‘Lamp Assy, Step’ assistance

[hairu]

Hello all,

I have been doing some research regarding the lights in my running boards on my 09 LX579 as one of them isn’t functioning. At first, I believed it was a bad bulb and changed it; still didn’t turn on. Looking around the light further, I noticed one of the wires was kinda broken:

I have come to the conclusion that this connector goes to the part 81380-60020 (Lamp Assy, Step).

Now that we’re hopefully on the same page, I need some assistance in locating the part number for the connector that has a broken wire in it. I’m not very mechanically savvy, and I’ve been attempting to learn, but I’ve hit a dead end here. In O’Reilly’s in the wiring section, I saw similar connectors but not an exact match for the step lamp.

Can anybody please assist me in getting this fixed? Many thanks!

 

[bloc]

In general toyota connector part numbers work like this: somewhere on it you'll see a very small five-digit number. Put that after 90980- and you have your part number.

Thing is, in this case I don't think that'll help you out. Those part numbers are just for the plastic connector shell, no wires included. If the issue is with the wire, and so close to the connector, you need a new wire pigtail. You'll splice that into the wire, and replace that pin in the connector.

If you remove the black connector from the bulb socket you'll see a white plastic part in the interface of the connector. That is a Lock of sorts.. you pry that up with an appropriate tool (I like small jewelers screwdrivers of different sizes), then you can use the tool along the top/bottom of the terminal pin and it will release. It helps to push the wire further into the connector before trying to release the tab along the top/bottom. Sometimes removing the white plastic piece entirely helps visualize things.. generally you won't break it and it can be reinstalled without harm.

Toyota uses a few different wire terminals.. usually you'd have to depin the connector and take detailed measurements and use those with the wiring repair manual to nail it down. If you're sure you want to try replacing it, the easiest method may be to depin that terminal and cut it off the end of the wire, then bring it to a dealer where they can compare it to the stuff they have. Isolate the wire so it doesn't short on anything, and if you'll be driving in rain, find a way to seal the hole left in the back of the connector.


This video is pretty good for showing connector pin removal.

 

[hairu]

In general toyota connector part numbers work like this: somewhere on it you'll see a very small five-digit number. Put that after 90980- and you have your part number.

Thing is, in this case I don't think that'll help you out. Those part numbers are just for the plastic connector shell, no wires included. If the issue is with the wire, and so close to the connector, you need a new wire pigtail. You'll splice that into the wire, and replace that pin in the connector.

If you remove the black connector from the bulb socket you'll see a white plastic part in the interface of the connector. That is a Lock of sorts.. you pry that up with an appropriate tool (I like small jewelers screwdrivers of different sizes), then you can use the tool along the top/bottom of the terminal pin and it will release. It helps to push the wire further into the connector before trying to release the tab along the top/bottom. Sometimes removing the white plastic piece entirely helps visualize things.. generally you won't break it and it can be reinstalled without harm.

Toyota uses a few different wire terminals.. usually you'd have to depin the connector and take detailed measurements and use those with the wiring repair manual to nail it down. If you're sure you want to try replacing it, the easiest method may be to depin that terminal and cut it off the end of the wire, then bring it to a dealer where they can compare it to the stuff they have. Isolate the wire so it doesn't short on anything, and if you'll be driving in rain, find a way to seal the hole left in the back of the connector.


This video is pretty good for showing connector pin removal.

Thank you so much for the reply!

I was hoping it would be as simple as buy a new connector piece then splice wire from the connector piece into the existing wire.

It seems I can live without it, maybe I’ll even take the bulb out of the other side so it doesn’t bother me as much.