hey guys myfuse for my rear lights has gone and ive replaced it and the headlights now work but the tail and speedo lights dont.
the fuse i took out had 8amp and 15 amp on the fuse and i replaced it with a 8 amp fuse which has only fixed the headlights so im woundering if ive just made a basic mistake?
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What Size Fuse Is The Headlights And Tail Lights
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mini_matty
, Feb 10 2011 08:03 PM
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Posted 10 February 2011 - 08:03 PM
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Posted 10 February 2011 - 08:34 PM
What kind of fuse box do you have?
Blade type or old "four-fuse fuse block?
1. Top fuse is 35 amp.
2. next is 25 amp
3. then 25 amp
4. Bottom is 15 amp.
This is assuming a four fuse on later models and its wired up correctly.
Blade type or old "four-fuse fuse block?
1. Top fuse is 35 amp.
2. next is 25 amp
3. then 25 amp
4. Bottom is 15 amp.
This is assuming a four fuse on later models and its wired up correctly.
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Posted 11 February 2011 - 09:26 AM
Headlights are not on a fuse.
two readings on the fuse... this means that it's the oldglass type fuses...
I suspect a bad connection
two readings on the fuse... this means that it's the oldglass type fuses...
I suspect a bad connection
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Posted 11 February 2011 - 12:38 PM
sorry to hijack your post mate
my rear driving lights aren't working either nor are my dash lights, all other rear lights including brakes work.... i put a single filament bulb in the rear and no drive lights still didn't work... although when i press the brake with a single in my dash lights and front sidelights come on anf off with the brake light?? any ideas on where to start??
my rear driving lights aren't working either nor are my dash lights, all other rear lights including brakes work.... i put a single filament bulb in the rear and no drive lights still didn't work... although when i press the brake with a single in my dash lights and front sidelights come on anf off with the brake light?? any ideas on where to start??
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Posted 11 February 2011 - 12:43 PM
Put the right bulbs back in the rear for a start, the wrong bulbs are shorting out the lamp holders and causing the issue with the front sidelights and dash. Have you checked the fuse?
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Posted 11 February 2011 - 12:45 PM
thanks for all your help guys ive now fixed the problem i found that it was the fuse holder having a bad conection with the fuse a quick clean and jobs a good'n
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Posted 11 February 2011 - 12:55 PM
Put the right bulbs back in the rear for a start, the wrong bulbs are shorting out the lamp holders and causing the issue with the front sidelights and dash. Have you checked the fuse?
yea i only changed bulbs as a means of trying to find the fault but didn't so changed them back straight away.... yea i checked fuses, all look fine as do connectors, i thought it may be a faulty earth somewhere??
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Posted 11 February 2011 - 01:21 PM
Put the right bulbs back in the rear for a start, the wrong bulbs are shorting out the lamp holders and causing the issue with the front sidelights and dash. Have you checked the fuse?
What a coincidence!
I have just got back from a local guy with the same issue, sidelights coming on with the brakes and it was exactly the same answer, wrong bulb in the unit, A single filament one LOL.
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