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Old Apr 23, 2005 | 12:06 PM
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Thumbs down PORBLEM: Rear Lights Dunt Work..Everything Else DOES?

heres the problem..i was driving....ofcourse..all headlights/fogs and inteerior loghts all work perfectly fine.....then i got pulled over but a cop...telling i hae no rears.......wth...i m sure they are turned on...

so then i go look and there were none....well but then i try my signals and 4 ways...all work....even when i break they work....whats wrong?......blown ILLUM fuse?....

but if that fuse was gone..then the whole dash/idiot light wouldnt work ?....

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Old Apr 23, 2005 | 12:38 PM
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and btw..they just stop working...everthing was working before last night...and i didnt do anything to the car...
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Old Apr 23, 2005 | 01:45 PM
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i will bet you replaced you stock stereo huh? if you did newer cd players require more of a ground than the stock radio, you can't connect your new cd player to the stock ground wire, its over loading the system, find a nearby bolt and use that as your cd player ground and that should do it.
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Old Apr 23, 2005 | 02:20 PM
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should my bulbs be blown now?
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Old Apr 23, 2005 | 02:26 PM
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i will bet you replaced you stock stereo huh? if you did newer cd players require more of a ground than the stock radio, you can't connect your new cd player to the stock ground wire, its over loading the system, find a nearby bolt and use that as your cd player ground and that should do it.
There is no stock ground wire on the Mazda radio wiring.

I think you are referring to the people that do not read the FAQ for FC sticky thread and hook up the aftermarket radio's ground wire to the Mazda lumination wire behind the radio.

I am also assuming that the person that started this thread is mistaken and all the parking lights are out, rather than just the rear lights.

If that is the case, and the dash light still work, your headlight switch is probably burnt out. You will need to replace the light switch and light switch harness if this is the car.

This is also covered in the FAQ for FC sticky thread at the top of this section. It should be read before posting and before attempting to bump (as the bumps will just be deleted anyway).

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Old Apr 23, 2005 | 03:52 PM
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There is no stock ground wire on the Mazda radio wiring.

I think you are referring to the people that do not read the FAQ for FC sticky thread and hook up the aftermarket radio's ground wire to the Mazda lumination wire behind the radio.

I am also assuming that the person that started this thread is mistaken and all the parking lights are out, rather than just the rear lights.

If that is the case, and the dash light still work, your headlight switch is probably burnt out. You will need to replace the light switch and light switch harness if this is the car.

This is also covered in the FAQ for FC sticky thread at the top of this section. It should be read before posting and before attempting to bump (as the bumps will just be deleted anyway).

sorry, i should have check the stick FAQ....well how can i check the back of the light switch?...take the whole cluster aprt?
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Old Apr 23, 2005 | 05:19 PM
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sorry, i should have check the stick FAQ....well how can i check the back of the light switch?...take the whole cluster aprt?
You would have to remove the gauge cluster surround

I do have rebuilt light switches in stock right now at my website if that is what it turns out to be.
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Old Apr 23, 2005 | 07:54 PM
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i tried to take it out...the surrarnd got stuck half way...then i yanked around....turned on the lights gotout to see....it works agian!?...lol...wth=.='

but i still dont know what the problyem is.
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Old Apr 23, 2005 | 08:50 PM
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You still need to check the back of it. You probably only wedged the plug back into contact. But if it is burnt it will fail again (and be a potential fire threat).
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