2G Blowing Tail Light/Instrument fuse

[FearlessNick]

I'm going threw tail lamp fuses like nothing! When it blows it also take my instrument panel lights away. Any ideas of what I should check?
And I'm talking about running lights tail lamps.

 

[98mitsubishigst]

Check your grounds.

 

[FearlessNick]

Check your grounds.

Ive checked em bro, I'm confused.

 

[ktgurl87]

My car is doing the same thing. I'm currently thinking about the tail light wiring because something just doesn't look right to me back there. Like someone added wiring or something. When you turn your headlights on, the fuse blows right? I sat there and watched mine pop one after the other. So there's a wiring issue somewhere in the car. Just gotta dig around a little. Let me know if you figure yours out and I'll let you know if I figure mine out.

 

[FearlessNick]

My car is doing the same thing. I'm currently thinking about the tail light wiring because something just doesn't look right to me back there. Like someone added wiring or something. When you turn your headlights on, the fuse blows right? I sat there and watched mine pop one after the other. So there's a wiring issue somewhere in the car. Just gotta dig around a little. Let me know if you figure yours out and I'll let you know if I figure mine out.

Yea, on bulb in the back alternates from running to break light when i have my turn signal on. Bu the other one doesnt. And I will run probably for about 5 mins with my lights on and it will pop then.

 

[ktgurl87]

Heh. Mine don't even last 5 minutes. I turn the switch and pop goes the fuse. May be a bad headlight switch also. Not super positive. I'm gonna get it figured out soon though. Driving at night without dash lights and running lights is a little irritating.

 

[FearlessNick]

Heh. Mine don't even last 5 minutes. I turn the switch and pop goes the fuse. May be a bad headlight switch also. Not super positive. I'm gonna get it figured out soon though. Driving at night without dash lights and running lights is a little irritating.

Yea, I know what you mean. Im going to my shop tomorrow and going to talk to my dad and see what he has to say.

 

[sniver]

There needs to be a merged post where everybody posts the answer for their car with this issue. I feel like I see a tail/dash fuse blowing thread once every other day lately.

 

[FearlessNick]

Well I found out what it was. I replaced all of my bulbs and I found out the previous owner had hacked into the wiring of the front head lights and the masking tape he used slid off. So the wires would touch and caused a short. So what I say to do. Check bulbs(see if black or look weird) check all of the wiring all the way to the harness. As well as check all of your grounds.