Hi all, I'm new to the Verada and so far I'm liking it more and more everyday. Recently I had my friend install some T10 LED's in the rear of my '01 ei KJ , but he was stupid enough to insert them while the power was on ¬_¬;

Thus, my whole lighting circuit is fried - no rear parkers, no fog lights and no license plate lights. I understand that the 15A fuse is ok, I've replaced them and swapped all of them around and what wasn't broken before is still good. I looked at the LED, that seemed fine, I also looked at the actual plug and nothing seems out of the ordinary. He told me as he inserted them he saw smoke on the tip of the LED and on the metal where you'd plug it in.

Arguably I'm doing my own mods from now on. My question is, is there anywhere else I should check for a break in the circuit? I really don't want to find an auto-electrician, they're pricey as hell. If I can do it myself I'd rather know how. All answers would be appreciated.

To summarise, fuse is ok, nothing suspicious with the socket.

Thanks again!

If it smoked up you may have used a lower voltage LED or it was defective. Whatever went wrong there, should have just blown a fuse. They are there to stop the problem you describe as "my whole lighting circuit is fried". So keep looking for a blown fuse.

Thanks for the quick reply. I looked at all the relevant fuses though, including the one for the parker circuit. I'll have a look for any blown ones again and hopefully it's as you say. Would you recommend I find an auto-electrician if the fuses are ok and the LED's are ok?

Check every fuse in both fuse boxes. Drivers side kick panel and in the engine bay. I have a feeling it may be a fuse in the yellow holder in the engine bay fuse box.

The yellow fuse holder was driving me insane. It must be real easy to open but I couldn't figure it out to save my life v_v;

On a separate note does anyone know how I can take out the headlights to replace the bulbs? Thanks for the patience with me ><

The yellow fuse holder was driving me insane. It must be real easy to open but I couldn't figure it out to save my life v_v;

On a separate note does anyone know how I can take out the headlights to replace the bulbs? Thanks for the patience with me ><

I can't remember the last time I took out a headlight to change a bulb. Probably never. What I can't suggest is that if you really think you need to take out the headlight have a good look for your self. I could explain but sometimes you need to spend 5 mins having a good look how it is mounted and what could possibly need to be removed to change the bulb. Won't always be the headlight might be something behind the headlight ;)

If you can't work it out either seek professional help, auto electrical not psychological. :) or invest some hard earned cash in a workshop manual for you ride or YouTube the crap out of it.

On the TJ Magna, which I think would have the same basic headlight setup as the KJ (if I'm wrong, somebody flame me), the lights are removed from under the bonnet. On the driver's side it is necessary to remove the washer bottle, on the passenger side you should be able to leave everything in place if your hands are small enough, otherwise removing the battery should make things easier. First, remove the plug from the back of the globe by squeezing the two tabs (one on either side) on the plug. This can be a bit of a b1tch, they can sometimes be pretty tight. Once the plugs are off the rubber boot will slide off, revealing the back of the globe which is held in place with a spring clip. A mirror can be helpful here to see what's going on, but basically the end of the spring is fashioned into a handle that you need to push in and unhook to allow the spring to hinge outwards, releasing the globe which can now be withdrawn. If replacing with halogens, don't touch the glass of the new globes or they'll blow real quick. If you do touch them, clean with a bit of metho.

On the TJ Magna, which I think would have the same basic headlight setup as the KJ (if I'm wrong, somebody flame me), the lights are removed from under the bonnet. On the driver's side it is necessary to remove the washer bottle, on the passenger side you should be able to leave everything in place if your hands are small enough, otherwise removing the battery should make things easier. First, remove the plug from the back of the globe by squeezing the two tabs (one on either side) on the plug. This can be a bit of a b1tch, they can sometimes be pretty tight. Once the plugs are off the rubber boot will slide off, revealing the back of the globe which is held in place with a spring clip. A mirror can be helpful here to see what's going on, but basically the end of the spring is fashioned into a handle that you need to push in and unhook to allow the spring to hinge outwards, releasing the globe which can now be withdrawn. If replacing with halogens, don't touch the glass of the new globes or they'll blow real quick. If you do touch them, clean with a bit of metho.

Good info. A lot easier than pulling the headlights right out! I've done it both ways . . .

The yellow surround pulls up. Removing those fuses to check them will cut power to the ECU, so your car will need to relearn the idle speed.

Wow this car seems a lot more complicated than any I've driven in the past! Functionality > design I suppose. Is it true that the radio code will need to be re-entered if I take the battery out? I have no idea how to enter it and it sucks that one of the previous owners was smart enough to throw away the user manual *facepalm*

Hi Lukky, Where abouts in NSW you from. Maybe visit the FB page and say hello and see if there are any meets near you where you can ask questions and get some pointers from members face to face.

I'm a Sydney-sider. I've also managed to fix the lighting issue, it seems it WAS a fuse, but it was the door circuit for some reason. Don't tell anyone but I haven't even got my P's yet. Darn pigs

All fixed then!

You have discovered that the little symbols on the fuse box covers aren't very accurate, have you? lol

Join the "which fuse is it?" club! I generally end up going through the whole lot when one blows, just to find it.

This would've been much easier if I had the manual ! :D

Thanks for all your help, I'm not too proud to say I'd have missed it if I didn't ask for help!

Seems Jag learned their fuse box diagrams from Mitsubishi!
I blew the interior lighting fuse on the Jag a few months ago (shorted out a replacement vanity mirror globe), and the fuse that had blown wasn't within a bulls roar of the one shown as 'interior lighting circuit'. Took me half an hour pulling every fuse in one of the fuse boxes (five of 'em on the Jag) before I found the blown one.

I had a fuse blow on my NL Pajero. Reversing lights. It seemed that that fuse also fed the SRS airbag system. The manual didn't say boo about it. It was found by accident, because we were chasing the SRS fault and the guy with his diagnostic system determined "no power". replaced fuse and SRS light went out and I had reversing lights again - until the fuse blew again when I picked reverse gear. Replaced Reverse light switch - all good.

Ever noticed that some of the fuse boxes are put in places only a 5 year old with a very flexible back can get to?

Lancer, location of the interior fuse box is a classic. It hides behind the glove box. Whole glove box needs to come out - not too difficult, just as well as the pollen filter hides in there too - but then you need the hands of a 5 year old plus the arm length of a gorilla to reach it. Plus you need a strong light of course.