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Soyabean
07-06-2009, 07:36 PM
So yea, i finally decided to change up my tail lights that I bought from peter since who knows when. It worked fine when i checked it. But later my rear left tail light would not turn on. The right one would turn on and this is when you turn on your lights.

I tried to step on the brake and both my rear tails + my 3rd brake light would not turn on. Also the horn doesnt work.

Now, thanks to Rj3 he told me this could be a fuse located underneath the glove box. But i cant get to it because I parked my car inside the garage and i took out my air filter and it's still drying so i cant get into the passengerside until my filter dries and i move my car out.

But i looked at the manual and there are so many fuses. I assume its the one for the left tail. So i will check that tomorrow, but in case it is not the one, does anyone know which fuse or what the problem could be?

Thanks in advance

Thrizzl3
07-06-2009, 07:40 PM
actually its the horn fuse so look for that one

EDIT: Horn fuse is in the engine bay

-RJ3-
07-06-2009, 07:59 PM
^^^^^ Exactly, and now that I read about aftermarket LEDs... There is a possibility that the LED might have high voltage and caused the lighting system to pop the fuse...

Soyabean
07-06-2009, 09:13 PM
but i actually checked the horn fuse earlier and it looks fine. I'll perhaps try switching the one with another one to check.

What do you suggest i try with the lighting system Ryan?

S.F.W.
07-06-2009, 09:48 PM
but i actually checked the horn fuse earlier and it looks fine. I'll perhaps try switching the one with another one to check.

What do you suggest i try with the lighting system Ryan?
I'm 99% sure it's the horn fuse. I blew that fuse a few months back, and my break light, rear lights, horn all didn't work. Since I have an Auto, I couldn't even get the car out of park.

Soyabean
07-07-2009, 03:13 AM
Ok, so i figured it out. My friend just left my house and we fixed it. After checking both horn fuses in the engine fuse box and both were fine, i figured it was not the horn amp. We went to the passenger fuse box and checked both the stop light and tail left amp and surely enough both were blown. We replaced both of them and my car works perfectly now. So it was the stop light fuse and tail left fuse.

Thanks guys

-RJ3-
07-07-2009, 06:07 AM
Now, thanks to Rj3 he told me this could be a fuse located underneath the glove box. But i cant get to it because I parked my car inside the garage and i took out my air filter and it's still drying so i cant get into the passengerside until my filter dries and i move my car out.


Thanks in advance


Thats what I meant LOL!!

mazda lover
07-07-2009, 03:08 PM
Ok, so i figured it out. My friend just left my house and we fixed it. After checking both horn fuses in the engine fuse box and both were fine, i figured it was not the horn amp. We went to the passenger fuse box and checked both the stop light and tail left amp and surely enough both were blown. We replaced both of them and my car works perfectly now. So it was the stop light fuse and tail left fuse.

Thanks guys

those fuses blew for a reason, it might happen again, keep your eye on your lights

Soyabean
07-07-2009, 07:09 PM
Yea im thinking that too. But yesterday when I was changing my reverse light housing, i dropped one of the 2 greenish pieces that attach the housing to the trunk and it fell inside the trunk. So i popped open the gromet part where the wires are and im thinking that might have shorted it. So i hope thats the problem but i will definitely keep my eye open