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Old 01-16-11, 07:38 AM
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lights wont work

finally got wiring done n cant get any lights to work but the front blinkers. it keeps blowing fuses looking for help maybe a link to wiring dia.
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You'll need to be more specific on what you did. Here's a wiring diagram; it's seriously the best anyone can do for you without any information on what you've done to your car.
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Originally Posted by nopistons2o9
finally got wiring done n cant get any lights to work but the front blinkers. it keeps blowing fuses looking for help maybe a link to wiring dia.
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You'll need to be more specific on what you did. Here's a wiring diagram; it's seriously the best anyone can do for you without any information on what you've done to your car.
-Clearly, your wiring isn't "done".
-How did you finish a rewire of the car without a diagram to begin with?
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In addition to the above statements, I would refrain from simply replacing fuses constantly. If a circuit blows a fuse more than once it happened due to excessive amperage, which means you have an electrical problem to fix before you replace the fuse. Cheap fuses break so your more expensive electrical components don't have to .
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thx 4 pic should help me out. n went to junkyard n ripped 1 apart got an idea where everything went. i took out the black cpu box dat connects to harness that goes to the rear n opened it up found a blown capister fixed that maybe be fix for it. i also found out that i have 2 wires cut. it goes from the cluster surrond from the turn signal could also be the prob. ill put the wire colors pn wen i found out later maybe u guys no wat the wires do
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Pull the plug off your series fours headlight switch.

Jumper the White/Green wire to the Red/Black wire in the plug. The tail lights and the side marker lights should light up.........proving the problem is not on that side of the circuit but with the switch side of the circuit.

If the those lights don't come on when doing that..........make sure the White/Green wire in the headlight switch plug is hot .

If talking HEADLIGHTS on your series four car.................then pull the headlight switch plug off. Jumper the White/Green wire to the Red/Blue wire in that plug. The headlight assy's should rise up. Lights will not come on.

To make the headlights come on......jumper the pure Black wire to the Red/White wire in the plug. The headlights should come on. If they don't, then the headlight fuse in the engine bay is bad or the headlight relay is problematic.

See the free and online electrical schematics for your series four lighting problem.

As far as the headlights go, all the headlight switch does is send a Ground from the headlght switch to the headlight relay to turn 'em on.

If you don't know how or what jumpering a plug means....................tough.
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alright i found out that i got 2 cut wires the red/black n white/green which r main ones? does any no where i can get the harness at? its the lilttle 1 that goes up to the cluster surrond on left where u the blinker switch is
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Why not splice the wires back onto the other half of where they've been cut.

Green/white should have batt power and if touched to the red/black the side and tail lights should illuninate.

The black/red goes to the front and rear side lights and tail lights.

Neither wire has squat to do with the headlights coming on. None at all. Headlights work as I described in the earlier post of mine.

I assumed a series four car.
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my ? is how would i go bout testing relays? also not sure if i have the exact relay in there i no it fits the plug though. does the relay have a number or anything that tells u where it goes? another thing is my taillights or other lights dnt wrk. i dnt have 2 relays hooked up in the back 1 is 4 power antenna n other is 4rear defroster, would not having those make all the lights fail?
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Originally Posted by nopistons2o9
my ? is how would i go bout testing relays? also not sure if i have the exact relay in there i no it fits the plug though. does the relay have a number or anything that tells u where it goes? another thing is my taillights or other lights dnt wrk. i dnt have 2 relays hooked up in the back 1 is 4 power antenna n other is 4rear defroster, would not having those make all the lights fail?
The rear two relays you speak of should not affect the lights. With respect to the two wires which HAILERS suggested you jumper together to see if the tail lights and side markers work, which were the White/Green and Red/Black wires, does the White/Green wire have voltage to it or not? The W/G wire should have constant voltage to it w/no key necessary. It is important that this wire has constant voltage to it so check it and report back w/the results.
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alright cool got all da lights to wrk but the turn signals n brake lights. it keeps popping fuses the turn n stop fuse. wat could it be
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alright cool got all da lights to wrk but the turn signals n brake lights. it keeps popping fuses the turn n stop fuse. wat could it be
Sounds like you have a short in both of these circuits. When it comes to the brakes you can disconnect the plug at the brake light switch which is located on the brake pedal and after removing this plug which contains two wires, Green/White wire and a Green wire, replace the 20 amp Stop light blown fuse and see if the fuse blows again. If the fuse blows once again then you know the problem lies between the fuse box and the plug you just removed. If the fuse doesn't blow then you know the problem is after the disconnected plug. Try this and see what happens.
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ok got headlights to work. still nothin on the brake or the turn lights. With just battery connected and no key in, pulled two fuses out the 20 and 15 for each and getting power to both ports without brakes being pushed in or turn signal on.
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could it be a hot wire n if so how should i go about checking cuz the hazards work but im guessing they dont run same wires
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Originally Posted by nopistons2o9
could it be a hot wire n if so how should i go about checking cuz the hazards work but im guessing they dont run same wires
Your lights might be the least of your worries, but are the fuses still popping? If they are then you have a short. Checking for voltage at the fuse box doesn't really help in diagnosing why the fuses are popping because the fuse can't pop unless it is receiving voltage so it is a given that there is voltage so therefore other things would need to be checked.
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most likely figured everything out, need to get new headlight n blinker swiches. find out wat happens tomo.
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alright got everything to work now jus need a raditor
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