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*kingkilburn* · 12-12-2008, 12:22 AM

I got my car running again(intermittent short was caused by corrosion on alternator fuse) but I noticed I don't have dash lights now. I know they were working last time I drove it and that was coming home from having a stereo installed. Well I popped my fuse panel and checked the fuses that I thought would be the problem and this is what I found:

Is this the right fuse for my problem and if so how would I go about fixing this?

Edit
Stupid photo bucket resized my pic. The text says missing fuse connector.
I just remembered something that might be useful, the previous stereo had a wire coming over to that fuse, I wont to say it was the illumination wire but I'm not sure.

whatda · 12-12-2008, 12:27 AM

thats what happend to

me still not fixed

wow-thats-a-cool-car · 12-12-2008, 12:31 AM

there is a white box by the fuse box. Find a new one and replace it. It always gets blown out when you put in a new sterio for some reason. But if you have an HUD cluster the HUD has to work for the dash lights to work

jdm538 · 12-12-2008, 12:33 AM

yup what he said in the driver side kick panel there is a white box. i used to have the same problem until i replaced that.

*kingkilburn* · 12-12-2008, 12:37 AM

It's a fastback, no HUD.
What about the missing connector?

ero714 · 12-12-2008, 12:41 AM

i have the same problem and i didnt even know where to look anymore. thanks you guys

*kingkilburn* · 12-12-2008, 12:53 AM

Which white box

YoungGun · 12-12-2008, 01:00 AM

bottom one.

*kingkilburn* · 12-12-2008, 01:10 AM

How do you test one to be sure it works? I don't want to go pull one from the local yard and find out it's trash or that it wasn't the problem in the first place.

lilaznjeff · 12-12-2008, 01:14 AM

^Just steal it from the junkyards It's an easy ass steal.

install it.

90% sure that's the problem.

If you had a HUD cluster, that would be your next bet. Capaciter might be out.

*kingkilburn* · 12-12-2008, 01:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kingkilburn

It's a fastback, no HUD.

I know it's an easy steal but why waste time stealing a non working part? I want to confirm this is the broken part before doing any thing else with it.

projectRDM · 12-12-2008, 09:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kingkilburn

I got my car running again(intermittent short was caused by corrosion on alternator fuse) but I noticed I don't have dash lights now. I know they were working last time I drove it and that was coming home from having a stereo installed. Well I popped my fuse panel and checked the fuses that I thought would be the problem and this is what I found:

Is this the right fuse for my problem and if so how would I go about fixing this?

Edit
Stupid photo bucket resized my pic. The text says missing fuse connector.
I just remembered something that might be useful, the previous stereo had a wire coming over to that fuse, I wont to say it was the illumination wire but I'm not sure.

There should be nothing from the stereo plugged into your fusebox. If all fuses are good and they're all in place (the missing one may not be used, your fuse cover will list the fuses and circuits), then replace the TCU.

*kingkilburn* · 12-12-2008, 06:55 PM

Well I grounded the illumination wire in the stereo harness. I have dash lights again but I still have something drawing power from the battery when the car is off

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whatda · 12-12-2008, 06:59 PM

ohh shit
im gonna get like every 240's
white box thing
the next time i go to thew yard

repda916 · 12-12-2008, 07:17 PM

do they work when you step on the brakes?

*kingkilburn* · 12-12-2008, 07:25 PM

Yes they do.

On a side note the climate control buttons don't light up. I have removed the TCU, would that be why? I plan on just repairing it so if that is why I wont look into it any further.

projectRDM · 12-12-2008, 11:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by repda916

do they work when you step on the brakes?

Completely different circuit. The brake lights are powered through the switch on the pedal, which is fused independently of the parking light circuit.

12-12-2008, 12:22 AM	#1
kingkilburn Philosopher King Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: FresYes Posts: 3,042 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	No dash lights I got my car running again(intermittent short was caused by corrosion on alternator fuse) but I noticed I don't have dash lights now. I know they were working last time I drove it and that was coming home from having a stereo installed. Well I popped my fuse panel and checked the fuses that I thought would be the problem and this is what I found: Is this the right fuse for my problem and if so how would I go about fixing this? Edit Stupid photo bucket resized my pic. The text says missing fuse connector. I just remembered something that might be useful, the previous stereo had a wire coming over to that fuse, I wont to say it was the illumination wire but I'm not sure. __________________ G O L D E N B E A R R E P U B L I C

12-12-2008, 12:31 AM	#3
wow-thats-a-cool-car Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: California Posts: 2,663 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	there is a white box by the fuse box. Find a new one and replace it. It always gets blown out when you put in a new sterio for some reason. But if you have an HUD cluster the HUD has to work for the dash lights to work __________________

12-12-2008, 12:37 AM	#5
kingkilburn Philosopher King Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: FresYes Posts: 3,042 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	It's a fastback, no HUD. What about the missing connector? __________________ G O L D E N B E A R R E P U B L I C

12-12-2008, 12:53 AM	#7
kingkilburn Philosopher King Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: FresYes Posts: 3,042 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Which white box __________________ G O L D E N B E A R R E P U B L I C

12-12-2008, 01:10 AM	#9
kingkilburn Philosopher King Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: FresYes Posts: 3,042 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	How do you test one to be sure it works? I don't want to go pull one from the local yard and find out it's trash or that it wasn't the problem in the first place. __________________ G O L D E N B E A R R E P U B L I C

12-12-2008, 12:27 AM	#2
whatda BANNED Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: 鷲岩 90041 Age: 34 Posts: 786 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	thats what happend to me still not fixed

12-12-2008, 12:33 AM	#4
jdm538 Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: LA/OC SOCAL Posts: 3,517 Trader Rating: (30) Feedback Score: 30 reviews	yup what he said in the driver side kick panel there is a white box. i used to have the same problem until i replaced that.

12-12-2008, 12:41 AM	#6
ero714 Leaky Injector Join Date: May 2008 Location: Bangkok Posts: 82 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i have the same problem and i didnt even know where to look anymore. thanks you guys

12-12-2008, 01:00 AM	#8
YoungGun Post Whore! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: 818-951 SoCal Posts: 3,961 Trader Rating: (23) Feedback Score: 23 reviews	bottom one.

12-12-2008, 01:14 AM	#10
lilaznjeff Zilvia Addict Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: oakland Age: 41 Posts: 658 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	^Just steal it from the junkyards It's an easy ass steal. install it. 90% sure that's the problem. If you had a HUD cluster, that would be your next bet. Capaciter might be out.

12-12-2008, 06:55 PM	#13
kingkilburn Philosopher King Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: FresYes Posts: 3,042 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Well I grounded the illumination wire in the stereo harness. I have dash lights again but I still have something drawing power from the battery when the car is off. __________________ G O L D E N B E A R R E P U B L I C

12-12-2008, 06:59 PM	#14
whatda BANNED Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: 鷲岩 90041 Age: 34 Posts: 786 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	ohh shit im gonna get like every 240's white box thing the next time i go to thew yard

12-12-2008, 07:17 PM	#15
repda916 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: cali Age: 33 Posts: 999 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	do they work when you step on the brakes?

12-12-2008, 07:25 PM	#16
kingkilburn Philosopher King Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: FresYes Posts: 3,042 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Yes they do. On a side note the climate control buttons don't light up. I have removed the TCU, would that be why? I plan on just repairing it so if that is why I wont look into it any further. __________________ G O L D E N B E A R R E P U B L I C