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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 11:18 PM
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HELP no tail lights or gauge lights

do you think its some sort of short in my body harness. thats what my buddy said cause his car did the same thing. cause just a couple days ago my dash lights just all of a sudden didn't work, and the tail lights must have gone at the same time, i checked the fuses under the dash, so not sure.

i don't know what kind of fuse or relay would make the tail lights and dash lights and parking lights go out at the same time. any suggestions? i don't have a wheel well liner or whatever on the pass. side and i have been driving in snow...probably not the best idea but i don't think too much stuff can still get in there. any suggestions? could it be that water shorted out something on that side?
Old Feb 20, 2008 | 01:00 AM
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its just a 15 amp fuse by the driver kick panel.

but check to find out whats causing the short, could be pretty much anything.
Old Feb 20, 2008 | 12:43 PM
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ok will check it out today. i did check the majority of those but not all of them
Old Feb 20, 2008 | 01:30 PM
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mine has the same problem. been to lazy to do anything about it. so i just stay away from driving in the night lol.

i did put a new fuse in, but it blew right away. so its probably shorted somewhere....
Old Feb 20, 2008 | 10:11 PM
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yeah turned out to be the fuse, we'll just see if it blows pretty soon. i'm hoping it was just some freak one time thing
Old Feb 21, 2008 | 01:41 PM
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i hate you, mine still dont work.
Old Feb 21, 2008 | 03:59 PM
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mine was doin the same thing and it was my wires for liscense plate lights.
Old Feb 22, 2008 | 01:12 PM
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if that is it that makes sense cause i've been getting a lot of snow covering that then melting
Old Feb 22, 2008 | 10:04 PM
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yeah fuse blew again then put one in like an hour later and it blew before i even got back in the car. So it must be shorted out. and another thing i found is the license plate lights don't light up even when the fuse wasn't blown, so i'm not sure. could it be like that rear harness or whatever? the one to the tail lights. how would i check if its shorted?
Old Feb 22, 2008 | 10:22 PM
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yeah fuse blew again then put one in like an hour later and it blew before i even got back in the car. So it must be shorted out. and another thing i found is the license plate lights don't light up even when the fuse wasn't blown, so i'm not sure. could it be like that rear harness or whatever? the one to the tail lights. how would i check if its shorted?
what part of wisconsin are you from? says northwestern.

anywhere near rice lake, birchwood area?
Old Feb 25, 2008 | 11:37 AM
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yeah Eau Claire, its about an hour south from rice lake.
Old Feb 25, 2008 | 01:59 PM
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o snap lol. i live in birchwood about 30 minutes north of rice lake.
Old Feb 25, 2008 | 09:59 PM
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oh thats sweet no idea where that is lol. i'm sure you know where eau claire is though. haha. you ever come down here? cause in good weather we have a car get together cruise thing every fri and sat. night. imports usually on fri and more muscle cars on sat at the macdonalds on hastings way old hwy 53. so its a good time.
Old Feb 27, 2008 | 01:05 PM
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ya i go down there like once every month or two lol.

usually never in my car though.
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