Ok, about 2 years ago, I had a front end collision and messed up my corner lights. The Del Sol corner lights arent attached, and have their own wire harness for the bulbs to plug into. I dont have that anymore. Instead, I just have 3 wires hanging with I have to clamp onto the terminals manually. If the wires touch, I blow a fuse. That said:

I go to adjust the light because it's got some water in it (cheap temp corner lights). When you pay for cheap lights, thats exactly what you get. So I take it off. I get the water out and I go to wire it back up. I thought I wired it up so I put it back together and got ready to leave. I checked all the lights to make sure they were working fine. Uhh ohhh ... no turn signals. WTF? So I go and take apart the headlight thinking I didnt put the wires back together. SHIT! They touch. I lose the turn signals and insturment panel lights.

Fuse #1.

I crawl up under my dashboard and replace the fuse. Still ... the lights arent flashing when I turn on the signals. They're on, but no flash. Once again, I assume my wiring is incorrect. SHIT! They touch again. Lost both turn signals and insturment panel lights.

Fuse #2.

I crawl up under the dashboard again and wouldn't ya know? I blew another 10amp fuse. Gay. So I dig thru my fathers garage (I was over at his house doing all this) and find some 10amp fuses. I replace. But .... the light still isnt working. WTF? I'm getting pissed off now and in the process of redoing my wiring. SHIT! I touch the wires again and blew yet another fuse.

Fuse #3.

Ok, I wised up this time. I wrapped the wires except the very tips with plug onto the terminals in electrical tape. But still ... no lights. Ok, I'm totally confused at this point so I pull out the manual. I hate manuals. According to the manual (Haynes) there are 4 relays under the steering column for electrical devices such as power windows and such. I only find one. Well ... shit. This has to be it, so I pull out the relay assuming its bad and was about to call it a night. I figured I could go and replace it tomorrow. I get ready to leave with no turn signals working and realize that my power windows arent working. I'm totally lost now. I plug back in the relay and they work, so I'm thinking ... ok, where the hell is the relay for the turn signals?! AHHH!!!

I read the book some more and it's telling me to look right where I'm looking, but theres NOT A DAMN THING THERE! So I decided to look under the hood in the engine bay fuse panel. I didn't think it would be there but what the hell. I pop the hood, and wouldnt ya know? The 3 missing relays!!! AND a blown 10amp fuse for "hazard" lights.

Fuse #4.

I replace the fuse and all works.



Cliffs notes: Automotive electrical systems are teh suck. :madfawk:

 

you shouldn't have the car on while youre doing wiring anyway. what back alley taught you car repair?

 

yes, I know this but without the assembly to just plug into the bulb, I have no way of knowing its working unless I get up and turn it on and then off and then on and off again each time I have to adjust the wires.

I'm an impatient bastard.

 

somehow the idea of a soaking wet turn signal and bare wires doesn't thrill me anyway.

 

give ya $20 to pee on a spark plug ...

hehe.

 

i burned the shit outta my hand yesterday from a 33 cc engine ignition wire, so...no thanks.

 

it took you 3 blown fuses before you came up with the bright idea to use electrical tape :eh: :slap:

 

 

I've replaced my corner lenses tons of times, I never bother turning off the battery in my car, who cares. However the other day my dumbass was pulling out my alternator to repair it and forgot to turn off the battery and my socket wrench touches the + and then the ground and I blew a big ass 60 amp fuse. No damaged done except a big blown fuse which I replaced. But I guess that is a good reminder to me.

Also that Hazard fuse will have reset your ECU and all that good stuff. Because I know to reset the ECU you pull the hazard fuse, so I assume blowing it would do the same thing. Turn your car on and drive until it is warmed up. Then turn off the car and pull that fuse again for like 10 seconds. Then plug it back in and run the car for like 10 minutes. That way your car will re-learn its fuel maps and your car should run a bit better.

 

There was nothing wrong with the car, just my corner light is messed up. Damn cheap ass aftermarket Del Sol corners. Honda wants $90 each for them!