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Old Oct 18, 2007 | 12:31 PM
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My small light fuse under the engine fuse box (20amp) blows all the time some times it will last a week others a day and today every 5 min?

What could this be?
I cant drive at night cuz the taillights go out as well as the blinkers and headlights!

Any help would be appreciated
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Old Oct 18, 2007 | 12:36 PM
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Any of the lights wires exposed? Bad ground? Bad relay? Are all the lights stock?
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Old Oct 18, 2007 | 12:43 PM
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i have fogs and sidemarkers hooked up to the small light it could be overload?
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Old Oct 18, 2007 | 01:14 PM
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It could be a overload of current going through that fuse.
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Old Oct 18, 2007 | 03:16 PM
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any other suggestions?
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Old Oct 18, 2007 | 09:45 PM
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Use a bigger fuse, escpecially if you are running more electricity than originally intended.

Or you might have a short somewhere that is causing the fuse to blow. Check all your connectings, and make sure nothing is exposed. After all that is done use a bigger fuse.
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Old Oct 19, 2007 | 07:31 AM
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ive used 20 blew, 25 blew, 30 blew

how high should i go or should i just wire the fogs to something else?

Ill look for a short or ground though
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Old Oct 19, 2007 | 05:53 PM
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Don't use larger fuses. Fuses are overcurrent protection. Its preventing your wires and electronics from melting. You put larger fuses in it allows lots of current to enter your electronic components and fry them so to speak.

You likely are having shorts occuring. Check all your light wiring harneses for exposed connectors or wires. Make sure there are no exposed copper on all wires comming from light housings. If it started happening after you added lights check around where you did your work.
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 07:38 AM
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iam havin tha same problem with my 96 lude...but my head lights work...i have 10k HIDs...wud that be a problem...i tried puttin a bigger fuse but they all blow...my tail lights, bumper lights and license plate light all dont work...and i need a inspection on my car and with this problem iam sure to fail...iam thinkin it is a short...but one of my friends that does a lot of wiring for hondas says it could be my fuse box...i find it hard 2 believe cuz if so then nuttin would work...any1 have any suggestions or what tha problem could be...and if any1 could find a wiring diagram from this circuit that wud be perfect..maybe i can solve tha problem myself
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