2004 6.0 NV4500 Tahoe

[Dantheman1540]

Try switching the override button on the headlight switch.

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I hate that I forgot about that switch however I'm 98.3% sure even when it's on the lights rarely come on with the door opened. But it's possible that it only the driver door doing it because I'm now remembering that I thought it was weird they all suddenly stopped working even in the trunk. This is likely attributed to the 15y/o that cleaned it last weekend. I guess I need to report back after further investigation.

 

[Dantheman1540]

Ok smarty pants @Fless it wasn't the switch the lights don't come on no matter the door thats open or if they are all open lol.

 

[Fless]

Hey, Dan, simple stuff first! (Don't ask me how I know....) LOL

Am I reading that right, opening any door won't turn the lights on?

Can you force the interior lights on with the dimmer on the headlight switch, all the way up?

 

[Dantheman1540]

Hey, Dan, simple stuff first! (Don't ask me how I know....) LOL

Am I reading that right, opening any door won't turn the lights on?

Can you force the interior lights on with the dimmer on the headlight switch, all the way up?

Yep, they come right on with the dimmer switch up or the button pressed. I checked fuses and don't see any blown, do the buttons just go bad?

 

[Fless]

Hmmm. I guess that could be. My interior lights work correctly with the override button, and even if it's engaged the lights can always be forced on with the dimmer switch.

Might want to substitute a junkyard switch to see if the override button is permanently engaged. I don't know the switch pinout so I couldn't tell you which pins you would need to ohm on your switch to confirm proper operation. You could also remove it, disassemble, and see if the internal contacts are good.

 

[Rocket Man]

Alright, re-measured and the driver side continues to drop a little down to 33.5" so I decided rather than continue to crank it since it rides amazing I dropped the passenger side to match. While doing so I decided I always wanted to do a 5lug swap and the last OEM part on the entire front end was happy to oblige

That sides lug studs have been finicky for a while and I always hand tighten before dugga dugga but I may have forgotten to do that last time since I've had them on and off 13Gazzilion times in the last week. Oh well, I'm not worried and If another one does it then I'll replace the hub otherwise it'll ride till it gets noisy.

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Or replace a stud, just sayin.

 

[Dantheman1540]

Hmmm. I guess that could be. My interior lights work correctly with the override button, and even if it's engaged the lights can always be forced on with the dimmer switch.

Might want to substitute a junkyard switch to see if the override button is permanently engaged. I don't know the switch pinout so I couldn't tell you which pins you would need to ohm on your switch to confirm proper operation. You could also remove it, disassemble, and see if the internal contacts are good.

Might try to find an Ebay one and see what it does. It's very annoying this time of year when it's dark when I leave for work and nearly dark when I get home.

Or replace a stud, just sayin.

Could but the hub has 261k on it I have a feeling it will fail soon enough. Plus Tundras are 5 lug so it will be okay.

 

[pwtr02ss]

Might try to find an Ebay one and see what it does. It's very annoying this time of year when it's dark when I leave for work and nearly dark when I get home.



Could but the hub has 261k on it I have a feeling it will fail soon enough. Plus Tundras are 5 lug so it will be okay.

But then no more sexy LTZ wheels

 

[Dantheman1540]

But then no more sexy LTZ wheels

No, it works great they have a spare hole for the missing lug now .

 

[pwtr02ss]

No, it works great they have a spare hole for the missing lug now .

I missed the joke...

 

[Dantheman1540]

I missed the joke...

I broke a lug off on accident because I think I didn't hand tighten it enough when I installed it therefore it cross-threaded and when I went to remove it with the ugga dugga it broke clean off. So I'm not actually doing a 5lug conversion I just had the 6th lug jump ship on me.

 

[pwtr02ss]

I broke a lug off on accident because I think I didn't hand tighten it enough when I installed it therefore it cross-threaded and when I went to remove it with the ugga dugga it broke clean off. So I'm not actually doing a 5lug conversion I just had the 6th lug jump ship on me.

I saw the broken stud, didn't quite understand the 5 lug conversion as I had never seen anyone do it. Then the tundra comment..I was like, damn. He really gonna do it...sadface

I'm slow sometimes.

 

[Dantheman1540]

I saw the broken stud, didn't quite understand the 5 lug conversion as I had never seen anyone do it. Then the tundra comment..I was like, damn. He really gonna do it...sadface

I'm slow sometimes.

We are all slow, thats why we are here

Side note: I've always found it super strange the second gen+ Tundras are 5 lug but the smaller Tacoma is 6 lug. It's one reason I won't ever get a new tundra, I do like the early suicide door Tundras with the 4.7, may eventually fulfill my long dream of owning one and manual swapping it. That would probably be my plan if my Tacoma gets totaled or I get a crazy offer for it. Anyway, Toyota is lame and Chevy Runs DEEP!


Also just ordered a jing gong goi headlight switch to see if it fixes the door light issue.

 

[randeez]

tacoma uses (or used to anyway) same 6x5.5 bolt pattern, with a 108mm center tho...you can use toyo wheels on tahoe but not the other way around

 

[Dantheman1540]

tacoma uses (or used to anyway) same 6x5.5 bolt pattern, with a 108mm center tho...you can use toyo wheels on tahoe but not the other way around

That's one thing I like about them and another reason I converter my trailer to 6x5.5. Never hurts to be able to swap stuff around. Don't mind swapping stuff onto the taco because it would look silly with LTZ20s IMO.

 

[Dantheman1540]

Then there were four........

I got banned from the Dugga Dugga Dude, but for real it's odd because they broke coming off not on and I know for a fact I didn't torque them to much because it wasnt on the highest setting. I think these lugs are just old and stressed out.


Got the Hellwig 7702 on finally after a little struggle with putting the wrong endlinks on and they were to short this hitting the massive kryptonite tierods. Glad I made a fuss about them missing from the first kit because the jellwig endlinks are longer and much nicer. The bushings almost feel like delrin not poly.

Steering is officially as crisp as a South Dakota winter morning. This thing would be a riot to auto cross, fairly sure the tires are the weak point now which is fine with me.

 

[randeez]

take that spacer off there and you can prob grab a few threads

 

[Dantheman1540]

take that spacer off there and you can prob grab a few threads

It looks funny without it cause 14b big boi is wide. I really need to get some OEM nuts these are really cheap feeling.

 

[pwtr02ss]

It looks funny without it cause 14b big boi is wide. I really need to get some OEM nuts these are really cheap feeling.

Quality nuts are a must

 

[Dantheman1540]

Quality nuts are a must

What nuts do you prefer?