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Old Jan 15, 2015 | 05:03 AM
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I was fixing the light in the gear shifter, the one that lights up the P, R, N, D indicators. But in all my stupidity I shorted the wires of the light. All the dashboard lights went off too. Checked the fuse box, but nothing seems toast. What did I break?
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Old Jan 15, 2015 | 07:49 AM
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Blew the fuse for dashlights....
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Old Jan 16, 2015 | 01:02 PM
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Check your taillights! I ended up with a DUI after wondering which fuse my dash light's were on. (I had blown the taillight fuse with a trailer the day before.)
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Old Jan 17, 2015 | 07:45 AM
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My bad, I didn't check the fuses carefully enough. It turned out that the wire in the fuse was broken, not toast. So it was really hard to see.

Now all the interior lights are back up again
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Old Jan 17, 2015 | 08:46 AM
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Hope this helps others in the future.

http://www.dinosaurelectronics.com/Test_Fuse.htm
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Old Jan 17, 2015 | 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by DFlintstone
Check your taillights! I ended up with a DUI after wondering which fuse my dash light's were on. (I had blown the taillight fuse with a trailer the day before.)
Expensive little fuse.
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