So I have been trying to chase down an issue with a 2022 Tacoma. The daytime illumination for the dash lights and the blindspot monitoring do not seem to be working. Don't know if it is related. I am not sure if I checked the right fuses for them. any help would be appreciated.
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Dash daytime lights and blindspot monitoring not working
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MileHghCty
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Are the dash lights supposed to light during the day? Mine only light when the headlights are on. Is there a way to reword so dash lights are always on?
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drizzoh
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There is no dash light illumination on these trucks unless the lights are on. It's one of the biggest complaints but so far, nobody has found a way to force them to be on. Should be easy enough to connect the lighting circuit to constant power, but nobody has tackled it yet.
For the OP's BSM issue, likely the switch just got pressed that turns it on/off. These issues are unrelated.
For the OP's BSM issue, likely the switch just got pressed that turns it on/off. These issues are unrelated.
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MileHghCty
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Thanks. Agree should be on all the time. They are in my 2009 Taco. Maybe at some point I may try and find the power wire to all the dash and splice it into a hot circuit when the vehicle is running.
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MileHghCty
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I did find where you can remove the dash, which is fairly easy. But there are 3 different plugs with multiple wires that plug into the back. Trying to find the wire that supplies juice to the dash lights will be tough, and then would have to determine in full 12v or reduced to lower voltage. If you can find the proper wire and if 12v should be able to splice in a switch 12v. A project for maybe this summer.
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drizzoh
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Yup, thats why it hasn't been done lol.
Once found, I would think you could bypass the switched wire and connect it to an ignition-controlled power source so the backlight is on all the time. Just finding it is the hard part. Can probably be done with 1 cut and 1 jumper wire on the cluster.
I reached out to puppypunter on the other forum as he specialized in stuff like this. Surprised it's not a thing already, but we'll see if he replies.
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