my gauges and tail lights do not work. i replaced the fuse on the driver side kick panel but still nothing. the fuse slot for that specific part is burnt. how do i get this thing fixed?
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Sounds like the connections on that fuse slot got fried. Which shouldn't happen if you are using the correct amperage fuse but anything is possible I guess. First you will need to test to see if there is continuity between the tail light and the fuse box and fuse box and main circuit. if there isn't then those connections need to be repaired.
if you have continuity between those places then maybe the connector surfaces are really messed up so when you plug a fuse in it doesn't make good contact. In which case you need either a new fuse box, or to clean the existing connectors, or to rewire that circuit through a currently unused fuse box slot.
time to pull the electrical diagram out.
As another possibility, it's possible that the taillights just blew along with the gauges (i'm not sure if that's possible with the gauges but I'll just throw it out there) , as it sounds like more current was moving through there than should have been. Check to make sure the taillight has a good bulb in it as part of the diagnostic.
good luckLast edited by batever; 10-16-2009, 07:50 PM.
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