Help for FOGLIGHT MOD, NO DRL

[rob7]

I just finished the Foglight Mod for Tundras with no DRL. After the mod the foglights don't work, and neither do my dashboard lights. Any help here is greatly appreciated!

[nhparrot]

Please give a step by step write up of what you did and maybe we can help. Also, just to verify - what year is your Tundra and please confirm that you DO NOT have DRL's ( as opposed to have DRL's but they are disabled).
Thanks

[rob7]

I have a 2002 Tundra without DRLs. I took eveything apart and cut the red wire with a yellow tracer and spliced the HARNESS end into the green wire coming from the back of the dimmer switch. After I realized I screwed up, I took it all apart and spliced the short end coming from the Foglight switch into the green wire. Note that the inside lights were still working up to this point. After I switched on the foglights I lost the dash lights and the foglights would not work. I put everything back to its original position, and now the foglights work. The dash lights are still inop.
I think I may have fried part of the dimmer switch control. Does this run the power to the dash lights? Are there any fuses beyond the ones in the lower dash and behind the battery I should check?

THANKS for the help!

[nhparrot]

Check the 50A J/B fuse in the engine compartment. Also check the 10A Gauge fuse and the 15A Tail fuse in the Driver Side J/B.

[rob7]

I had checked almost all the fuses, but failed to check the Tail Fuse as I thought FOR SURE it would not run the dash lights -- so much for thinking!
I replaced the fuse and everything worked as required. I went ahead and completed the Mod again, and it all works fine.
Thanks for helping me solve this problem before I really started getting crazy replacing parts, etc...

[MMitsock]

Glad to see I wasn't the only one to make this same mistake, found out the hard way which fuse lights the dash and to make sure I not only follow the direstions but also understand the logic behind them.