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11-15-2017, 06:59 PM | #1 |
Drives: 2014 Yaris Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Sonoma County
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This is why I love Toyota
I just want to share a pleasant experience.
So, the interior climate controls are backlit as you all may know. The backlight on the temperature control knob on my car went out. The other two knobs light up just fine. Its mildly annoying. I decided to remove the control knob and fully disassemble it to diagnose the problem. I determined the bulb in there went out because it was getting power and ground but not lighting up. The bulb is removable by twisting it and pulling it out, simple as that (once the assembly is taken apart) I called the dealership parts department to see what I'm dealing with. I honestly thought they wouldn't be able to sell me just the bulb because there is extensive disassembly involved to actually get to such a small part. After all, this only serves a small and mundane purpose. To my pleasant surprise, they do have just the bulb for the assembly and they ordered it for me for a whopping $6 instead of the whole control assembly for about $70. This is why I love Toyota. Their clever designs allow us to replace the smallest integral parts without a need to replace entire assemblies for such minor functions. Cheers! Two photos here via Imgur https://imgur.com/a/o35rb |
11-15-2017, 07:58 PM | #2 |
Drives: 2015 Yaris 5Dr Join Date: Mar 2015
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Good to know, thanks for the info and pic.
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11-15-2017, 08:04 PM | #3 |
Drives: 2014 Yaris Join Date: Feb 2017
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11-15-2017, 11:15 PM | #4 |
Obsessed with 1.5L
Drives: '10 PW Yaris Sedan Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Westminster, MD
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probably a 70cent bulb....
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11-15-2017, 11:20 PM | #5 |
Drives: 2014 Yaris Join Date: Feb 2017
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11-16-2017, 08:37 AM | #6 |
Drives: 2007 yaris hatchback Join Date: Oct 2017
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I just did this as well. Toyota charged me 8$. But I needed it and paid it. Ouch. It was very easy to do. And there’s YouTube video. Note that rav 4 has very similar control knobs. And I watched that video to see how to remove bulb. Then i watched center console disassemble specific to my yaris. Super easy.
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11-16-2017, 09:52 AM | #7 |
Hmm, I see...
Drives: 2012 Toyota Tundra and Yaris Join Date: Oct 2016
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mine is out too, im gonna have to do this. Picture of the bulb?
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11-16-2017, 10:33 AM | #8 | |
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Yea it takes me 5 minutes to get to the bulb itself Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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11-16-2017, 10:35 AM | #9 |
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11-16-2017, 01:30 PM | #10 |
Hmm, I see...
Drives: 2012 Toyota Tundra and Yaris Join Date: Oct 2016
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thanks! I wonder if there are color leds that will fit in there...
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11-16-2017, 01:33 PM | #11 | |
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The orange you see is actually some sort of rubbery lens cover. It can be removed and it’s clear under the orange rubbery covering. You could probably get some other colored lens covering Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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11-17-2017, 08:30 AM | #12 |
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11-17-2017, 10:51 AM | #13 |
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Success!
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11-17-2017, 01:38 PM | #14 |
Hmm, I see...
Drives: 2012 Toyota Tundra and Yaris Join Date: Oct 2016
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Definitely, do you know if its a T4?
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11-20-2017, 07:06 PM | #15 |
Drives: 2017 iA Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Oakland
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Please tell me that in 2017 it's an LED not a filament-based bulb....
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11-20-2017, 07:49 PM | #16 |
Drives: 2014 Yaris Join Date: Feb 2017
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11-21-2017, 06:52 AM | #17 |
Drives: 2014 Icon+ 1.33l Multidrive Join Date: Nov 2010
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" Twist it clockwise and it pops right out. "
That has to be Japanese logic. Most would think it would be anticlockwise to release. |
11-21-2017, 08:50 AM | #18 | |
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http://www.toyodiy.com/parts/p_U_201...PRKK_8715.html on the iA it appears to be led there is no separate bulbs Last edited by logoris; 11-21-2017 at 09:42 AM. |
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