Short Circuit

Website · by **xyntax** » Mon Jan 06, 2003 4:57 pm

I guess it was bound to happen...I short circuited my top cigarette lighter plug accidentally as i tried to tap in something. Now that plug doesnt work, my clock is off, my electronic control for the sidemirrors are not working, and probably a couple of things aren't working that I'm not aware of.

Are you laughing? Yeah well, I still am. I knew this was gonna happen to my car soon, good thing it's nothing crucial.

Can anyone help me? Do you think I might have blown a fuse or something? Gunman?

by **Yanks0114** » Mon Jan 06, 2003 5:02 pm

You definately blew a fuse. Your fuse panel is located on the drivers side. Its to the left of the steering wheel behind the pull down change compartment

Website · by **xyntax** » Mon Jan 06, 2003 5:45 pm

yanks0114 wrote:You definately blew a fuse. Your fuse panel is located on the drivers side. Its to the left of the steering wheel behind the pull down change compartment

Oh great. So I wasnt just hearing things then. I thought I heard a sparky sound on that area. So how do I know which one I blew? I can't just pull each on right? By the way, I have been opening and checking stuff there but I have never seen a fuse or fuse box there. Where is it exactly? Do I need to remove something in order to see it? Thanks for the response yanks.

by **Blaze** » Mon Jan 06, 2003 5:48 pm

i thought the fuse box was in the engine compartment? or is that some relay switch type of a thing

Website · by **xyntax** » Mon Jan 06, 2003 5:57 pm

Blaze wrote:i thought the fuse box was in the engine compartment? or is that some relay switch type of a thing

I thought so too. I've opened two fuse boxes there. So the 3rd one is hiding behind the change compartment? How do I remove the change compartment?

by **Blaze** » Mon Jan 06, 2003 6:02 pm

you can pop that thing out ive removed mine to install a sub controll module

btw are u wearing a suit and a pair of shorts in your avatar image?

by **Yanks0114** » Mon Jan 06, 2003 6:03 pm

Xyntax wrote:
Blaze wrote:i thought the fuse box was in the engine compartment? or is that some relay switch type of a thing

I thought so too. I've opened two fuse boxes there. So the 3rd one is hiding behind the change compartment? How do I remove the change compartment?

Pull it down so it sits open and then tug.

Website · by **xyntax** » Mon Jan 06, 2003 6:25 pm

Blaze wrote:you can pop that thing out ive removed mine to install a sub controll module

btw are u wearing a suit and a pair of shorts in your avatar image?

Hahah! That would have been funny. No, it's just a black shirt underneath and I didnt plan to wear that jacket (which I kept in my car). I wore it coz it was cold and windy at Universal Studios when we went there.

Website · by **xyntax** » Mon Jan 06, 2003 6:26 pm

yanks0114 wrote:
Pull it down so it sits open and then tug.

I'll give it a try tonight. Thanks again yanks!

by **Flipside909** » Mon Jan 06, 2003 11:07 pm

Xyntax wrote:
Hahah! That would have been funny. No, it's just a black shirt underneath and I didnt plan to wear that jacket (which I kept in my car). I wore it coz it was cold and windy at Universal Studios when we went there.

We can stick to the topic now. Thanks!

by **Ferrari_1299** » Tue Jan 07, 2003 2:31 am

Did you fix the problem or are you still power less?

Website · by **xyntax** » Tue Jan 07, 2003 11:22 am

Ferrrari_1299 wrote:Did you fix the problem or are you still power less?

I fixed the problem! I got the spare 15amp fuse from the engine's long fusebox. I guess I will have to buy a couple spares this time. Who knows what I might break next.

Thanks for your help Yanks and all Solaraguys who responded.

by **Yanks0114** » Tue Jan 07, 2003 7:54 pm

No problem. Its always good to have fuses around because they are so easy to blow and you never know when you'll need them.

by **krook** » Thu Jan 09, 2003 12:59 am

i hope this is related to the topic at hand:

why did you blow that fuse? did you wire your cig. lighter to be 12v. constant even when the car is off? (for cell phone charging purposes)

by **Ferrari_1299** » Thu Jan 09, 2003 1:19 am

krooked Solara wrote:i hope this is related to the topic at hand:

why did you blow that fuse? did you wire your cig. lighter to be 12v. constant even when the car is off? (for cell phone charging purposes)

That's a good idea, has anyone done that? If so how would I do it?

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