HELP! lights r not working :(

[Guest GR33DyMANGO]

hi guys. well ive struck a problem with my car:(

the model of my car is an r33 gtst series 2 if that helps. anyway, when i turn my lights on:

1) the rear lights wont turn on (they do however turn on when i hit the brakes)

2) the dash and everything else internally wont light up:(

ive checked all the fuses:

1) under the steering wheel

2) in the boot next to the battery...

.... to NO avail

maybe ive missed a blown fuse? ie didnt realise it was blown. but its usually pretty easy to spot a blown fuse when you;ve pulled it out and holding it infront of a light. does anyone know EXACTLY which fuse would fix the problem? btw: when i say ive checked all the fuses i mean those little ones not those big brick ones with the dimensions of 2 by 2 cms or thereabouts.

OR could there be another reason why the above-mentioned is not working? ie:

1) is there some switch im supposed to turn on for nighttime?

2) a non-fuse problem.

any help would be more than appreciated.

thanks:)

[predator]

Sounds like a switch problem??

If the switch isn't working properly, then all that stuff wouldn't work, as it's on the same circuit I think.

[PSIKO]

with the dash, try the dimmer switch (should be maybe to the right of your steering wheel, with a circular dial and a white line that goes around it with a tapered white line...

give that a try for your dash lighting...the rears get a live wire probe and test the rear lights to see if you're getting power to them and go from there

or otherwise what predator said

[GTS-t VSPEC]

Hi GR33DyMANGO,

I got a series 1 and have done some wiring on my lights etc. The first thing I would do is get a multimeter and determine where the electricity is getting to and where it is not.

I think that it is most likely a loose wire, becuase it sounds like your park lights come on properly, which is where the source to the instrument cluster is aswell.

It not likely to be the big fuses, they are for air-con etc. with large current draws. Just looking a fuse won't necessarily be 100% accurate, use the multimeter again and check the resistances.

Do you have a dimmer switch for your instrument cluster? Could be a problem there.

Once you check a few more things let us know and we may be able to narrow the problem down. If you can't fix it then you can bring it over to me and I'll have a look.

See'ya:burnout:

[Guest GR33DyMANGO]

thanks for the help guys. i;ll try your suggestions when i get home from work then post how i go:)

[one8tsx]

Sounds like a blown fuse to me. Triple check the fuses next to the battery. The parkers/dash are on one circuit.

It's usually easy to see if a fuse is blown or not, but you should check with a test light or multimeter.

[The Tool]

To me sounds like a faulty contact between some of the wires)somewhere if they come on with the brakes (possibly an earth wire).

As a few others have suggested get a multimeter...

[predator]

Well generally you just swap your fuses with something known working, even if there is no sign of a blow. If it still doesn't work then it aint the fuse.

Try jiggling some connections where you can get to them... sometimes that can be enough to isolate the exact section if it pops on for a second. The next step is using a multimeter ($50 or so?) to check for voltage at various points on the circuit.

[Bo0sT_JuNkY]

lol i did this last night,I was changing my boost gadge light and i forgot to tape the join and pushed it into the cup and i lost all instument lights,tail lights.Same as u ,I looking today on what the problem is.

[Bo0sT_JuNkY]

Originally posted by Bo0sT_JuNkY

lol i did this last night,I was changing my boost gadge light and i forgot to tape the join and pushed it into the cup and i lost all instument lights,tail lights.Same as u ,I looking today on what the problem is.

Easy fix!!

turned out to be the fuse named ''tail L'' in the fuse box in the boot.Replaced it and fixed

check on your car .