OK, I was tired and stupid and it was dark. I am replacing the interior lights like I have read in the posts. However, when I got to the one over the backseat, I think it blew a fuse. ANyone know which fuse it might be?
THanks for the info.
Matt[/b]

 

MAN THAT SUX ___ BIGG TIME .. I DONT NO WAT FUSE IT IS BUT IF UR FEELING NOT SO TIRED AND UP U CAN PULL OUT ONE FUSE AT A TIME TO C WHICH ONE IS BLOWN..LOL.. THATZ GONNA TAKE TONZ OF TIME!!! OR NOT IF UR LUCKY...

 

check your owners manual for the correct fuse.. i do believe that the interior lights go off a 7.5A fuse located in the fuse box under the hood, behind your driver side headlight. can't remember which number though... just check your manual.

 

its probably the 7.5A DOME fuse. and these are not your standard fuses. they are mini-fuses. you pretty much can only find them at the dealer. i believe they are $1.50 each from the dealer.

 

There is no way the mini-fuse in our car can be $150. I hope that was a typo.

A few months back, I blew the fuse to the power adapter in my armrest. I tried finding the fuse in the instruction manual as well as looking under the hood in the fuse box, but couldn't find it. I took it to my dealership and they replaced it for free under warrenty.

I recommend taking it to the dealership. It shouldn't take more than a couple of minutes and they should have the fuses on hand and replace it for free under warrenty.

 

hmm.. i don't think they'll replace a fuse under warrenty, esp, if you did something to cause it..

anyway.. i bought a box of 7.5A mini-fuses at Pepboys... they aren't the same size heightwise, but they still fit and work properly..

the only thing is that the the mini-fuses that they have will conflict if you have one if your fuses inside your car blow (the fuse box inside).. you might not be able to slip the cover back on because it'll stick out

but under the hood fuse box? no problem... you'll just have a little sticking out.

and no it's not $150... that crazy bastard.. where'd he get that price?

 

hahah. it's $1.50

forgot the dot in there.

 

thought it was a typo... dork...

yeah... our fuses are basically mini-fuses that are low-profile.. i haven't seen them elsewhere besides dealerships or online..

at an auto shop (pepboys, autozone, etc..) they have mini-fuses that aren't low profile but still work. (except for the cover issue in the inside fuse box.)

if you want the exact low-profile ones, then go to dealership.. or check out mouser.com.. just checked it out and found it there (part # 089707.5N) it's $.37 each (dunno how much shipping is..)

 

You, sir, are correct! Fuse box is real easy to get to. The fuse itself is a pain! Thankfully, they included little tweezers to get that sucker. Its an easy fix, so don't freak out. Honestly, I don't know of anybody on this site that hasn't blown that fuse for the luggage/cargo light.

 

*raises hand*....... I haven't blown any fuses.....


*turns and runs away*

 

hahaha.... i'm one of those dopes who blew that fuse out doing something stupid... so i've actually done the replacement before... used pepboy's non low-profile ones... kinda annoying knowing that the fuse sticks out... but oh well... no big deal.

 

sweet! mouser did sell these in bulk form ONLY, but now you can buy them individually. unless you're buying 5+ fuses i would still buy them at the dealership if you have one close because the shipping cost is $6-$7 for a just a few fuses.

i will update the faq with the mouser info soon: http://home.cfl.rr.com/icdedppl/faq.html#c21

 

ohh wow.. haha... didn't notice the sn... you're the "tC bible" guy! cool!

 

Thanks for all the posts. For future reference, the "dome" fuse is under the hood behind the driver's-side headlight. It's a 7.5 fuse. Scion is nice enough to put some spares in the fuse box cover. It had a 10 and I replaced with that for the time being. I am appreciative of everyone who posted. I will take a pic and post later.
Thanks again.
Matt

 

On the driver side fuse box, i want to tap a mini fuse for my radar detector, but which fuse plug am i suppose to stick the min fuse into? And what is a inline glass fuse?

 

pedsnrs: make sure you go back and replace that 10 with another 7.5A... don't think it will cause any harm, but you never know...

Kev: I'd say just run a wire to an ignition source and fuse it with an inline fuse...

an inline glass fuse is self explanatory. They look like a little tube or small light, made of glass, and go IN the power LINE... course, you have to have a fuse holder.