dash lights dont come on :(

austinknoll · February 21st, 2011, 08:37 PM

I was in the parking lot waiting for my girlfriend. She got there so a turned on my lights and I heard a little tick. I blew a fuse so I decided to replace it but i tried it again and it did the same thing. The highbeam lights and everything else work fine, it's just the speedometer, tachometer, and te other 4 gauges. And I replaced the light switch too so it's not that
Please help I am so stumped!!!!!

Any help would be appreciated!!!!!!!

GreenMustang00 · February 21st, 2011, 09:05 PM

Bad ground?

ag11hockey · February 21st, 2011, 09:17 PM

yea check your wiring. if wires got messed up and it draws too many amps ittl continue to blow the fuse

WLJohnson05 · February 21st, 2011, 09:56 PM

I bet it blows out your rear lights too. It's a short in there somewhere. I've had the same issue. What do you have hooked up that you have added?

GreenMustang00 · February 21st, 2011, 09:59 PM

Originally Posted by WLJohnson05

I bet it blows out your rear lights too. It's a short in there somewhere. I've had the same issue. What do you have hooked up that you have added?

My buddy had same problem... The shop put a paper clip in for the fuse and had people stand around and find where it smoked... They then changed that wire and walah it worked...
Took 3 shops to find it though

WLJohnson05 · February 22nd, 2011, 12:33 AM

Originally Posted by GreenMustang00

My buddy had same problem... The shop put a paper clip in for the fuse and had people stand around and find where it smoked... They then changed that wire and walah it worked...
Took 3 shops to find it though

That sounds like a good way to start a fire too. I wouldn't use a paperclip and wait for smoke...the fuses are there for that reason exactly.

It would be good if he can just tell us what he has added.

moddedstang93 · February 22nd, 2011, 11:05 AM

You said you blew the fuse twice right? If thats the case then it does sound like you have a short somewhere that is just going to keep blowing it. If you own a continuity tester and dont mind folowing your wire for a bit then i suggest doing that. No promises that its even the problem but thats just what i would do.

CeCe's Daddy · February 27th, 2011, 09:13 AM

I'd say get a wiring diagram & get into that dash to find that short. I have the same problem after messing around with sub amp wiring without disconnecting the neg battery terminal 1st. All exterior ligts work but dash + a/c controls are dark. My stang goes through fuses the same way too. You're gonna have to find the short. A local Ford dealership estimated $300-$500 to find/fix it.

February 21st, 2011, 08:37 PM	#1
austinknoll Newbie Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 23 iTrader: 0 reviews	dash lights dont come on :( I was in the parking lot waiting for my girlfriend. She got there so a turned on my lights and I heard a little tick. I blew a fuse so I decided to replace it but i tried it again and it did the same thing. The highbeam lights and everything else work fine, it's just the speedometer, tachometer, and te other 4 gauges. And I replaced the light switch too so it's not that Please help I am so stumped!!!!! Any help would be appreciated!!!!!!! __________________ 2000 Silver Mustang V6 5 Speed

February 21st, 2011, 09:05 PM	#2
GreenMustang00 1 Wheel Peel 2000 Mustang 393w 2001 Mustang GT Vert Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 3,583 iTrader: 4 reviews	Bad ground? __________________ 2000 393w Swapped Vert 2001 GT Vert 2002 Six Banger

February 21st, 2011, 09:56 PM	#4
WLJohnson05 MM's Database Error 2004 Mustang V6 322.8 rwhp Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: VA Posts: 13,285 iTrader: 9 reviews	I bet it blows out your rear lights too. It's a short in there somewhere. I've had the same issue. What do you have hooked up that you have added? __________________ I'm trying to get rid of this stuff, feel free to make me an offer!: SCT Mass Air Flow Sensor $200 Tial Wastegate Springs $40 (10psi and 3.6psi)

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ag11hockey Enthusiast 1999 Mustang V6 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Rochester NY Posts: 654 iTrader: 0 reviews	yea check your wiring. if wires got messed up and it draws too many amps ittl continue to blow the fuse

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moddedstang93 Regular Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 59 iTrader: 0 reviews	You said you blew the fuse twice right? If thats the case then it does sound like you have a short somewhere that is just going to keep blowing it. If you own a continuity tester and dont mind folowing your wire for a bit then i suggest doing that. No promises that its even the problem but thats just what i would do.

February 27th, 2011, 09:13 AM	#8
CeCe's Daddy Newbie 2000 Mustang Convertible Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 9 iTrader: 0 reviews	I'd say get a wiring diagram & get into that dash to find that short. I have the same problem after messing around with sub amp wiring without disconnecting the neg battery terminal 1st. All exterior ligts work but dash + a/c controls are dark. My stang goes through fuses the same way too. You're gonna have to find the short. A local Ford dealership estimated $300-$500 to find/fix it.

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