Which lights should turn on when the door opens?

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I've noticed that the front dome lights stay off when I open the door. Is that normal?

Center and rear dome lights will turn on if the switch is set accordingly.

M
 
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Center and rear dome light turn on when opening any door. If you have your rear set to do so. The map lights do not turn on. In the link in above post, you can make them come on. I have as well as some others. Well worth the work to do it. Considerably helped the light output.
 

Cool, thanks for googleing. What was your search question that you found this article?

Center and rear dome light turn on when opening any door. If you have your rear set to do so. The map lights do not turn on. In the link in above post, you can make them come on. I have as well as some others. Well worth the work to do it. Considerably helped the light output.

Thanks for answering my question! I wasn't looking for mods since such behavior doesn't bother me. But I was just wondering if that was normal and the car didn't have any electrical issues. Thx!
 

lol

You didn't get the point, so "let me spell that out for you" ;)

If you wanted to show me how to use Google, then show me how easy it is to formulate my question in google and then how easy it is to pick a relevant answer from the results page. Don't show me how you are typing "map lights mod" and getting the map lights mod post. Trust me, if I wanted a mod, I would have found it in seconds.

The fact that the "light issue" is mentioned in this article doesn't make it an easy find. There was no reason to express your sarcasm with lmgtfy. If I wanted to know why my TPMS light was on, then looking for TPMS mod wouldn't make any sense. Even if such article came up as a search result, I wouldn't click it, because I didn't need a MOD.

Again, I have nothing against the mod. Great DIY. And yes, there is my answer in it. But the way you presented this info was full of sarcasm and I think I didn't deserve it.
 
then show me how easy it is to formulate my question in google

Did you actually click the link? It shows you exactly what I put into the search bar that led to the results I so graciously shared with you. Since that must be asking too much I'll copy and paste it from the link I posted for your benefit. "4th gen 4runner map light mod" I took a (literally) 20 second google shot in the dark and found your answer. I can see how sarcastic this all comes off but at the same time it's not that serious. Good luck with your modding. Glad I could help.

If I wanted to know why my TPMS light was on, then looking for TPMS mod wouldn't make any sense.

Yes it would. TPMS sucks and I'm really grateful to the guy that figured out the bypass. If you can drive a car, you better be able to check your tire psi manually.
 
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Did you actually click the link? It shows you exactly what I put into the search bar that led to the results I so graciously shared with you. Since that must be asking too much I'll copy and paste it from the link I posted for your benefit. "4th gen 4runner map light mod" I took a (literally) 20 second google shot in the dark and found your answer. I can see how sarcastic this all comes off but at the same time it's not that serious. Good luck with your modding. Glad I could help.

Yes, I did click the link and I know exactly what you typed. I actually commented on your search query in my above post (you read it, right?)..

Yes, you did find my answer. The post is great. Thank you for that. But you are missing the whole point! This>>>>> "Let me google that for you".

If you go to lmgtfy.com > About > read the description, then it might become clear that lmgtfy is not for sharing graciously for one's benefit, as you mentioned. lmgfy is a slap on the face with instructions: "step 1: type in your question, step 2: click the search button. Was that so hard?"

Well my question was "is that normal that the front dome lights stay off when the doors open, on a 4 gen 4runner?"
Your question was "I've got some free time for some mods for my 4 runner! What mods can I do to my map lights?"

Yes it would. TPMS sucks and I'm really grateful to the guy that figured out the bypass. If you can drive a car, you better be able to check your tire psi manually.

We can agree to disagree. If my TPMS is broken, then I search for a TPMS fix, not mod.

I think this topic should be closed. Thanks everyone for their input.
 
Look guys.....Paul Walker died yesterday afternoon ~ R.I.P.

Stop your petty azz bickering about LMGTFY and thank your lucky stars you're still here to search Google period!!
 
I've noticed that the front dome lights stay off when I open the door. Is that normal?

Center and rear dome lights will turn on if the switch is set accordingly.

M

looks like you have limited running board with lights so you could do what i have done

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looks like you have limited running board with lights so you could do what i have done

Kevin, thanks for sharing. With this mod, what happens if you manually turn the map lights on? Will that simply override the "new" behavior and the lights will stay on regardless if the door is open/closed?

What happens if you open the door (map lights will turn on) and then you also manually push them on? Is is the ground wire that you are running or a second V+ wire?

Thanks!

EDIT: wasn't attentive watching your video. It's the negative wire. But where exactly do I tap in?
 
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Kevin, thanks for sharing. With this mod, what happens if you manually turn the map lights on? Will that simply override the "new" behavior and the lights will stay on regardless if the door is open/closed?

What happens if you open the door (map lights will turn on) and then you also manually push them on? Is is the ground wire that you are running or a second V+ wire?

Thanks!

EDIT: wasn't attentive watching your video. It's the negative wire. But where exactly do I tap in?

i tapped into running board lights. works like running boards lights when switch is not pushed. stays on if switched
 

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