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GameMasta
12-31-2006, 06:41 PM
The car was working fine, but one day I got out of the car and notice that the headlights were off, but the damn things were still in the up position (and yes I know I'm a noob). So I find the bad fuse, under the title: crank, and put a new one in. Then when fittling around with my stereo 3 days later, I went to put something in the cigarette lighter, and another fuse blew, but to my surprise there was a screw at the bottom of the cigarette lighter... so I buy some more fuses, remove the fuse, and then put in a new one. everything works fine. The next day I turn on my headlights and notice a nice spark at my fuse box, and find out I blew another one :banghead: . so I put in a new one and turn on my headlights again and it blows again... and again... and I run out of fuses.

So... conclusion: when 1 doesn't work, 3 won't either... I don't have interior panel lights that work now (won't turn on when I turn on the running lights) and I don't have headlights that flip up when I turn them on, or more of just won't go down.

Help?

when I was fittling around with the stereo I was playing with the wires, so should I try undoing what I did? and hoping that when I turn on my lights I don't blow a fuse again? or what?

corky
01-02-2007, 03:01 PM
You have a short.

Lethalrides2k3
01-04-2007, 11:49 PM
sounds liek when u messed with the stero u could have possibly wired a 12 volt wire to ground,do the fuses blow if u only turn on the parking lights?

malkavian
02-10-2007, 05:59 PM
do you know how to chase wireing problems?