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Originally Posted by dbh2005

Ok, I ended up taking it in to Toyota to find the problem for me and they came back and said that the headlight switch and rheostat got fried. He said that he checked the circuits on either side of the switches and they seemed fine, so they're best guess is that it's just the switch and rheostat.

Question is, how difficult would these be to replace? Dealership wants $265 to install, is this something I could do easily myself?


Thanks for the help!

I was afraid we were going to end up at the headlight switch. I have an 03 manual and it looks easy to change both parts. I assume yours is the same. I have never changed these parts but if it were my truck I would give it a try. It looks like the switch is only held on by a couple of screws once you get the column cover off. The cover is in a couple of parts. You can see one screw on the bottom and the others become visable if you turn the steering wheel. If I were you, I would see if you can remove the cover and take a look at the switch. If you decide to give it a try, be sure to remove the battery cable first to prevent an accident. The pad the rheostat is on comes out real easy. There are 4 screws holding the lower dash panel on. Just loosen them and let the lower dash panel move a little out of the way of the pad. You dont have to take it all the way off. The pad is then held in by a few clips. Just stick a screw driver under it and use a little pressure and it will pop right out. I had mine off a couple of weeks ago and it was very easy.
Let us know how it comes out. I wish it had been one of the relays!