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Old Jan 27, 2011 | 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!!
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Old Jan 27, 2011 | 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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Old Jan 27, 2011 | 05:35 PM
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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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Old Jan 27, 2011 | 05:49 PM
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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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Old Jan 27, 2011 | 06:26 PM
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unfortunately no until you find what turned them off.
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Old Jan 27, 2011 | 07:59 PM
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lol made it home, no ticket !! now just gotta find the short
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Old Jan 27, 2011 | 09:10 PM
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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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Old Jan 27, 2011 | 09:22 PM
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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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Old Jan 28, 2011 | 12:29 AM
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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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Old Jan 28, 2011 | 03:11 AM
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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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Old Jan 28, 2011 | 07:22 AM
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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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Old Jan 28, 2011 | 07:59 AM
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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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Old Jan 31, 2011 | 09:49 PM
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Yup it was the tns relay! Replaced it and BAM!! Thanks for the help guys!!
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Old Jun 19, 2011 | 04:11 PM
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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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