Honda Civic / Del Sol (1992 - 2000) EG/EH/EJ/EK/EM1 Discussion

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Old Nov 12, 2008 | 05:42 PM
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ok i went to turn on my lights and the insterment panel and rear lights with parking light all where working and i dont really remember what i did under the hood but now non of them things work and i checked the fuse for it and i changed it but i keep blowing them i went through 5 10a fuses what the hell could this be???????????
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Old Nov 12, 2008 | 05:50 PM
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Default Re: short in the fuses (lilshady6796)

What fuse keeps blowing? Do you have head lights and just no tail lights or dash lights?
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Old Nov 12, 2008 | 05:52 PM
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ok its the instrament panel and tail light fuse (10A) but i have head lights but no rear light no instrament panel and no parking lights but when i hit the brake the brake lights work and reverse lights work
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Old Nov 12, 2008 | 05:59 PM
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Default Re: short in the fuses (lilshady6796)

You have a short in you electrical wiring for the illumination. Have you done any work on your car stereo? Pull the deck and make sure the dimmer wire is not shorting to ground.
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Old Nov 12, 2008 | 06:02 PM
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ok ill check but what if the problem still presist???
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Old Nov 12, 2008 | 06:06 PM
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This is the most common cause for the problem you are having.
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Old Nov 12, 2008 | 06:21 PM
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well that fixed it thax a million
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Old Nov 12, 2008 | 06:33 PM
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no problem glad that it fixed your problem now go have a or be like 007
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