dash lite

lifesnotfair · 03-08-2006, 12:36 PM

That one means you have a bad bulb, or something among those lines.

I've heard that it works by measuring the TOTAL amount of current drawn, I think, so any "rusty" contacts for the bulbs or anything would make it light up. Also, using bulbs with different W than stock, would also trigger it, even if they all work.

There is a "yellow box" behind your rear-left tail lights. Sometimes it fails, and wont allow you to use your break lights (happened to me). One can by-pass it simply, and not use that box, but then the light in the dash will be permanently lit. I got another box for $8 or so from eBay (on a side note, a guy on this forums once said he paid $200 for it from Toyota, LOL!), and now my break lights work, BUT, the light STILL lits up when I hit the breaks for the first time! ARGH!

I noticed that the box I bought was slightly different from the one I had. I had a yellow one, while the one I bought was kinda peach.

Well, at least my tail lights work.. But I hate having that thing lit up in the dash all the time =(

03-08-2006, 12:36 PM	#2
lifesnotfair 3" Exhaust Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 169	Yes. That one means you have a bad bulb, or something among those lines. I've heard that it works by measuring the TOTAL amount of current drawn, I think, so any "rusty" contacts for the bulbs or anything would make it light up. Also, using bulbs with different W than stock, would also trigger it, even if they all work. There is a "yellow box" behind your rear-left tail lights. Sometimes it fails, and wont allow you to use your break lights (happened to me). One can by-pass it simply, and not use that box, but then the light in the dash will be permanently lit. I got another box for $8 or so from eBay (on a side note, a guy on this forums once said he paid $200 for it from Toyota, LOL!), and now my break lights work, BUT, the light STILL lits up when I hit the breaks for the first time! ARGH! I noticed that the box I bought was slightly different from the one I had. I had a yellow one, while the one I bought was kinda peach. Well, at least my tail lights work.. But I hate having that thing lit up in the dash all the time =( __________________ '88 N/A automatic, looks, runs and feels like NEW!