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02-14-2011, 11:42 PM

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Horn and lighter

Ok the every time i blow the horn or use the cigarette lighter i blow the fuse. Whats up with this.

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03-13-2011, 02:02 PM

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I had the same issue ... I had a short in my interior fuse box

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03-14-2011, 12:04 PM

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Definitely a short somewhere. Start looking right behind the fuse box

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03-21-2011, 12:31 AM

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did u ever got this fix my friend has omost the same thing but we cant even put the fuse in it before it blows

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03-21-2011, 01:58 AM

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I did this a few times. I ended up puting a larger fuse in (can't remember what size) and it hasnt been a problem for over 2 years...

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03-21-2011, 07:23 AM

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Which fuse? The horn fuse is under the hood in junction box #1 but the lighter is protected by the CIGAR/ACCY fuse in the dash fuse panel.

Don't ever replace a fuse with one of larger capacity (unless you want to risk burning your car to the ground)! This is especially true for the 25-amp fuse used for the lighter.