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Old Oct 17, 2004 | 10:17 PM
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my tail lights, dash, and horn does not work this happened after my sound system got installed has this ever happened to any one?
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Old Oct 17, 2004 | 10:37 PM
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is there a fuse that makes the tail lights, dash, and horn work?
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Old Oct 17, 2004 | 10:39 PM
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You probably blew your "illum" fuse, because you grounded the lighting wire somehow when you installed the new wiring. It seems to happen to a lot of people, lol...

Make sure the new radio's ground goes directly to a chassis ground, not existing wiring that you think is a ground
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Old Oct 17, 2004 | 10:46 PM
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hey thanks man, 1 problem down (hopefully) 5 to go
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Old Oct 20, 2004 | 10:03 PM
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i tried but the problem is still not fixed i re grounded the radio and i also checked the illum fuse and the fuse is good, could it be another fuse? i checked them all but they all seem good.
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Old Oct 20, 2004 | 10:31 PM
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search for radio installs.. theres a list of what wires to use. may try just removing the radio and replacing the fuses to make sure u didnt burn anything down
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