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Old Oct 4, 2020 | 09:31 PM
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I purchased a 2000 Camry and noticed that instrument panel light, reverse light, power side mirrors, 12v accessory all don't work. could be other things. My uncle bought it originally a few weeks ago and had struts replaced. the previous owner said everything worked, but now these different lights\accessories not working. Could there be a disconnected harness somewhere due to the strut replacement? Gauge fuse appears good, haven't used a test light yet. Car is for my daughter, I'm a first time Toyota owner, so don't know much about them.
 
Old Oct 5, 2020 | 11:29 AM
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*UPDATE* - It turns out that the indicator light for reverse lights not working was per-existing. I opened the trunk and found at least one broken wire. I'll inspect and repair all the broken wires to see if that fixes the reverse lights. I still need to figure out the issues with the instrument panel light and other sundry electrical problems. I'll post back my results.
 
Old Oct 5, 2020 | 02:28 PM
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Everything fixed! Except, power mirrors. Fuse is good, but continuity tester shows no light on either side of fuse. Wondering if it is a bad control mechanism in the dash. Might try replacing that, any suggestions on how to verify if that is the issue before I try replacing the part would be helpful.
 
Old Oct 6, 2020 | 06:46 PM
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Does the cigarette lighter work?
 

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Old Oct 7, 2020 | 04:43 PM
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No, the cigarette lighter did not work, I missed that fuse earlier, it kept blowing when I replaced the fuse. Turns out, a penny was inside the cigarette lighter. Problem solved once the penny was removed. Everything is working now.
 
Old Oct 7, 2020 | 11:05 PM
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Great job.

Thanks for posting back with the fix.
 
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