Just_A_Guy

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    ABA180

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    This happened with my wife's 2014 Rav4 when we bought it in 2019..
     
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  14. Dec 17, 2023 at 7:04 PM
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    Yeah really, 90% of people don’t read the manual anyway, yet it’s never in the glove box.

    All my cars and trucks have all the manuals and paperwork along with the window sticker.

    If you don’t do that you should be kicked in the dick.
     
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  15. Dec 18, 2023 at 3:04 AM
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    Play with it after dark and see what it does. I've known people who think they have an electrical problem only to find they've turned it all the way down. The one next to it use only if you get stuck in mud/snow. :p

    Want your head to really go into a spin? There's lights in the ashtray and glove box too. :p
     
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  16. Dec 18, 2023 at 3:16 AM
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    What ever you do OP, don’t touch that dial. PSA :D
    It’s for your dashboard lights, brightness.
     
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  18. Dec 18, 2023 at 7:05 AM
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    I still have my Thomas Guides. I just can't bring myself to get rid of them.

    EDIT: I realized I quoted the wrong quote. Ah well.
     
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  19. Dec 18, 2023 at 7:12 AM
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    3JOH22A

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    My shrink-wrapped manual and its pouch just take up space on my bookshelf. It's 2023, ain't nobody got time to flip through books. :p I keep PDF manuals on my phone because they are searchable, to look up things like fluid capacities, along with a serpentine belt diagram.
     
  20. Dec 18, 2023 at 7:21 AM
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    100% I would have twisted that knob and discovered the use myself. probably twisted it for a year in daylight wondering, until that fateful night I try with the headlights on...ahhhhhaaaa!
     

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