Fuse problem in S14 =(

[mangoes]

the fuse for my gauge cluster, interior button lights, and rear tailights keeps blowing. at night, i can't see how fast im going or what rpm's im at, i have to shine a light to see and also my rear tailights dont work unless i hit the brake. once i let go of brake they are completely dark again. do any of you know what is causing the fuse to constantly blow? its blown 3 fuses in 3 days.

thank you!

[20 til 3]

check your tail light, cluster, radio ground wires.. make sure they are hooked up and grounded out good

have you messed with your car at all lately?

[mangoes]

thanks for the quick response. i havent messed with the wiring or anything at all with the car recently. it just started happening. we would replace the fuse and then it would blow out again in less than a day.

ill check those wires, thanks.

[EJ253]

theyre the right sizes right?

[mayco_86]

Thats what it should be if not check if anything else is grounding.

[20 til 3]

dont put fuses in that are bigger btw... it can cause many more problems for you

also... pull the bulbs out of the sockets for the tails... some water could have been splashed up in there and corroded something... just a process of elimation

[z32gizzle]

i was having the same problem bro found out my alternator was only putting out 8 volts :( so replaced it and everything was good as new

[OBEEWON]

Check the wires in your trunk. I had a spare diff in mine once and mashed a bunch of wires that kept shorting out my fuses.

[mangoes]

thanks for the responses everyone. we put in a 10 fuse which is the correct size but it still keeps blowing =\. gunna check the grounding and the trunk. thanks

[k's_silvia2.0]

HAHA you got an eletronic problem too.
My battery light came on.People said that it was the alternator.

[pbcstylez]

in my case, i blew out the 100A FL under the hood. Mine used to work althought the top cracked off. I'd check your 75A FL and 100A FL, one day the 100A FL just decided to die die die

[Bizzytony]

if its an s14 that fuse should be a 7.5 IIRC I was having the same problem while messing around with my cluster and radio wires. I would also say check the bulbs cause i was having problems with that.

[S13Leprechaun]

actually i think its a 15a fuse.. almost certain.

[Bizzytony]

Oh wait i remember its a red fuse which i believe is 10. thats the first one i blew that day. haha my bad.

[mangoes]

its a red 10 fuse that keeps blowing. ive checked the bulbs, they are fine.

[Nismoknightska-t]

this happen on my s14 also..

the wire on my fender turn signal popped out and hit the fender..

blew 3 fuses from sd to la :duh:

good luck

[mayco_86]

this happen on my s14 also..

the wire on my fender turn signal popped out and hit the fender..

blew 3 fuses from sd to la :duh:

good luck

I remember when that happened. lol

[rotation3x]

My car did some wierd stuff when I had one wrong tail light bulb in. My gauge lights would light up when I hit my brakes but I dont think it blew a fuse. If you havn't recently changed any bulbs I would check all the wiring going to all the lighting components.

[spg240sx]

sounds like you have a short somewhere. If you've recently installed any electronic items, go back and double check your connections and make sure they are connected well and taped too. If not, get an electric meter and start trying to track down the short.

[aznpoopy]

check the orange (?) illumination wire behind the head unit

alot of people neglect to tape it properly after putting in an aftermarket unit

[mangoes]

we've checked the bulbs again and it turns out one has went out. we replaced that bulb but the fuse still keeps blowing. theres a short somewhere under my dash. the size 10 fuse for the rear tailights keeps blowing. the previous owner had somebody do a shitty security system install the so the wires under there are a mess.

[mmdb]

Sounds like a short. I had the same problem. A turn signal wire somehow was getting shorted. This was when I came back from Las Vegas in 110+ heat. Wire insulation must've gotten worn.

[bwalker240]

i would check the harness in the wheelwell above the tire on the drivers side to see if anything has been rubbed.

[mangoes]

thanks for responding brendan walker, how you doing? havent seen you around in awhile haha.

it turns out it was a wire on the passenger side wheel well. we taped it up and now everything is good =).

[SKHEMR]

I had the same problem on my S14 kouki. I was driving last night and I hit a bump in the road and my dash/parking lights went off. After disconnecting all the things I had hooked up (gauges, boost controller, glow gauges, and turbo timer) it still did not come on. Then I pulled the radio out and it was the illumination wire, I cut it and taped it off and now it works fine. I went through 6 10amp fuse and I have one left.