Dash lights/rear lights gone!

[Hixle]

I'm useless with electrics so though I'd put my membership to good use.

Was driving along earlier as normal and my some of my lights behind the dash ramdomly went out:

After I got home I checked the other exterior lights and my rears inc/ numberplate lights are out too:S

Anyone got any ideas? I'm guessing a fuse has gone but no idea where to start lol.

So glad I'm getting a new car tomorrow!

Cheers,

Luke

 

[Xundi]

It will be a fuse in the engine bay.

 

[Da]

Fuses are on the passenger side of the dash, where the door meets it. There is a removable panel.

 

[Hixle]

Fuses are on the passenger side of the dash, where the door meets it. There is a removable panel.

Think I missworded myself lol

I know where the fuses are but don't know where to start at which one(s) to check.

Cheers for the quick replies though

 

[Xundi]

All I know is its one of the big ones in the engine fuse box as I changed mine last year.

 

[Curley]

TTT.. I have this exact problem, what fuse is it please?


Which fuse is for the left tail light?

 

[Bodge!]

i blew the fuse the day before my mot.

its a red fuse on the side panel with the passenger door open.

 

[Curley]

Is there only one red so i will notice it?

im not going to look at this time lol


Thanks for the reply

 

[Bodge!]

i think there's a few red fuses.

there's a fuse puller on the plastic cover as well.

just have a look to see if the piece of wire has snapped.

 

[Curley]

Will do, cheers

 

[Bodge!]

There's also a listing on the back of the cover which tells you which fuse does what.

iirc its toward the bottom of the fuse box

 

[Bullock172]

Hi have been reading the post about this subject and I have the same problem but I no ware all the fuses are but am stuck as to why every time I stick a new fuse in it blows straight away no dash lights an rear left light think my reg light too any help would be super thanks

 

[Bullock172]

Jus ti let everyone no I've sorted this now found the problem

 

[dalespitfire]

What was it please as mine has done this tonight? No number plate light, left rear light out and no dash lights. Perfect start to winter motoring LOL

 

[dalespitfire]

Okay this now seems to have got worse. Saw a post suggesting it was a sidelight fuse that controlled all these and hoped to find it had blown. It hadn't - also now neither rear lights seem to work although indicators, brakes, reverse lights lights all do on both clusters.

What the frig is going on?!

 

[dalespitfire]

Right, been back out and actually gave some thought to what might be going on here. Originally I took out the fuse I expected to be faulty and it looked ok, so thought I would swap the 2 sidelight fuses to see whether the problem moved. Having done that then neither rear lights worked. I took both fuses out and brought them inside. I could see that one had clearly blown in half, however the other is kind of just frazzled at the tip - it looked in the slight dark of the car like it was still fully intact but comparing it to a new one clearly shows it is buggered.

Of course what seems to have happened is that when I swapped the good one in and turned on the lights that ALSO blew straight away. Something is clearly shorting out causing it to blow and I have to assume that thing is the number plate light which is rusted quite badly and I think is the problem here.

If anyone has any other thoughts could they let me know!!