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Offline camaro girl

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blown fuse
« on: February 23, 2010, 05:31:38 pm »
Blew the fuse for the cig today. Went to put another one in and sparks... wtf is wrong? Had this prob in my other maro and it was the 2nd cig portshorting out.

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Re: blown fuse
« Reply #1 on: February 23, 2010, 07:58:14 pm »
That usually means theres a short to ground somewhere. Could be in the lighter socket itself, but it could also be the wiring...

If you can get to the back of the socket, unplug it, try another fuse, and you'll be able to see if its the socket or the wiring.

If it still blows, its the wiring (or something tapped into the wires, like radar detector, GPS, satellite, lighting, etc).
If it doesnt blow, plug the socket back in, and if it then blows, replace the socket!  :metal:
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Offline camaro girl

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Re: blown fuse
« Reply #2 on: February 23, 2010, 08:16:58 pm »
Just disconnected the cig. Put new fuse in. Plugged cig back in. Instant blow....

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Re: blown fuse
« Reply #3 on: March 09, 2010, 02:14:40 pm »
problem found :)