ALAN553

Not sure if I am going crazy, have owned the truck for 10 years. Looked down this evening and noticed that the switch for ride comfort, height adjustment was dark. Is it supposed to be illuminated. And if so, as simple as popping out switch and replacing green led bulb?

RCsGX

Yes is supposed to be illuminated.

If it's like most Toyota switches, there's a tiny clear filament bulb with a green "condom" over it to make it green. It comes in a plastic twist socket. If you have some 3mm leds you can replace it with a led. Just twist the wires around the socket and it will never burn out again.

Here's what it looks like:

ALAN553

According to the parts diagram on Sewell it takes 3 bulbs?

IanB2

Has anyone ever found a cheaper source than the dealer for this style bulbs? They are in the $10/ea+ range from Toyota/Lexus!

RCsGX

Yeah, use 3mm or 5mm LEDs. You can probably find LEDs at radio shack. You need white or warm white.

You simple undo the the filament bulbs terminals from the plastic socket, then wrap the LED pos / neg terminals around the plastic socket just like the filament bulb.

I did it in my Tundra on several switches. It takes a few seconds, very easy. No soldering involved.....

Depending on the lumens, the LEDs will be brighter than the filament bulb. If it's too bright and you don't like it cut the tip of the LED off with a dremel or lightly sand the tip until it's frosted.

ALAN553

They are ony 3.31 @ Sewell and 10 to ship

RCsGX

Try you local dealer. You'd save on shipping but I bet they would be more than $3.31.

I'm telling you buy a bag of warm white LEDs online. You can buy a lot for $5-$10, easily enough to outfit all of you switches and have extra to sell off to other GX owners.

I have a lot of loose LEDs but I'm not sure if I have warm white. When I get home later I'll see what I can find. If I have some I'll do the swap to show you.

redrocks

I was wondering the same on whether this should be illuminated. But since I don't change the ride setting, why bother replacing the bulb.

RCsGX

Pride of ownership.

ALAN553

got to go figure out how to seperate the switch to get to the bulbs, i got it out of the console, need to open it up

mrblister

How do you remove the switch to replace the bulb? Are you sure it takes 3 bulbs ?

ALAN553

yup, pryed it out, cover comes off first, then pry switch out, remove harness, seperate connector, three bulbs shock selector, on/off and high low, careful, lots of loose parts in there when you seperate it.

mrblister

Thank You Alan you the man.

mrblister

Forgive my ignorance When you say cover comes off first are you referring to the console cover that the switch sits on top of or do you mean pry the cover of the actual switch off then remove switch from console panel in place

Thank you

redrocks

There's a DIY on how to open/replace these bulbs...use the Search feature.