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Old Jan 24, 2009 | 10:12 PM
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Default Parking Light Fuses blowing after headlight change?

So I switched the crappy (plastic, yes PLASTIC) headlights outa my truck for some Sylvania SS (h4666). When I turned on the lights the 20A fuse marked PK blew! So I tryed a 25A and it blew too. Why would this happen? it there a possibility the headlight is causing this? I dont want to burn up the wiring. I didnt touch anything but the headlights and the corner lights. I have no parking lights or cluster lights or nothin! Please anyone got a simple fix? Or best way to trouble shoot this?
 
Old Jan 25, 2009 | 02:19 AM
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Ok, so I been tracing the circuit in the book, because its dark and rainy outside. I went and checked, and my headlights both hi/lo work and all my blinkers work both on the cluster and on the exterior, both fron and back. However, niether my cluster lights nor my licensplate or taillights work. Now I am assuming Im blowing a fuse because of a short, but where? on the diagram I am supposing it is the "brown" wire, but just a guess. I dont want to go through a million fuses trying to find this short, anyone have any ideas?
 
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Default RE: Parking Light Fuses blowing after headlight change?

You know the fuse you blew as you wrote it in the title. I suspect that somehow you grounded out the park light circuit while replacing the headlight.
 
Old Jan 25, 2009 | 12:43 PM
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yah thata my thought too, Its light outside here now so I am going to go try to figure this out.
 
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Ha Ha, It was totally a blinker wire snaged on the headlight mount, lol daylight is awsome!
 
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