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Old Apr 10, 2001 | 04:34 PM
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So, my tail lights and from cornering lights stopped working. Fuse you think? Headlights still work, but that's it.

Any ideas?

nm
Old Apr 10, 2001 | 05:19 PM
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yep, check the fuse that sais brake light on it or somehting like that... have you done any rewires that maybe could have done it? or maybe it just shorted, try puitting another one in there.
Old Apr 10, 2001 | 05:58 PM
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Originally posted by Brandon90gxe
yep, check the fuse that sais brake light on it or somehting like that... have you done any rewires that maybe could have done it? or maybe it just shorted, try puitting another one in there.
joo got it...they're all on the same fuse
Old Apr 11, 2001 | 10:37 AM
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hold up a sec there

before you do anything.. its prob the fuse, right.. its the one listed as tail lamp.. goes to the gauge lights also.. if it is blown, MAKE SURE YOU REPLACE WITH SAME AMP FUSE! i replaced mine with a bunch of 30's... if it blows as soon as you replace and turn the parking lights back on, SOMETHING IS WRONG.. i kept replacing mine with 30 amps, and they kept blowing as soon as i turned the lights on, and now my car is in the shop with nothing except for a passenger seat ( no dash, ANYTHING!) because a bunch of wires are fried and it is costing me almost 800 to get it all rewired. be careful and good luck.. i took a pic of my car without anything except for the passenger seat also, lol, if anyone wants to see it..
Old Apr 11, 2001 | 03:04 PM
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Re: hold up a sec there

30amp is too high...they should be the red fuses...i think they are 10amp fuses..maybe 20...it should say it on the original
Old Apr 11, 2001 | 03:13 PM
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10 amp is the right one

it is supposed to use 10 amp fuses for the taillight one. sory if i didnt state it in my last post chirs, but i meant to say USE 10 amp.. my whole prob was from using 30
Old Apr 11, 2001 | 03:15 PM
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Re: 10 amp is the right one

Originally posted by custmmax
it is supposed to use 10 amp fuses for the taillight one. sory if i didnt state it in my last post chirs, but i meant to say USE 10 amp.. my whole prob was from using 30
ok...that's what i was getting at...
Old Apr 11, 2001 | 08:11 PM
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10, 15, and 20 are safe. 30 is ... well ... you know
Old Apr 12, 2001 | 07:49 AM
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Still something wrong...

I'm still getting blown fuses (I've gone through 10 so far). When I turn on my headlights, SMAP! The fuse goes. If i umnplug my right rear light combo completely, everything works fine. I did do the tail rewire mod, but all I did was lengthen the wires. Maybe I reconnect some wrong...backwards or something...switched.

This is frustrating.

matt


Originally posted by newmaxguy
So, my tail lights and from cornering lights stopped working. Fuse you think? Headlights still work, but that's it.

Any ideas?

nm
Old Apr 12, 2001 | 08:21 AM
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Re: Still something wrong...

Originally posted by newmaxguy
I'm still getting blown fuses (I've gone through 10 so far). When I turn on my headlights, SMAP! The fuse goes. If i umnplug my right rear light combo completely, everything works fine. I did do the tail rewire mod, but all I did was lengthen the wires. Maybe I reconnect some wrong...backwards or something...switched.
This is frustrating.
matt
sounds like you have something shorted out when you did the rewire; check all your connections and make sure they are covered (electrical tape or heat shrink is good); compare it to your left side taillight
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