Electrical problem

323kid · 10-03-2007, 10:11 AM

hey guys, I have just a small electrical problem that has just happend of late.

when ever I pop my car into reverse, it pops a fuse, and I lose my Rev thingy and my indicators.

the fuse it pops is the 3rd one across from the Top.

any ideas?
car is a 1990 BG SP

bloody ghosts......?

bourbon · 10-03-2007, 10:20 AM

dont forget to mention the turbo...goto auto electricians i reckon...unless if your wires from the gearbox (for reverse lights) are hitting some other leads...

chipa · 10-03-2007, 02:49 PM

Do the reverse lights actually go on?

platypus · 10-03-2007, 03:24 PM

except the reverse signal is a negative signal... which makes me think its a short in the lighting, or the lights are drawing too much current

89sp1.8 · 10-03-2007, 03:25 PM

do u loose dash lights,tail lights? cause they are in the one circuit..one stage my wiring for tails crossed and my dash lights and tails stop working..assuming that the reverse sensor light would be included in this curcuit?

323kid · 10-03-2007, 07:43 PM

weird thing is that, my hazards still work, my front lights work, and my brake lights work too, ill check if the reverse lights actually come on........

edit: my dash lights work too

platypus · 11-03-2007, 11:21 AM

hazards lights arn't fused - they are an emergency circuit and are only fused by the main fuse

dash has its own fuse usually its the room fuse

10-03-2007, 10:11 AM	#1
323kid Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Gold Coast australia Car: nothing atm Posts: 130	Electrical problem hey guys, I have just a small electrical problem that has just happend of late. when ever I pop my car into reverse, it pops a fuse, and I lose my Rev thingy and my indicators. the fuse it pops is the 3rd one across from the Top. any ideas? car is a 1990 BG SP bloody ghosts......? __________________

10-03-2007, 10:20 AM	#2
bourbon The Hairy Mod Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: southside ya'll and North Side, Brissy Car: MINI Cooper S 2003 Posts: 8,110	dont forget to mention the turbo...goto auto electricians i reckon...unless if your wires from the gearbox (for reverse lights) are hitting some other leads... __________________ For All your crash repair panels & lights, clear lights contact us at PANEL HOUSE 45 RANDALL ST SLACKS CREEK QLD 4127 PHONE : 07 3808 8737 FAX : 07 3808 8735

10-03-2007, 02:49 PM	#3
chipa Crazy Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Sydney Car: FPV F6 Typhoon Posts: 1,372 View Photos By: chipa	Do the reverse lights actually go on? __________________ King Spring Lows, TWM short shifter, split eardrums, blah blah blah and a little voice saying "I wish I had a turbo" Updated 2007-03-19: Readers Rides Finally upgraded from the stock headunit

10-03-2007, 03:24 PM	#4
platypus living in the past man Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Newcastle, NSW Car: Subaru Outback 2.0 turbo Posts: 4,707	except the reverse signal is a negative signal... which makes me think its a short in the lighting, or the lights are drawing too much current __________________ 1997 BG5 Subaru Outback - Now with STI boost...

10-03-2007, 03:25 PM	#5
89sp1.8 Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: brisbane Car: bg astina Posts: 1,186	do u loose dash lights,tail lights? cause they are in the one circuit..one stage my wiring for tails crossed and my dash lights and tails stop working..assuming that the reverse sensor light would be included in this curcuit? Last edited by 89sp1.8; 10-03-2007 at 03:27 PM.

10-03-2007, 07:43 PM	#6
323kid Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Gold Coast australia Car: nothing atm Posts: 130	weird thing is that, my hazards still work, my front lights work, and my brake lights work too, ill check if the reverse lights actually come on........ edit: my dash lights work too __________________

11-03-2007, 11:21 AM	#7
platypus living in the past man Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Newcastle, NSW Car: Subaru Outback 2.0 turbo Posts: 4,707	hazards lights arn't fused - they are an emergency circuit and are only fused by the main fuse dash has its own fuse usually its the room fuse __________________ 1997 BG5 Subaru Outback - Now with STI boost...