[y2ken]

Does anybody know if it is a fuse or some sort of relay or switch that powers the backlight for the climate controls (temp, A/C, etc)? All other lights in my 93 4Runner work excpet the backlight for those controls.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

[toyota gwairf]

If all other lights work you probably just have to replace the backlight. It costs about a dollar for the bulb and takes about 10 minutes to do if you've taken the dash system apart before.

 

[toyota gwairf]

...which is to say, there is no climate control backlight-specific fuse.

 

[y2ken]

I've never taken the dash apart before so I'm not sure if I want to takle this problem. I'm more familiar with hondas as this is the first toyota I've owned. I wonder where I can get aome diagrams or something to check out behind the dash?

 

[toyota gwairf]

The dash is really really easy. Start from the passanger side of the car underneath the glove box and just start takin out screws and moving left. Some things are screwed it and some things are snapped in, so if you're stuck and think something should be coming out because there aren't any more screws to remove, give 'er a good yank. Once you do it a few times it'll take about 5 mins or less to get to the insides of the dash.

 

[knowltondata]

The dash is really really easy. Start from the passanger side of the car underneath the glove box and just start takin out screws and moving left. Some things are screwed it and some things are snapped in, so if you're stuck and think something should be coming out because there aren't any more screws to remove, give 'er a good yank. Once you do it a few times it'll take about 5 mins or less to get to the insides of the dash.

Damn, I hope you didn't do all that to get to the bulb. Pull off the four slider knobs, faceplate pops right off.