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by **Duges** on Fri, 23 Feb 2007 11:32 +0000

I find one of the more annoying Toyota production cost cuts to the SR is no instrument dimmer. Well, I can't find one anyway...is it in there somewhere? Very distracting on long night drives. What are my chances of connecting something up, anybody else thought about it?

by **Dave** on Sat, 24 Feb 2007 3:01 +0000

Geez that has to suck. I am only assuming but there could be a plug in there so you can get one, I doubt the wiring harness is different but ya never know.

by **Duges** on Sat, 24 Feb 2007 3:22 +0000

Yeah, I'll drop in to the local toyota spares and ask if the SR5 one will plug in. Thanks Dave.

by **9W6VX** on Sat, 24 Feb 2007 1:45 +0000

Duges,

We also don't get the dimmer for our Hilux over here and there is only 1 version.

I would reckon it's somewhere between the poverty pack and the SR5.

LOL.... Pls keep us posted as I would be very interested in the dimmer.

by **McSumWay** on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 5:37 +0000

Bringing an old question back to the top

Has anyone found a simple solution for this problem????

PLLLLEEEEEAAAASSEE help this gives me the shits!!!

by **McSumWay** on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 6:31 +0000

Mine has a dimmer... you turn the knob located on the lower rhs panel near the engine heater.... Mine is an SR5 though so Im not sure on the other models...

by **McSumWay** on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 6:33 +0000

Yeah its only the SR models. The SR5's have the optitron instruments.

by **shane308** on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 6:45 +0000

if you don't mind pulling the dash appart you may be able to just put some lower wattage globes in :-)

by **shane308** on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 6:53 +0000

Bugger.... noo wonder your complaining... thats BS...

Like a warm beer.... almost a warm light beer....

by **McSumWay** on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 7:04 +0000

Its the stereo as well and with the large LCD panel it really adds to the fatigue factor when driving long distance at night.

I already unplugged the light power source for the locker swiches as they are even brighter than the dash!!!!

by **McSumWay** on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 7:05 +0000

Nothings as bad as a warm light beer....

by **McSumWay** on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 7:10 +0000

....

by **camwill69** on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 7:40 +0000

Light beer is like having sex on a beach.

Fu$%^&g near water!!!!

by **jcarter** on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 9:37 +0000

i am interested in this aswell.

What we need is a Toyota Parts list for the lux.
does the workshop manual come with this??
least we could then just rock in to yota, with our left kidney, and purchase the part number of choice.

by **Lancair** on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 9:50 +0000

Im dragging up an old post here to see if anyone (us SR owners) has found a solution to the instrument light dimmer?

I just picked up my SR dual cab this afternoon and have just gone out to see what the interior looks like at night. Most disappointed in the white lighting of the dash and more so the lack of dimmer.

by **TOMUCH** on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:50 +0000

GUys I do not know if this is the right part number.. but give Toyota a call and see if it is right... its the part number for the light control rheostat.. .maybe you can just plug it in.. you never know.. I have the SR5 so I have no need to try it .. but pending on the cost.. it might be worth a shot.. I would assume that the wiring is there regardless of model...

Part No 90980-10825

Cheers TOMUCH

by **Naci** on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 7:50 +0000

I have an SR with the optitron dash and I do have the dimmer in the car.

(European Version)

by **9W6VX** on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 2:56 +0000

I would be very interested since we have a part number already.

We only need to know the cost of the dimmer and hopefully the wiring loom is already there.

Cheers

Brendon

by **Skog07** on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 6:24 +0000

Bump.
For Rodw
Skog

by **rodw** on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 6:36 +0000

Thanks Skog. But nobody has worked out how to install this yet, so please help on the other thread.

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