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Old Apr 10, 2002 | 10:57 PM
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Was changing headliner and lights went out!

When taking off the dome light to replace the headliner a tiny spark came out of the wires and later when i went back to install the dome light, the light wasn't working, neither the switch to turn on my interior neons, not even my kenwood system wont even turn on, Whats Up ?
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Old Apr 10, 2002 | 11:06 PM
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Check your ACC fuse.. you most likely blew it if you grounded out the power wire. Alot of crap works off it.
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Old Apr 10, 2002 | 11:20 PM
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ok now where is the ACC fuse and how much is it?
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Old Apr 10, 2002 | 11:36 PM
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Look under the dash--it would be right above your left knee(fuse box) the fuses are marked--look for the one that says "acc"--check it--should be blown--replace it w/a standard fuse--if it blows again--the dome wire(most likely)is still grounding out.
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Old Apr 11, 2002 | 09:12 AM
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Also just notice the horn doesn't work either, could all this be caused by one dome light spark?, also i changed my thermostat the other day and was bumping the wire connector under the TB to get the housing bolts, what is that wire connector and could that have something to do with my horn going out?
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Old Apr 11, 2002 | 10:11 AM
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I did that once too....just find & replace the fuse and everything should return to normal. In case there's a next time, disconnect the battery first...I found that out the hard way!
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Old Apr 11, 2002 | 11:19 AM
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Its definately all the same fuse. I pull mine are car shows, so I can keep the doors open and not kill the battery. The radio is on the same 20 amp fuse.

Not sure about the horn
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Old Apr 11, 2002 | 01:56 PM
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i need the horn to honk at the pretty ladies :hail:
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Old Apr 11, 2002 | 02:25 PM
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If your fuse box has the letters all worn off, than you cna always pull each fuse one by one until you find one that is blown.
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Old Apr 11, 2002 | 10:06 PM
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found it, its good old number yellow 20 fuse......
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