wanted: dash light brightness knob

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wanted: dash light brightness knob

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Does anyone have a spare knob for the dash cluster brightness control? My 1991 Corolla has been missing that knob since I got it and the local wrecker hasn't had any Tercels or Corollas in a long time, sadly. It looks like it's the same size as the Tercel's. Just let me know how much you want + shipping to Canada. Thank uuuuuuu.
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the one off the tercel may be to small to press on,the long one is tercel the short one was 91 corolla all trac,,my 99 rav4 has the exact same one as the corolla short one just went out and tried it on my rav
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You might check around eBay for one of a hilux or 4runner, too.
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jimcrazy wrote: Sun Jan 10, 2021 9:01 am the one off the tercel may be to small to press on,the long one is tercel the short one was 91 corolla all trac,,my 99 rav4 has the exact same one as the corolla short one just went out and tried it on my rav
Thanks for the info, Jim. Just to be clear, you're saying the long tercel knob doesn't fit in your corolla or rav4?
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Measure the diameter of the shaft on your Corolla. If the Tercel's is too small maybe you can drill it out slightly under size. I should have a spare free for shipping.
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i did get a chance to check the shaft sizes,the tercel ,,corolla ,,rav all the the 4mm square shaft,,i just didn't push the tercel knob hard enough first time
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jimcrazy wrote: Thu Jan 14, 2021 1:38 pm i did get a chance to check the shaft sizes,the tercel ,,corolla ,,rav all the the 4mm square shaft,,i just didn't push the tercel knob hard enough first time
That's great, thanks Jim!

Marlinh, I'll email you. It's been a while and it would be nice to catch up.
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Sorry David. I forgot to send it to you this weekend.
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Ha, no sweat at all. I'm in no rush!
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Big thanks to marlinh! That had been bugging me for a year!
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The big question is, did Canada Post lose it or crush it in their sorters...Sent it over a week ago.
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