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Old Sep 19, 2010 | 09:01 PM
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Hey guys soi had a small crahs and I had front end damange about 8 months ago just got everything up and running the issue that I am having is that the 15fuse keeps poping for the cluster illumi. yeatserday my brand new head light went out and when I drive my cluster gets brighter when I pick up speed. Can some one help me please. Thanks
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Old Sep 19, 2010 | 09:11 PM
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S4 or S5? And the headlight is not related to the illumination fuse.
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Old Sep 19, 2010 | 10:12 PM
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Its a 1987 s4 brother turbo and I know but rember when I said I speed up the cluster and head light get really brighter 15 fuse only for cluster an tail light right? So what do you this problem is. Let me also say I have no growd wiring also does that play a part?
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Old Sep 19, 2010 | 10:22 PM
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Originally Posted by t2 boost brotha
Let me also say I have no growd wiring also does that play a part?
No grounds as in?
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Old Sep 20, 2010 | 10:47 AM
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I don't. Have no ground wiring like frok motor to negitive metal
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Old Sep 20, 2010 | 10:52 AM
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I'd guess that you have a pinched wire somewhere.(popping illumination fuse).
most likely where the "damage" is from the Crash.
The spots to look would be the Side markers and the Signals.
Headlight sounds like it has no ground(you have one common ground,then one wire for HI and One for LO).Check the wiring on that too.
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Old Sep 20, 2010 | 11:19 AM
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Old Sep 20, 2010 | 11:32 AM
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You'll have to disconnect the plug that connects the headlight harness to the headlight switch and start by looking into the harness plug which mates to the switch and look for the appearance of burn/scorch marks at the terminals of the White/Green wire, Red/Black wire and Red/Green wire. If there is evidence of burn marks then the harness and or switch needs to be replaced.

If there are no burn marks then take a jumper wire and place one end into the harness plug where the White/Green wire is and then replace the Illumination fuse and then stick the other end of the jumper wire into the harness plug where the Red/Black wire resides and this will turn on the tail lights as well as the side marker lights and so on. If the fuse does not blow then basically these lights are not the cause of your fuse blowing.

Next take the jumper wire end that is affixed to the Red/Black wire and remove this end of the jumper wire and place it to the Red/Green wire in the harness plug while leaving the end of the jumper wire connected to the White/Green wire alone and this will turn on the gauge lights and dash lights. Again, if the fuse doesn't blow then these lights are basically not your problem. If the fuse blows under either situation then you have narrowed down the possibilities for the cause of the fuse blowing.
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Old Sep 20, 2010 | 03:43 PM
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Man thanks a lot guys im. Getting to work right now. Thanks agian
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