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Old Mar 1, 2005 | 12:01 PM
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Clearance lights not working....?

My clearance/parking lights are not turning on.
All my other lights work. Heads, fogs, signals etc.

Anyone have an idea?
Old Mar 1, 2005 | 12:07 PM
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same problem !
Old Mar 1, 2005 | 12:15 PM
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Fuse is probably blown.

15A in engine bay labeled as tail
7.5A in dash board fuse box labeled as tail
Old Mar 1, 2005 | 12:34 PM
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check the 7.5 fuse. Its #5 in the box by your left knee as you are sitting in the car. Had same problem a few weeks back.

If your not sure where 5 is, its the far left row, 5th one up.
Old Mar 1, 2005 | 02:33 PM
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hey i checked both of those fuses it workes fine then dies out on me later on. Does it haev anythign to do with the power im pushing ? I haev 2 12 inch subs on a amp and then another map for the interior spekaers
Old Mar 1, 2005 | 03:38 PM
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put in fresh fuses everything worked fine went to the grocery store came back home and 7.5 tailight fuse is blown
Old Mar 1, 2005 | 03:44 PM
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I have blown both fuses, but it occured when I took ricing to the next limit and went back to the stock bulbs and put green gel covers to support the home team for a week. My 7.5A fuse blew after about 3 hours of running them. I originally had Sylvania Silverstar amber bulbs in their which didn't cause any problems. My 15A fuse was blown because I screwed up a bit when installing my alarm/remote start system. So I've replaced them both. When I did the green thing I upgraded both fuses, I put a 10A replacement for the 7.5A and a 20A replacement for the 15. I now have switched everything back since they lost. I think somebody was telling me something.

You may have a short if it keeps blowing. You can draw more current than a fuse is rated for they usually will blow out over a certain period of time depending on how far over the "limit" your pushing it.
Old Mar 1, 2005 | 06:05 PM
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how do i fix this problem ?
Old Mar 2, 2005 | 08:44 AM
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OK thanks.
I'll check those fuses out.
Old Mar 2, 2005 | 11:05 AM
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so should i just upgrade the fuses to bigger size fuses because mine keep blowing ?
Old Mar 2, 2005 | 11:10 AM
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so should i just upgrade the fuses to bigger size fuses because mine keep blowing ?

No.....My fog lights fuse kept blowing out so I just messed with the grounding wire and made sure everything was secure. I would just keep messing with it.
Old Mar 2, 2005 | 12:21 PM
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grounding wires to the clearance lights ?? im not sure what u mean
Old Mar 2, 2005 | 04:43 PM
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Old Mar 2, 2005 | 07:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Assassinroon
grounding wires to the clearance lights ?? im not sure what u mean
I don't think there are grounding wires for the clearance lights but what I meant was check the wires and make sure none are loose and all that fun stuff.
Old Mar 4, 2005 | 01:42 PM
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hey yall its still doing it can u think of any other problems?
Old Mar 5, 2005 | 07:38 AM
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Changed the fuse...lights are working. Thanks.
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