Help! Interior lights not coming on.

So I did the stupid thing and bought some cheap Amazon lights for the interior. While installing the dome lights it blew a fuse and none of the interior lights would come on. No front and rear dome, vanity, or driver foot well lights would come on. All other interior lights(dashboard, ac, etc.) worked perfectly fine. I noticed that the 7.5 fuse under the hood was popped. So I went out and bought some leds from Headlight Revolution for the interiors and a mini 7.5 fuse for under the hood. I installed all the new interior leds, and the fuse under the hood but nothing is coming on. Is there another fuse I am missing?

I have a 2016 Tundra

 

As @OR18TRD mentioned ^ always disconnect neg on battery. Try reversing polarity or simply put..pull led out and turn 180 . I had to do that with a few of mine. Good luck

 

I don't think it is just a matter of pulling an LED out. All of the interior lights are out. Vanity, front dome, rear dome, and driver foot well. I checked the fuses under the hood and all are good. I guess it could be a fuse in the cab? I found the fuse box in the cab, but it looks like I need to remove the steering wheel panel to get to all the fuses. I'll check over all of those next.

 

I would check the fuse box inside the cab. I had a similar issue when I replaced my interior lights with LEDs. Blew the fuse and needed to replacing. The fuse was a mini 7.5 labeled DOME inside the cab under the driver side footwell.

 

Is your truck a third gen? On the third gens the 7.5 labeled DOME is under the dash.

 

This is the interior fuse box. I checked all the fuses except the inverter fuse. It shouldn't be that fuse though.

 

Yes, I have a third gen (2018). The fuse panel was under the dash/driver side footwell to the left behind the parking brake. Here is another thread that shows where it is located:

https://www.tundras.com/threads/interior-fuse-box-location-and-information.3720/

 

I know where the panel is. I posted a picture above of it. There isn't anything labeled DOME on the interior fuse box. It is under the hood that it is labeled that.

 

The 2018's might be different with respect to where certain fuses are located. I replaced the fuse labeled DOME which was in the panel inside the cab and that seemed to fix my issue. If you've already replaced the same fuse under the hood and the interior lights are still not working - not sure what could be causing the issue...

 

I have a 2016. I'm going to go check again, but I am certain I didn't see DOME in the interior fuse box.

 

Is the switch off?

 

nope

 

Go through and pull each fuse individually and inspect. Check every fuse and report back.

 

Turns out it was fixed already. When I replaced the burnt 7.5A fuse under the hood, I needed to remove all the installed LEDS and reinstall them. The vanity lights for some reason didn't come on until I replaced the LEDS with the old lights, and then put the LEDS back in. The rest was just a matter of removing and reinstalling. Everything is good now and working well.

LEDS came from headlight revolution by the way. Thanks all for the suggestions and help. Really appreciate it!

 

I just had the same issue I installed all the door lights everything was fine then I started the dome lights and must have popped a fuse I have a send gen

 

Does this fuse layout guide work for a 2014 Tundra?

 

Removed negative battery connection.

Replaced first light and friction fit terminal back on

Tested light, works

Lift negative terminal off battery and replaced next light.

Took an extra 30 seconds for each light

No blown fuses.

Finished the front portion of truck and stopped stopped due to sunlight hours. Will do rear tomorrow.

What a difference in light quality and brightness

 

No flickering, no delay, world of difference.

We'll see if they last and have any issues over the next few months before I declare a complete success. I'm not anticipating any issues though.

Dome:


Dome & Passenger Vanity:

Rear original:

Color comparison, old to new:

I'll post bedore & after of the rear once completed and dark enough to show the light they throw....hopefully tomorrow.

 

Rear replaced too.

Killed battery. Removed old lights. Replaced one, dry fit terminal in battery and tested. Killed battery. Replaced second and dry fit battery to test. Screwed battery down and done

 

You can decorate the interior of the vehicle with an LED strip. The tape is easier to install with your own hands, as it has a special self-adhesive coating, therefore it does not require additional fasteners. And also it is resistant to shocks and tolerates different weather conditions well. Buying special LED strips for

$24 Car Lights with App Control, 16 Million Colors & 30 Scenes, Music Sync, DIY Mode, LED Car Interior Lights, LED Lights for Cars, Car Accessories, 21-Feet Strip Light, Car Decor/Decorations

car lighting can greatly facilitate the work in their installation, but their price category is much higher than LEDs per square meter. It is necessary to improve and adapt the tape per square meter to the vehicle using a soldering iron. Therefore, in order to avoid failures, you need to buy high-quality equipment for car lighting.

 

If you're reading this, and if you remember, did you pull out all of the lights at once, then put them all back in to know that it resolved your issue? Or did you replace them one by one, and determine that each time you replaced a bulb, the issue was resolved. I hope that makes sense