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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 03:41 PM
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Hello! i used to post here along time ago but my labtop crapped itself and i just havent been online. but anyways! my hvac lighting isnt working. it wasnt all of a sudden but, it would come on sometimes other times it wouldnt. and lately its just not working all together. now the hvac works great. its just the lighting. i checked connections and all the fuses and took apart the unit itself and didnt see anything burnt up or missing or anything. any ideas?
Old Aug 10, 2008 | 04:33 PM
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do u have a LED swap? What year tC?
Old Aug 10, 2008 | 04:48 PM
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There was an issue with the 07's, but like Alan asked, we need to know more about what it is doing and what year it is.
Old Aug 10, 2008 | 04:53 PM
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speaking of 07's...

ill PM u Dave!
Old Aug 10, 2008 | 04:54 PM
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its on 07. and nope. stock lighting .
Old Aug 10, 2008 | 05:05 PM
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take it in for warranty, ASAP

Its a known issue that Toyota wont man up to.
Old Aug 10, 2008 | 05:21 PM
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A lot have had luck getting it warrantied though.

I warn all of my 07 led swap customers about this ahead of time. I think they fixed it during the model year, but a lot of them apparently had it.
Old Aug 10, 2008 | 05:35 PM
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same ____ happened to me. i actually like it like this because i know exactly where all the buttons are and ppl can't find the buttons so they don't touch my ____.
Old Aug 10, 2008 | 05:58 PM
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Originally Posted by silverstreaktc
same poop happened to me. i actually like it like this because i know exactly where all the buttons are and ppl can't find the buttons so they don't touch my poop.
you should go get a new one.
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Same thing happend to me like a year ago when I got my led swap, it was really annoying not being able to see where the buttons were n what time it was. But good thing my friend introduced me to a friend of his who worked at toyota/scion and he gave me a new one. The total of it would of came up to $500+ but it was free..

But seriously though I did had a led swap on my HVAC it should of still been warranteed because it is a early 07 model.

But yeah get it warranteed before you get like a led swap, to make sure it doesn't mess up.
Old Aug 10, 2008 | 06:27 PM
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so is it in the circuitry itself?
Old Aug 11, 2008 | 12:58 AM
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yes
Old Aug 11, 2008 | 05:24 AM
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same thing happened to me it works fine but doesn light up at all anymore!
Old Aug 11, 2008 | 01:18 PM
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lol only downside is its darker in the car now lmao
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