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Old Apr 12, 2012 | 04:01 PM
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I change a light bulb on mu glovebox today and short after my AC was not cooling, and I had no lights on my sun visors, ambient and glovebox.
I checked all the fuses and they all ok, any idea what this could be.
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Old Apr 12, 2012 | 05:18 PM
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Did you replace the bulb with an LED or similar? If so, you may need to flip the light around in the socket. Some of the aftermarket lights have specific ways to install. Check the fuse layout in the owners manual to see if they are related. Good luck!!
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Old Apr 12, 2012 | 05:31 PM
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Originally Posted by bmcds4
Did you replace the bulb with an LED or similar? If so, you may need to flip the light around in the socket. Some of the aftermarket lights have specific ways to install. Check the fuse layout in the owners manual to see if they are related. Good luck!!
Thank you for your quick reply, I did that plus checked all the fuses and they all ok. I'm going to the dealer in the morning.
I'll keep you posted
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Old Apr 13, 2012 | 06:06 AM
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I was gonna say...why speculate when it comes to any of those issues? Take it to the dealer, stat!
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Old Apr 13, 2012 | 06:29 AM
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Originally Posted by raslam77
I was gonna say...why speculate when it comes to any of those issues? Take it to the dealer, stat!
Thank you, I just dropped the car at the dealer.
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Old Apr 13, 2012 | 05:11 PM
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Got the car back from the dealer, they claim it had the wrong size fuse from factory so they replace it and I'm good to go.
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Old Apr 13, 2012 | 05:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Scuderiamotor
Got the car back from the dealer, they claim it had the wrong size fuse from factory so they replace it and I'm good to go.
That does not make much sense, since you said you have checked all the fuses and they were OK.

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Old Apr 13, 2012 | 05:56 PM
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That does not make much sense, since you said yoy have chacked all the fuses and they were OK.
I know!! They said they found a blown fuse and that it was the wrong amperage , I didn't check the fuse box on the rear but I know it sounds like BS.
Hopefully it won't happened again
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Originally Posted by Scuderiamotor
I know!! They said they found a blown fuse and that it was the wrong amperage , I didn't check the fuse box on the rear but I know it sounds like BS.
Hopefully it won't happened again
There is another fuse block in the left end of the dash, maybe it was one of the fuses in that one.
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Old Apr 13, 2012 | 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by fkaufman
There is another fuse block in the left end of the dash, maybe it was one of the fuses in that one.
I did check the fuse box on the left and there is another on the right and didn't see any blown fuse unless I missed and didn't ask the dealer were they found the blown fuse.
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