Trunk switch for trunk dome light

Hilux808 · 10-01-2009, 10:58 AM

Can anyone tell me where the switch is on the trunk door or body that turns the dome light on in the trunk as soon as you open the door (not the actual switch on the dome light itself, I know where that is)??

I'm trying to chase down a parasitic drain problem on a friends 99' 4runner. I have checked all dome light units up front and the one in the center and all the switches for the lights and the switches in the door jams. Everything seems to be ok at this point but I'm still pulling 60+ mA through my Fluke meter when testing for current. When I pull the dome light 15A fuse the current drops to about 16mA.

The only switch I haven't checked is the one for the trunk door. I never bothered to pay attention to this but I can't even find it on my 91' 4runner. Is this switch in the door and wired to the handle?? Anyone know how this works?

Thanks.

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eric-the-red · 10-01-2009, 06:14 PM

On a 99 it's in the tailgate, near the latch.

Hilux808 · 10-02-2009, 08:39 AM

In the tailgate? So I have to take the panel off and go inside the door?? I figured this was it? Anyone ever have to do this, any tips?

eric-the-red · 10-02-2009, 12:41 PM

Yes, you have to take the panel off. Never done it on my 01, but on my old 93 it was held on by those plastic clips that just push in. Just put something thin between the panel and the metal and pop them out. My wiring diagram for the 01 shows the switch as having a blue/white and a white/black wire. A 99 might be the same.

Hilux808 · 10-02-2009, 01:22 PM

Thanks eric-the-red, my 91' was the same way and it should still be the same for the 99'. Hopefully I can find the problem.

10-01-2009, 06:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
eric-the-red Contributing Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Port Coquitlam, BC Posts: 2,493	On a 99 it's in the tailgate, near the latch. __________________ 2001 4Runner 4.30 ratio 1999 e-locked rear axle and front diff; OME881/N91S front; OME891/N86 rear; Tundra brake swap; 1" 4Crawler body lift; 63" 4Crawler SliderZ; TJM T-15 with Warn M8000 winch and Amsteel blue synthetic line; 265/75R16 Nitto TGs or 255/85R16 Truxs MTs; Cobra 75 WX ST cb; Alinco DR635 VHF/UHF ham radio; ham call sign license plates - VE7 EGC

10-02-2009, 08:39 AM	#3 (permalink)
Hilux808 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Glendale AZ Posts: 216	In the tailgate? So I have to take the panel off and go inside the door?? I figured this was it? Anyone ever have to do this, any tips? __________________ 91' 22RE 5Spd 4WD left hand drive "Hilux Surf", a.k.a "*4Runner". I currently use & abuse: MSD 6A Bosch Super Plus PermaCool TrueFlow EdelbrockIAS Cragar Soft8 BFG 31" A/T Optima Dynomax RoyalPurple ALPINE RFosgate KappaPerfect Stinger - Half the worlds supply of zip ties. "She'll make point five past light speed. She may not look like much but she's got it where it counts, kid. I've made a lot of special modifications myself." H. Solo*

10-02-2009, 12:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
eric-the-red Contributing Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Port Coquitlam, BC Posts: 2,493	Yes, you have to take the panel off. Never done it on my 01, but on my old 93 it was held on by those plastic clips that just push in. Just put something thin between the panel and the metal and pop them out. My wiring diagram for the 01 shows the switch as having a blue/white and a white/black wire. A 99 might be the same. __________________ 2001 4Runner 4.30 ratio 1999 e-locked rear axle and front diff; OME881/N91S front; OME891/N86 rear; Tundra brake swap; 1" 4Crawler body lift; 63" 4Crawler SliderZ; TJM T-15 with Warn M8000 winch and Amsteel blue synthetic line; 265/75R16 Nitto TGs or 255/85R16 Truxs MTs; Cobra 75 WX ST cb; Alinco DR635 VHF/UHF ham radio; ham call sign license plates - VE7 EGC

10-02-2009, 01:22 PM	#5 (permalink)
Hilux808 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Glendale AZ Posts: 216	Thanks eric-the-red, my 91' was the same way and it should still be the same for the 99'. Hopefully I can find the problem. __________________ 91' 22RE 5Spd 4WD left hand drive "Hilux Surf", a.k.a "*4Runner". I currently use & abuse: MSD 6A Bosch Super Plus PermaCool TrueFlow EdelbrockIAS Cragar Soft8 BFG 31" A/T Optima Dynomax RoyalPurple ALPINE RFosgate KappaPerfect Stinger - Half the worlds supply of zip ties. "She'll make point five past light speed. She may not look like much but she's got it where it counts, kid. I've made a lot of special modifications myself." H. Solo*

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