Steviekid Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 On the way down to JAE on Friday night I finally pulled over wondering why everyone was flashing me as I went past. Discovered I had no tail lights (not ideal on the motorway in the dark with a black car ). The fuse in the footwell had gone but when I replaced it (with a 15A one) it just blew straight away again. I've still got reverse and brake lights though. Will this be a bad earth? Has anyone got any suggestions on where to start looking for the problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wkdtime Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 Ouch....Electrics is the most annoying of them all, TBH i'd take the rear talights off first and have a look at the connection and wiring to make sure theres no short circuit. Good luck fella:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steviekid Posted July 29, 2006 Author Share Posted July 29, 2006 Just discovered I don't have front sidelights either, do these use the same fuse? It's only marked as "tail" on the fuse box cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steviekid Posted July 29, 2006 Author Share Posted July 29, 2006 Never mind, I've got it sorted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian R Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 What was it ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steviekid Posted July 29, 2006 Author Share Posted July 29, 2006 What was it ??? I don't know! Checked all the rear bulbs and wiring again (I did the fog light conversion over a year ago) and all seemed ok. Did the same with the front sidelights because there's a bit of extra wiring where I fitted facelift indicators a while back too. Didn't find anything obvious so tried a new fuse with the sidelight plugs disconnected and it didn't blow. Connected everything back up and it still didn't blow! At least it's working now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sypher_44 Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 i have the same problem... but my od\trac light started to flash when the fuse blow... i cant get it o work... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soop Dogg Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Sidelights and tail lights are on the same circuit. If you think about it, they should be. When you turn on your sidelights, that's when you need the taillights to light up too. If your taillights ever stop working, your front sidelights are the first thing check. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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