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Old 06-25-2008, 02:51 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Blown fuse question

My wife's car constantly blows a fuse that controls the dash lights and overhead courtesy lamps. I removed the overhead lamp console, went from a (IIRC) 5 amp fuse to a 10 amp fuse. When I reconnected it, the fuse would blow. So, I left the overhead lamp console disconnected and so far so good. Any idea what is causing this?

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Old 06-25-2008, 03:35 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Re: Blown fuse question

I dont recommend stepping fuses up in size, as its obvious there is a electrical short somewhere. do you see any frayed wires? If one of those wires is grounding itself on the car body, then yes that will happen.
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Old 06-26-2008, 08:30 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Re: Blown fuse question

Get A New Overhead Console From A Junkyard...
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