I installed a set of some red/clears on my car this weekend.

However now, the running lights don't work. I feel like I need a different fuse. The brake lights, signal lights, both work on the tails.

Under the steering wheel, in the fuse box I checked the fuse and it is a 7.50 (whatever)

Should I use a 10.0 now that my tail lights have 3 lights in them instead of 2?

I haven't actually had enough time to go back and troubleshoot



Btw, to clarify... Because I searched and found a thread about issues with daytime running lights in Canada, (wtf?) It's at night time that my tail lights don't light up. Haha

 

so weak how no one answered.


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Not getting what you are asking?

 

Are you saying that your oem lights worked, and now your red/clears do not???? You must have not plugged something in.

 

U should not need to change the fuse if it is a simple OEM swap out with Ebay/C.E/D.I.Y red/clears..
it uses the same amount of bulbs + same "holes"...
when you mean the "running" light, do you mean the "red" side marker on the rear tail light or do you actually mean the DRL ( daytime running light ) in your headlights?

cause it's it's the DRL light in your headlights, then it has NOTHING to do with your tailight being changed to the red/clears..


however, if that is NOT the situation, please elaborate..

 

yea im lost too....it should have just been a direct swap.

 

You're probably using the wrong bulbs. Check to see that the number of "nipples" on the bottoms of the bulbs match up with the corresponding "nipples" where the bulbs plug into.

 

going from a 7.5 to a 10 amp is a bad idea. It is better to try and use another 7.5 and if it keeps blowing them then move up in small amounts.

 

No dont move up find the problem. Instead of putting a bandaid on it find the root.

 

Running lights on the tails are those lights that come on when the lights are on, with no turn signal or brake lights. Thats what he means there. Other than that, I'm also lost too.

 

are you sure u just didnt plug something back up.?Its funny that they were working all along until you changed to red clears.

 

the new tails have 3 bulbs on each side,

the oem's had two.


so i put a 15 amp fuse in it and they worked.

not enough juice.

sorry for the jerk post in #2.


thanks guys.

 

Im not getting it. the oem has 3 bulbs also. not 2 .

 

I am confused.. you should have the following

1 bulb for parking/brake light
1 bulb for Flasher
1 bulb for rear side marker


what year max are you driving?

 

Even those have 3 bulbs. 1 194 and then the signal and brake light. Thats 3 bulbs.

 

man wth is going on here? you dont change anything but the housing when you switch tail lights. there is no reason anything should be different unless maybe you got the wrong year, but that should be painfully obvious.

 

lol i didn't get the wrong year.

a new 7.5 fuse wouldn't work. so we tried with a 15 last night before going to cheesecake factory (had to say it because it was good) and it worked. i think i made this more confusing than necessary. again i'm sorry

 

the thing is that the wiring/bulbs shouldn't have changed. if you blew a fuse either something shorted out during the install or is shorting out. you might want to check out your wiring because if its shorting out you could melt your wiring with a higher fuse (aka car go boom) although it would most likely blow a 15a fuse too.

there is no reason to have to upgrade the fuse.

 

Exactly what i said earlier. find the problem dont put a bandaid on it.

 

it happened during the install.

so you're telling me to take the 15 amp fuse out?? why. i didn't touch the wiring. its all plug and play. everything is in place.

 

yea i'm pretty sure it shorted out during the install when i turned my lights on

 

Well what you need tro figure out is why? It should not have shorted at all. You may have a bare wire some where. You should go back and look at your wiring and make sure man.

 

having a higher amp fuse allows more current to go through the wire than its designed for. once you go over a certain amperage (varies by wire gauge) the resistance of the wire will cause a voltage drop in the wire, that means heat which can melt the wire and set your car on fire. wires are fused for their gauge.

there is no reason you should be blowing 7.5 amp fuses unless you are shorting out. put another 7.5 fuse in there and if it blows you have a wiring issue.

 

can i just use a 10

 

you should use what was in there.

 

dude it doesn't work. i bought the 7.5's you're telling me that there is a wiring problem if a 7.5 doesn't work, if there was wiring issues nothing would work.

 

would having a touch screen in my car have an effect on this, maybe it just needs more juice

 

You need to trace your wires man. You are risking messing you car up.

 

what should i do

 

my brake lights, signals work with the 7.5


but at night time the running lights don't come on.

how is it a wiring issue if they come on with a bigger fuse.

if i use a 10.0 will that "melt" my wiring?

 

can someone tell me which plug is the running light? i have only driven my car twice with the lights on since last night with the bigger fuse. but obviously i have to drive to get a smaller one. or I can just put the smaller ones I have in right now

 

it has to be the bulbs actually

 

what running light are you talking about now?

there should be 3 kinds of bulb for the tails

a 194 = Peanut bulb
a 1157 and 1156

 

I wouldnt be doing anymore modding if the taillights are jacking you up!!!!!

 

i was sleeping while my friend did them. so i have to go back and look at everything. its fine

 

the tail light running light. not the head light. not day time lights

 

The taillight runnig lights is a 1157 . He quoted you all the bulbs for the tails man

 

this is the break down

194 = Rear side marker
1156 = sigle filament bulb = Flasher
1157 = Dual filament bulb = parking lights + brake light..

If what you are saying your "light" isn't one when the brake is applied, then it's possible you switched the bulbs in the socket by mistake..

Make sure you "brake" light bulb has 2 filaments and make sure your turn signal lightbulb has only 1 filament

another way to tell the difference.. 1157 bulb has 2 nipples on the bottom whereas 1156 has 1..

 

Please step away from the vehicle and dial 911 for help.

 

Sleeping while friends mod max = bad idea...

Friends don't let friends sleep while modding is going on.