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no dash lights no tail lights 60 series

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no dash lights no tail lights 60 series

Post by rohan9376 »

have a 60 series cruiser while wiring up relay for driving lights earthed a contact there bit of a spark on the relay relay ok , now no tail lights or dash lights ,,,fuses are ok ... have i burned the headlight stork ???any help appreciate ,
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Post by hiluxmad »

check the relay may have cooked it
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Post by rusty_burrows »

toyota s in general head lights switch earth and not positive and if you have wired it up wron you could have cause a bad back feed best way to find out is to undo what you have done and see if they work and also check every fuse including the ones under the bonnet as it could of cooked any fuse when it back feeds
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Post by rohan9376 »

hiluxmad wrote:check the relay may have cooked it
where is the dash light relay located , ? cant seem to find it
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Post by 83zook »

Start with the basics, try the tail light fuse first, then check you fuses on your headlight relay. Dashlights share the same fuse as taillights just incase you didn 't know.
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Post by 83zook »

Sorry just reread, I would of thought the relay would be down on the rh side of the inner guard, or up on the lh side? I know on my hilux the relay has it's own fuses which I have blown once before.
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Post by rohan9376 »

83zook wrote:Sorry just reread, I would of thought the relay would be down on the rh side of the inner guard, or up on the lh side? I know on my hilux the relay has it's own fuses which I have blown once before.
all the actual headlamps are working and driving lights also , just as mentioned the dash lights and the tail lights on the fritz , the relay i fitted looks fine , its a 5 pin new era relay , two fuses there ok , did the 60 series have a dash light relay ??? someone said they did ?? there are no relays i can find , well if its not the fuse ill check again i have probably burned the actual light switch
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Post by stumpyGU »

rohan9376 wrote:did the 60 series have a dash light relay???
83zook wrote:Dashlights share the same fuse as taillights just incase you didn 't know.
No dashlight relay, check taillight relay.
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Post by rohan9376 »

83zook wrote:Sorry just reread, I would of thought the relay would be down on the rh side of the inner guard, or up on the lh side? I know on my hilux the relay has it's own fuses which I have blown once before.
the relay i fitted is a dual coil relay xa gt falcon type new era 5 pin i have wired it up b terminal to battery both L tags to driving lights both S terminals to the hi beam feed wire near each head lamp , it is blowing fuses i disconnecetec the power wire to battery to the relay kept blowing fuse i removed the two fuses out of the relay i fitted , now doesnt blow fuse , note when it was blowing fuses funny squawk sound under dash before it popped , was i right the way i wired it direct to headlamp high beam wire , i wired basicly same as gt falcon any help appreciate
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Post by flyology »

As previously mentioned, Toyota's use a negative switching system on the headlights. That is, there is constant power to the headlights, the switch is on the negative or earth side.

Do you have a 60 or 61/62 series? that is single 7" round or dual 6x4 rectangular lights?
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Post by rohan9376 »

flyology wrote:As previously mentioned, Toyota's use a negative switching system on the headlights. That is, there is constant power to the headlights, the switch is on the negative or earth side.

Do you have a 60 or 61/62 series? that is single 7" round or dual 6x4 rectangular lights?
thanks for reply it is a old 81 fj 60 model 7 inch round head lamp model
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Post by richardsc »

ive got similar issues with my 84 fj60,though i havnt touched any wires,i replaced radiator,before pulling radiator all was working,now after reconecting battery,i have charge light stuck on when cars running,and no dash lights,no tail lights no interior light,when i disconected batery radio was going,now i have to find my station and everytime i turn ignition back off i have to refind the station i was on,any ideas????????fuses are all good,well in cab ones,i checked main fuse on passenger side,looks fine,also has a spanking new alternater and regulator rectifier thingy majig,so im baffled and stuck driving a daewoo lanos :oops:
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