Tire Warning Light
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From: English44 on 17 Sep 2007 10:35 Have a '06 Tacoma. My winter tires are on the original wheels with the pressure sensors. My other tires are on wheels without pressure sensors. Sometimes the light goes on, sometimes the light goes off on the wheels without the sensors. I'd like to take out the warning light bulb. How do I do that? Any other suggestions for defeating this useless mechanism would be appreciated. Thanks.
From: B A R R Y on 17 Sep 2007 10:46 English44 wrote: > Any other suggestions for defeating this useless mechanism would be > appreciated. Is it a bulb or LED? If it's an LED, you'd probably have to disconnect the actual power to the display, preferably in a reversible manner by unplugging a connector. Where is the display? If it's on the clock / hazard switch panel, the device may have it's own connector. If the indicator is on the main display, the whole process is probably a lot more complicated than pulling a bulb or connector, beyond getting sensors for the second wheel set. My '05 doesn't have the "feature", as it was not yet Gov't Mandated. You can thank the idiots who flipped speeding, overloaded SUV's, with under inflated tires, for the display.
From: English44 on 17 Sep 2007 19:23 It's a bulb. The idiot light is part of the speedometer section on the dash in front of steering wheel. There are a couple of screws above the panel that contains the displays, but I don't want to screw around (so to speak) until I know what's involved. Right now I just covered the light with black velcro, just as I did for the seatbelt light. Thanks...english44 "B A R R Y" <beech23pilot(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:AswHi.9721$924.5579(a)newssvr23.news.prodigy.net... > English44 wrote: >> Any other suggestions for defeating this useless mechanism would be >> appreciated. > > Is it a bulb or LED? If it's an LED, you'd probably have to disconnect > the actual power to the display, preferably in a reversible manner by > unplugging a connector. > > Where is the display? If it's on the clock / hazard switch panel, the > device may have it's own connector. If the indicator is on the main > display, the whole process is probably a lot more complicated than pulling > a bulb or connector, beyond getting sensors for the second wheel set. > > My '05 doesn't have the "feature", as it was not yet Gov't Mandated. You > can thank the idiots who flipped speeding, overloaded SUV's, with under > inflated tires, for the display.
From: B A R R Y on 18 Sep 2007 08:12 English44 wrote: > It's a bulb. The idiot light is part of the speedometer section on the dash > in front of steering wheel. There are a couple of screws above the panel > that contains the displays, but I don't want to screw around (so to speak) > until I know what's involved. Thats a good thing! For $10, you can get 24 hours of access to techinfo.toyota.com, and get the detailed procedure(s) for meter cluster removal and reinstallation. Even if you read up on it and decide to leave the tape in place, the $10 might be worth it. When I did stereo upgrades and GPS installation on my '05, I was blown away with how much time, effort, and potential cosmetic damage that the service *.pdf's saved me for $10. I learned the CORRECT door dash and door disassembly steps, finishing with no rattles or scratched trim. I didn't need to get behind the meter, otherwise I'd share the steps with you. Alternatively, aren't the sensors in the valve stems? If you're planning to keep the truck for a long time, have you checked the cost of adding sensors to the steelies?
From: Mike Dobony on 14 Oct 2007 17:06
"B A R R Y" <beech23pilot(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:AswHi.9721$924.5579(a)newssvr23.news.prodigy.net... > English44 wrote: >> Any other suggestions for defeating this useless mechanism would be >> appreciated. > > Is it a bulb or LED? If it's an LED, you'd probably have to disconnect > the actual power to the display, preferably in a reversible manner by > unplugging a connector. > > Where is the display? If it's on the clock / hazard switch panel, the > device may have it's own connector. If the indicator is on the main > display, the whole process is probably a lot more complicated than pulling > a bulb or connector, beyond getting sensors for the second wheel set. > > My '05 doesn't have the "feature", as it was not yet Gov't Mandated. You > can thank the idiots who flipped speeding, overloaded SUV's, with under > inflated tires, for the display. There is much more to this than speeding, overloaded SUV's. |