no dash lights, N/S lights not working.

[Martin_172]

got a problem where my dashboard lights arn't working and my N/S rear light and sidelight doesnt work (N/S indicators and main beam/full beam work though!)

ive found the fuse that its blowing when i put them on but ive tried changing the rear stop/tail lamp and sidelight as thats what caused the problem last time but still nothing?

any ideas?

cheers
martin

 

[Da]

Probably a trapped cable behind the stereo, you had it out recently? This will take out the N/S sidelight and the dash illumination is on the same fuse.

 

[Martin_172]

cheers mate, moved the amp about recently! cheers!

 

[Martin_172]

been playing about with this today, still not fixed keeps blowing the fuse.

had the stereo and amp out to check wires and all seems fine.

checked conections to the battery, fine

checked all light bulbs i can think of, all is fine.

any ideas?

 

[BrianR]

When you moved your amp did you run cables down the nearside of the car to the boot ?

Make sure you haven't damaged the loom that runs down that side, thats where the supply to the rear light is.

Trapped under seatbelt mount perhaps ??

 

[Martin_172]

power cables N/S
phono leads centre
speaker wires O/S

only moved it from boot to back floor so didnt have to pull any of the wires etc but could still happen i suppose.

seatbelts wern't out so shouldnt be under the mount

ill check the loom that runs up the side of the car, cheers

any other suggestions?

 

[BrianR]

The only other possibility that comes to mind, is the switch itself.

It has two contacts, one for left side, which includes the panel lights, and the other for the right side.

Didnt drill anything did you ? or use a self tapper ?

 

[Martin_172]

switch has been making a funny clicking sound actually when im turning mate, not to worry got 2 spares lying about lol ill give them a go cheers

 

[Jay_clio]

may sound stupid ye, but how powerfull are those subs n amp ???

 

[Martin_172]

ok guys tried one of my other steering wheel light stalks/switches and same problem and i know that one works so its not that.

its a pioneer 5 channel amp, cant remember the power output but i think the sub channel is 150watts RMS (amp says 1000watts max power but i dont beleive in this max power crap)

cheap 12" pioneer sub, been running for months without a problem, BUT the sub was out when the backseats were out and this problem seems to be happening ever since the sub went back in?

but problem happens even when cd player/amp is off?

cheers
martin

 

[BrianR]

You must have trapped a wire.

Where did you connect the earth for the amp ?

 

[Bazz182]

Hi, How did you resolve this? I'm stumped with the exact same issue

 

[Martin_172]

rear light appeared to be shorting out as if I unscrewed the little screw holding the rear light cluster in, not so it was loose but just not as tight as it was, it wouldn't blow the fuse, any tighter and it would start blowing fuses again!

a while back this lol