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That is my problem, the solution didn't help. I have tried two different dash panels and they both won't light up my side bulbs, my tail lights, or my dash lights.

 

CPU in the driver kick panel???

 

I think that the harness that connects to the headlight switch can be damaged when the switch goes bad. Check the harness. Also, did you check the fuse?
Edit: I think it is either the room fuse of the illum fuse. Thats my bet on the problem.

 

It was the fuse. First one was blown, got one out of my parting car and it blew too.

Going to go buy a couple more, and see if I can get it fixed...

 

if your blowing fuse after fuse... then its not the fuse....you have a short in the sytem and you will never get them working without fixing the short

 

like the Bastard above me said check your wires for short, my room fuse kept blowing and it was because the cap i put on the wires after i wired my neutral safety switch feel off and it was touching metal.

 

Have you done any wiring in the cabin, or is it untouched?

 

its your horn working?

 

the same thing happened to me after swapping sterring wheels and the problem was the ground wire of my horn,yes it sound crazy but after i grounded the horn my taillights and stoplight came back to live

 

Fuse blown, have 4 more to check with.

How do I find where the short is at?

*horn does work

 

have you done any rewiring or anything special to the car?

 

Not that I myself have done, but I purchased it from a lot, and I am assuming he has as there is something on it I have never seen.

 

Taking it into the shop to get it checked out.

I will post the results after I figure out what the hell happened :/

 

The CPU has nothing to do with the lights. That should not have even been suggested.

 

Did you change the radio recently?

Most common reason for blowing the fuse is that the red/black wire at the radio has been used for ground for an aftermarket radio.

 

Few weeks back, yeah...
My father and brother were working on it.

*it's been installed for a few weeks, to clear any confusion.

 

Well if they cut the Red/Black or didn't cover it, or used it as a ground for the radio, that is your problem.

generally you want to avoid people that don't know what they are doing working on your car... this pretty much rules out family members, and Mazda dealer mechanics from working on your car.

 

Lol, well I am trying to learn so I can avoid that.

 

Which fuse blew?

The ILLUM fuse feeds the light switch which feeds the tail lights. IF it keeps blowing, then do what the FAQ section recommends. Unplug the light switch and look at the pins/sockets in the plug to see if they look burnt or not. If the plug on the harness is burnt, it indicates a bad light switch harness...maybe.

The light switch harness is shown in a jpg attached. Two white plugs on one end, one Blue plug on the other. It's not two feet long.

Also a stolen jpg of a burnt light switch jack and also a schematic of your light problem as concerns the tail lights.

 

same thing happened to me. a pin in the connector had burned out. i just cut a connector off a car in the junk yard and wired it onto my harness. worked ever since. not saying its going to fix your problem just my experence.

 

ILLUM fuse is blowing, and its not the pins or sockets, I have witnessed what a burned up pin/socket looks like before and took it all apart last night to make sure.

I will see what else I can do, have schooling for a couple hours today.

 

i would pull out that radio and check the red and black wire like icemark said. being that is the only variable, i haven't had any problems with wiring in my s4's.

 

yeah, sorry... I was thinking about the brake lights