lclascaris

The courtesy light for when the tailgate is open doesn't work on my 1996 3rd Gen Hilux Surf (4Runner). It works fine if I switch it on manually but not automatically when the tailgate is opened.........it might work 1 in 50 times of opening the tailgate.

I have looked for a courtesy light switch & I cannot find one. Does anyone know if there is a switch or maybe it's built in with the latch???

Your help would be appreciated.

Many Thanks

Regards

Lewis

BajaRunner

Yep, same problem here. I haven't really looked into it much though.

eric-the-red

The switch is inside the tailagte, not exactly sure where though. The manual for my 01 shows it just to the driver side of the license plate, that would be passenger side on your side of the pond.

quattro

Same issue here... Mine is intermittent. Usually works when I don't specifically need it. I've been inside the rear-tailgate covers when I had to extract broken license plate bolts, but didn't look for the switch.

Hasn't bugged me enough to want to dive back in there.... Might bug me enough to step up to a GX470 tho... with it's silly side-opening Mom-friendly tailgate... I'm really pining for more luxury lately.

lclascaris

Surly the switch should be visibly?

It must have some sort of contact to operate the lamp, so it knows when the tailgate is in an open or closed position?

98runner210

I think it grounds through the latch. I greased my latch and held the handle while closing it and letting it kinda bounce open. It freed something cause it has been working fine for a year.

brazos609

Get a can of spray silocone and hose down the latch area at the baes of the jiftgate. That is where the switch is located. I did this about two years ago and it solved my problems. Dirt just builds up and makes the micro switch stick.

bwhyit

It's part of the rear door latch. The contacts are internal to the latch.

98runner210

echooooo....echo...echooo

Jdizzydub

Mine still doesn't work..bah humbug and I tried WD40 and silicone, it didn't remedy mine..oh well.