Fixed: Some lights not working.

[Silent Knight]

Car: 1991 Hilux Surf (3l V6), I think it's a VZN130?

Problem: Ok I have a strange problem (probably my own doing...).

The lights in the dash (gauges/aircon) does not currently turn on when I turn my lights on. The rear lights doesn't turn on either. The stereo works fine and when I break the break lights go on.

I've checked all of the fuses that makes sense but I'm not sure where to go from here. The gauges do actually still work as well.

Which fuses would be the ones that specifically controll the lights in the gauge cluster and the break lights when the beams go on?

Things that's changed recently: I put in a new stereo and accidentally touched two wires that shouldn't have touched. This blew out a couple of fuses along with the dome fuse which I replaced.

Thanks!

[Alex B]

Common problem, cant remember what the fuse is called sorry. But did you use green for the earth on the headunit? If so its just going to keep blowing. Earth is brown on most toyotas, even better just ground it to the chassie somewhere.

[Mr.Phreak]

Apparently all his colouring is to shit, waiting to see how he gets on tonight

[Alex B]

Best way to check is to unhook the headunit, replace fuse. Get a multimeter from your headunits current earth to a chassie ground, turn lights on and see if you get a voltage. If you do then theres your fault.

[Lloyd]

Possible switch issue?

[Mr.Phreak]

I'd blame Hanré before the poor switch

[Silent Knight]

1. No idea how to work a multimeter.
2. What switch?
3. Darryn speaks the truth.
4. Darryn WINS!!!!

All fixed, the diagrams that I used were all wrong and I was using the wrong earth. Well I used the right earth but I was earthing out things I shouldn't have been as well.

Darryn that fuse blew again like you said, managed to sort it out just now and everything back to normal.

[Mr.Phreak]

You're insured for fire.....right??

[Silent Knight]

You're insured for fire.....right??

No, but I have a fire extinguisher!