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Old Jul 20, 2013 | 04:58 PM
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I own a 2000 Honda Civic my fuse box under hood that says "interior" keep blowing up

so I don't have turningsignals, brake light, license light, running light..

ppl says its a short wire but can someone tell me where do I start looking??
please help thanks
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Old Jul 20, 2013 | 05:10 PM
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Check your wiring inside, How exactly is your turn signals, brake lights tied in to your interior fuse? I blew my interior fuse, and lost cluster lights, shifter lights, dome lights, all that...anyway see if something is inside the cig lighter, thatll do it.
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Old Jul 20, 2013 | 05:22 PM
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R A D I O.....check the radio wiring: orange "ILLUMINATION" wire. Make sure it is properly taped off if you're not using it. That wire is connected to the same circuit as the lights that are not currently working.
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Old Jul 20, 2013 | 07:08 PM
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ferio my cluster light dont work also, my gas pin stays up all the way full.
the fuse keep blowing up is the one on the hood the "interior lihts "
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Old Jul 20, 2013 | 07:08 PM
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i check that tomrrw thanks for the info
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Old Jul 21, 2013 | 07:10 AM
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yo check the cig and the orange wire.. everything is cleap and tap.
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Old Jul 21, 2013 | 07:41 AM
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if the orange wire is secured, you definitely have a short somewhere else. Have you checked the dimmer switch?
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Old Jul 21, 2013 | 09:45 AM
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Did you get the car with the problem, or did it just pop up one day? I agree with the radio wire, and dimmer.
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Old Jul 21, 2013 | 12:58 PM
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just pop up one day..
what is dimmer? sorry new to the scene
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Old Jul 21, 2013 | 06:21 PM
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Originally Posted by pinoysi2000
just pop up one day..
what is dimmer? sorry new to the scene
the spot next to the cruise control button with a round wheel that spins horizontally. pop it out and make sure no one has monkeyed with it.
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Old Jul 22, 2013 | 12:23 AM
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did you check your fuse box maybe there's a problem in the fuse box it self
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Old Jul 22, 2013 | 12:28 PM
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Any bad grounds?
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Old Jul 22, 2013 | 05:04 PM
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Default Re: Fuse keep blowing up please help

found the prblem the fuse keep blowing up..
its the yellow fuse "interior" lights


anybody can help me out
hates not having all the lights excpt headlights..
i had to push my car to start...(
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Old Jul 22, 2013 | 05:09 PM
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yes i blve i have bad grounds.. but i had the car for two yrs and this problem just happend.
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Old Jul 22, 2013 | 05:25 PM
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Does the fuse blow as soon as you put your car into accessory? Basically, what event occurs when the fuse blows
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Old Jul 22, 2013 | 05:57 PM
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yes it blows, and if I put bigger fuse it will start smoking.. and what u mean by what event occurs?

it just blows
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Old Jul 22, 2013 | 06:39 PM
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OK, first off, NEVER install a bigger fuse, you can burn your car to the ground doing that.

If you seen smoke then you have damaged the wiring harness, the lead that that fuse protects has gotten hot enough to smoke, that means wire insulation has melted, shorting that lead to other leads in the harness bundle.

Time for a new harness, or pull that one apart and repair it. 94
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Old Jul 22, 2013 | 09:15 PM
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so i need a new fuse box?
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Old Jul 23, 2013 | 06:14 AM
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And or wiring harness, [that has the lead(s) that are fused by the fuse that blows] from the fuse box.

What model Civic do you have? 94
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Old Jul 23, 2013 | 08:47 AM
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Originally Posted by pinoysi2000
yes it blows, and if I put bigger fuse it will start smoking.. and what u mean by what event occurs?

it just blows
ok my first guess of what it is would be your running lights shorting out somewhere in the harness. take the bulbs out of the running lights and see if there is a connection between the two wires in the connector. if there is, theres a short in the wiring
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Old Jul 23, 2013 | 09:06 AM
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ok my first guess of what it is would be your running lights shorting out somewhere in the harness. take the bulbs out of the running lights and see if there is a connection between the two wires in the connector. if there is, theres a short in the wiring
well first it was my brake light then couple after 2 days everything stop working excpt headlight
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Old Jul 23, 2013 | 09:07 AM
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And or wiring harness, [that has the lead(s) that are fused by the fuse that blows] from the fuse box.

What model Civic do you have? 94
its em1 2000 civic with fully built gsr swap
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Old Jul 23, 2013 | 09:56 AM
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do your running lights normally come on when you put the car in accessory?
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Old Jul 23, 2013 | 03:40 PM
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Default Re: Fuse keep blowing up please help

i dont have accessory all i have is a radio.

everything is working or etc but it just pop up one day when i was driving.
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Old Jul 23, 2013 | 04:56 PM
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Originally Posted by pinoysi2000
its em1 2000 civic with fully built gsr swap
What trim level, CX/EX/DX/HX/SI???

Is it still the Civic fuse box and wire harnesses, [other then engine harness]?

You said you do not have, "turningsignals, brake light, license light, running light" does that mean you do have interiour lights like dome/map lights?

Signal lights should have their own fuse, switched power.

Brake lights and horn are normally on their own fuse, unswitched power,

Park/running lights will be on their own fuse unswitched power.

So I am guessing you have more then just one problem, as the case would be of the harness gor burnt. 94

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