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Old 01-27-11, 05:14 PM
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Gauge lights and taillights not working!

My gauge lights and tailights flashed off and on a couple times while I was driving home last night!, they blink a couple times then wouldnt come back on!
Ive searched on here and couldnt find anything on a fd!

Anyone been seen this?? Thanks!!
Old 01-27-11, 05:30 PM
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Those are both on the same circuit in the fuse box. Did you test your fuse?
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Test your fuse. If that's ok you'll need to track down a short in your circuit. Chance are something vibrated loose or you shorted/grounded something.
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yeah checked fuses last night... all good, wasnt much fun, everything is in japanese lol...! Gotta be a short somewhere... is there a way to get them on, so I dont get ticket on the way home tonight??
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unfortunately no until you find what turned them off.
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lol made it home, no ticket !! now just gotta find the short
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i'd check the relay. if i remember right, it's a blue one in that long thin black relay box that runs along the front bumper.
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Originally Posted by Xtravagant
lol made it home, no ticket !! now just gotta find the short
Mine shorted in the left front wheel well (behind the washer reservoir) due to a larger sized tire rubbing through the plastic inner fender liner and into a harness. Chances are the 15A (blue) 'tail' fuse is blown if there's been a short anywhere in that circuit.
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Did you test the fuses for resistance? Sometimes a fuse will look fine and actually have a break in it.

Good luck!!
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Originally Posted by Radial GT
Did you test the fuses for resistance? Sometimes a fuse will look fine and actually have a break in it.

Good luck!!
True. Re-check your fuses man. It could also be your dimmer switch. I had the same problem when I was hooking up one of my gauges for power to the ashtray light. I blew my dimmer switch and the fuse . I didn't have tail lights or cluster lights until I got a used dimmer switch and replaced the fuse in the drivers side foot well.
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I wore thru my after market gauge wires. It took out the btn fuse under the hood. This took out factory gauge lights, locks, turn signals. Just an idea
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Originally Posted by Boost
i'd check the relay. if i remember right, it's a blue one in that long thin black relay box that runs along the front bumper.
Check relay
Happened to both me and Lwnslw
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Yup it was the tns relay! Replaced it and BAM!! Thanks for the help guys!!
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Update for where is the TNS relay or manual. Having same issue. Sorry for the thread Resurrection. Not the fuse
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