ok so i finally got my alarm to work now and i just programmed my new remote, but theres one problem, my small light fuse keeps on going out! im not sure what it could be

 

1999 i4 ex if that helps any

 

anyone?

 

which light are you talking about? the alarm warning light?

 

naw, the small light FUSE, located on the passenger side. its basically the fuse for ur tail lights and right now i dont have any due to this problem!

 

Did you wire the alarm in yourself?

Go back and check all of your wiring that was installed for the alarm and make sure that there are no shorts in the circuit. Wiring is a hard to diagnose problem over the net. Specially when it's an electrical problem concerning something installed by the owner/non factory.

 

nope its the factory alarm. heres what basically happened....i went out of town WITHOUT an alarm remote and my alarm acted up on me. so i messed with the LIGHTING/TAIL LIGHTS/AND THE HORN RELAYS cuz my alarm was going crazy. so when i got home i put them back in and got a new remote/programmed it and now i have a short but idk which relay is causing it. is there a way to see? all i did was program my remote and mess with teh relays

 

You have a short somewhere.

Probably when you messed with the relays you loosened up a wire or two which is why it's blowing the fuse

 

yeah i just dont see how? all i did was take out the relays [theyre all the same] and put them back in

 

If you have a Haynes or Chilton manual and a multi meter you can check the resistance on the relays to see if they are good or not. If they are all the same 4 pin relay try switching a known good one into the tail light spot. That will tell you quickly if it's a relay. 4 pin # 39794-S01-A01 - 39794-S0K-A01 - 39794-S84-A01 are all the same relay there are 8 of them on your car. try one that works

If the relays all check out than you probably pulled something loose. Check in behind the fuse panel and make sure all the wires are in there holders good and tight. Make sure there isn't anything bridging between the connectors.


Modified by GhostAccord at 12:54 PM 8/23/2007

 

^^^ i dont have a manual or a multi meter. im prolly gonna go buy a multi meter and a pack of fuses since i only have one left. i tried changing up the relays and found out one of them is different. SIEMENS VFM-1141-Z06 4 PIN and the rest of the 3 are the same idk the name of them. but either way they all seem good and working

 

If all the relays are working then it looks like it's time to start search'n for a short in your tail light wires...always fun. Good luck

 

If you can, swap the relays out.

My fog lights relay was working (you could hear and see the thing switch) but it was still busted.

Swapped it for a new one and it's good to go

 

^^^ i just bought a new relay and even a pack of 25 #10 fuses and ive already gone through 4 of them. i switched them around and everything and it still blows the fuse! i checked the relay wires but nothing

 

Hm, this is interesting. The SAME thing happpened to me in my 98 Accord 4 cylinder but it's an LX. I was just driving one night and they went out, but of course I don't have an alarm and my dash lights didn't work either... How about yours?

 

woaah crazy. my dash lights dont work either but its cuz some shop messed up my relay that controls my dash lights. they messed taht up a long time ago, blah!

how did u fix it though?

 

My Dad and I followed EVERY red/black wire in my car lol. That is the light wires from the parking lights back to the taillights. Anyways, we checked that wire EVERYWHERE, in the headlight switch, dome light, visor lights, everything. After we pulled everything apart and put it back together, it started working again. I never questioned it because I was scared it would do it again. It was a short somewhere though and I guess we just cleared it up.

 

good to hear u got it working again.

as for me, i dont wanna go through alllllll the wires, i dont have much time. i need to take it to a mechanic or something

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Cloud Nine &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">...but theres one problem, my small light fuse keeps on going out! im not sure what it could be </TD></TR></TABLE>

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by oem_certified_accord &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">is there a fuse under the hood or next to the dead pedal that controls illumination of the dimmer switch & cluster itself...or did i just re-wire everything properly only to lose illumination? (which i had the first time i wired it up)</TD></TR></TABLE>

this guy solved my headscratcher for the day, damn small light fuse was blown. i checked the fuses 3 times but still got no illumination. guess i was overlooking it, good lookin out though cloud

 

^^^ we all have the same car problems i guess ha. but yeah i still need to get mine fixed

 

as weird as it sounds check the wiring behind your radio i was having the same problem in my 93 accord and it was the wires behind the radio....apparently they are tied into that system

 

hmm....thanks man ill look into that here in a little bit