HEy guys, after some help...

Picked the car up today, goes like a dream, god have I missed driving the beast!

ayways,
appears for some reason which I cannot tell the tail lights no longer work.. Shoot kindly helped me checked all the fuses tonight and all are ok.

Only other thing is that I currently have no stereo, everything else is working at this stage..

any ideas?


ohh have checked the bulbs too :)

nothing at all guys ?? :(

it looks like the centre lights are out to, ash tray etc...

are the front parkers working? have you checked the wiring to dimmer switch to see if it is connected? That would not explain why the stereo isn't working though

Just to round-out the scenario - what did you pick car up from? I seem to recall you had engione blow or something - just a quick note to let us know what work was being done on it might be good for our head-scratching!!

If fuses are okies, check earths and wiring connectors?

car had the engine out getting rebuilt, I think the issues lies in that the stereo is out and there is wires everywhere in the dash..

Thanks for extra info. Engine-out rebuild shouldn't have affected other stuff over-much, I'd have thought. Check for dislodged loom connectors in engine bay. I assume there was no ECU/TCU fiddling as part of engine resurrection? ie: no under-dash/under-console disturbance?

Is stereo OEM or after-market, and if aftermarket was wiring done with Aerpro style adaptors, or has loom been cut etc? The illumination wire in dash/stereo area could maybe be a culprit.... Fuse #10 in drivers footwell seems to ring a bell, as does one 10amp fuse in the yellow "pull-up" holder in
the engine bay....... but at this time of night I'm sorry I'm not going to dive into the manual or go to the car to check which of those relates to radio/tail-lights.

If the mass of wires under dash/stereo seem to be insulated and safe-looking, I guess you'll just have to work logically through it eliminating possible causes. the workshop manual often has troubleshooting flows for some of this stuff - starts on common causes or easily checked stuff, then progresses to more unusual scenarios - maybe have a read of the PDF workshop manuals and see what they suggest?

First check to make sure no wires are shorting behind the dash (stereo out).

With your dash lights not working, perhaps the dimmer switch has failed. If you're handy with a multi-meter you can test the switch.

With your tail lights - check that your brake switch is plugged in firstly. If it is, check with a multi to make sure its working.

Then if thats all right, check to see if you are getting power at the fuse itself.

For now thats all I can think of mate.

cheers mate, really appreciate it, will be spending the day sorting this out,,, the stereo is aftermarket ofcourse hehe, and the wires are everywhere and probably shorting...

Mr Mackey says: "Shorting wires are BAD, M'kay?"

all fixed guys, I'm a fool, simplest thing in the world hehe

thanks for your help :)

all fixed guys, I'm a fool, simplest thing in the world hehe

thanks for your help :)

Next time don't panic. MMMM'kay??

all fixed guys, I'm a fool, simplest thing in the world hehe

thanks for your help :)

Oh - no, no, no, no, NO!! We need details (please), what was wrong, how fixed. Just for future reference and crap.....

Oh - no, no, no, no, NO!! We need details (please), what was wrong, how fixed. Just for future reference and crap.....


bahaha the fuse in the parkers bay, not the low beam:nuts:

bahaha the fuse in the parkers bay, not the low beam:nuts:
lol good to see you got it sorted bud :)

glad to hear its ok. Was gonna ask if the warning blinker switch was connected. i know all sorts of things stop working if that is not connected...