New owner of a 100 series (2003). Picked it up knowing the center diff lock light didn’t come on, but it engages and works. Thought there was a 4Lo light, guess not. Took it to my local Toyota dealer for an old recall (2006, wtf) and asked them to look at why the dash light didn’t come on. They said it was the combo meter on the dash and quoted me $1271 (see pic for details).
Obviously, I’m not paying $1200 for a dash light, but want to know if the center diff is engaged. Toyota also left the diff engaged when I picked it up… So have two potential fixes:
1. Replace CDL switch on transfer case. Found a thread with a Napa part number. Seems like a good place to start and makes sense to me, but don’t know a ton about electronics and given what they said if it would be a potential fix.
2. Replace the physical switch with a switch that has a led light so I can see if it’s engaged on the switch itself. Anyone know if it’s a good old 12v switch and would THIS SWITCH plug and play if I either moved the switch location or dremeled out a hole?
Obviously starting with the transfer case switch would be ideal. Thoughts?
Obviously, I’m not paying $1200 for a dash light, but want to know if the center diff is engaged. Toyota also left the diff engaged when I picked it up… So have two potential fixes:
1. Replace CDL switch on transfer case. Found a thread with a Napa part number. Seems like a good place to start and makes sense to me, but don’t know a ton about electronics and given what they said if it would be a potential fix.
2. Replace the physical switch with a switch that has a led light so I can see if it’s engaged on the switch itself. Anyone know if it’s a good old 12v switch and would THIS SWITCH plug and play if I either moved the switch location or dremeled out a hole?
Obviously starting with the transfer case switch would be ideal. Thoughts?
