Hi All. Some nights (generally when its very warm) my interior lights (dash
and centre console light) do not turn on when I turn the lights on and then
turn on after a while (I guess when the temp in the car cools down a bit,
dont know). The headlight remains on when this happens.

Anybody knows whats going on?

Had this problem in Mum's Camry and I replaced the dimmer control module... I'm sure you could find one at a wrecker's for small change.

this reminds me ive been meaning to make a post about the interior light of my mums magna i dont know if its a common problem in 3rd gen magna's or just the tf but the interior light is just totally shit it dosnt light up anything. is it possible to change it for a brighter globe? or is there something wrong. the dimmer switch for the dash lights dosnt work either.

this reminds me ive been meaning to make a post about the interior light of my mums magna i dont know if its a common problem in 3rd gen magna's or just the tf but the interior light is just totally shit it dosnt light up anything. is it possible to change it for a brighter globe? or is there something wrong. the dimmer switch for the dash lights dosnt work either.
I think Jaycar sell the replacement thats actually 2 leds but goes into the standard socket.

[quote:cbd7f103b4]Hi All. Some nights (generally when its very warm) my interior lights (dash and centre console light) do not turn on when I turn the lights on and then turn on after a while (I guess when the temp in the car cools down a bit, dont know). The headlight remains on when this happens.
Anybody knows whats going on?[/quote:cbd7f103b4]
Check your tail lights when this happens. I believe the dash lights and tail lights run on the same circuit.
[quote:cbd7f103b4]this reminds me ive been meaning to make a post about the interior light of my mums magna i dont know if its a common problem in 3rd gen magna's or just the tf but the interior light is just totally shit it dosnt light up anything. is it possible to change it for a brighter globe? or is there something wrong. the dimmer switch for the dash lights dosnt work either.[/quote:cbd7f103b4]
I had the same problem with my TE when I bought it, you couldn't see anything with the interior light. My old man just went out and replaced the bulb, the one that was in it was nearly black. And I think he put in a brighter bulb, so now I can actually read maps in my car at night.

Check your tail lights when this happens. I believe the dash lights and tail lights run on the same circuit.



That shouldn't be, otherwise your tail lights would dim as well when you adjust the dimmer!

hmmm that would be cool tho wouldnt it? hehehe

Ah, yeah, sorry my bad. They use the same fuse, not the same circuit.

Just be careful putting in a higher wattage bulb as this = more heat and the plastic covers have been known to melt from the heat.
You'll probably find the bulb is black as said previously and a new one will make a big diff, this was the case in my car to.

a new bulb it shall be