Semi-affordable 1st gen upgrades

Post the pics man! LOL

 

Sounds like a blown fuse to me.

Although I've heard similar on here from two different people who dicked up the bulb socket on one of their tail lights and it did this. At least one of those two had a fuse that kept blowing. The other just had non-functioning stuff. Turned out to be the connector and/or how the light was inserted in both cases.

 

Oh, and do the light housings look identical to the ones you pulled? There are a LOT of different light housings across the different cab types. Access Cab is different from Double Cab, some have DRL and some don't, etc.

 

spyder looks great and installed as good as OEM. Yet I got no dash or tail lights? Is there a ground I don't know about?...

 

"DRL"? Looked at the fuses but it was dark (Even with the flashlight) and need more light to see better. I did recheck the bulb(s) installation but it was a hasty once over... I will do a better job tomorrow.

As for identical appearance? Pretty much. 4AM comes early I'll get back with you...

 

Not that I'm aware of. But I'd compare one old housing and one new one to make sure they're exactly the same, identical. Like, make sure the old one doesn't have +1 bulb or -1 bulb in comparison, for example.

Check fuses, especially the GAUGE fuse. But pull them all to confirm.

DRL = Daytime running lamps.

And if you switched to LED bulbs, that's a super-important detail to leave out. Doing that has caused other members a whole myriad of issues.

 

Sorry for the delay. Found fuse blown. Kept blowing. There was a rubbed bare wire behind the left turn signal up stream of the connector. Brushed it with liquid insulation, after ample drying time wrapped with electrical tape. No problems since.

Lights are a improvement over the TYCs but not so much as all that. As luck would have it the settings on all lights were only a turn or two off but the adjusters were a PITA for even that.