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Old 05-19-15, 06:52 PM
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Thumbs down Changed trunk light bulbs now both don't work ?

Normally I wouldn't make a post over something so simple but this got me . Received my SuperbrightLEDs today so I went to change some bulbs...

Previously I've swapped in $250 of LED's into my 99' so this is nothing new...

I started with the license plate lights. After slicing my knuckle within first minute , 45 minutes passed & I was ready to reinstall. After all clips & screws were secure I plugged in the trunk lid light harness. The LED came on & all was good. I wanted to upgrade the light inside the trunk with a better LED I ordered, so I swapped it & nothing. Spun it around, nothing. Replaced it with a regular filament bulb, still nothing . Looked above at the trunk lid light & now that was out too . Checked all other lights & seems to be no other issue. With such an isolated problem, is there a fuse for just these two bulbs ??

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Old 05-19-15, 06:58 PM
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I believe the trunk light will go to sleep after the trunk lid is left open for a long time. Try closing the trunk lid and all the doors. Now re-open the trunk lid again to see if the light will work.
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I thought that too. Something happened when I pulled the bulb out I assume. I've made multiple checks, even a 30 minute drive. Still not working.

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There might be a small fuse for just the trunk light. There's a small fuse box under the left cover underneath the carpet. I know the license plate lights have their own fuse.
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Thanks. For some reason I checked the right side only! Lol And then under the dash. Back with results...
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Originally Posted by chrispy
There might be a small fuse for just the trunk light. There's a small fuse box under the left cover underneath the carpet. I know the license plate lights have their own fuse.


The fuse box in the trunk is located on the left side under the carpet. For license plate lights, look for a 7.5A fuse called "LCE LP". For the 2 trunk lights, look for a 7.5A fuse called "RR ECU-B".

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I went to the fuse box & was confused by some of the abbreviations. I took a picture for later reference. Thanks to rkw77080 for clearing it up.

Thanks to Lexus for engineering two 5w bulbs to their own fuse.
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