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Old Sep 25, 2006 | 09:56 PM
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Default Gauges dont work?!?! WTF.....HELP!!

Was on the way home and all of a sudden all the gauges stopped working and my nitrous switches wouldnt work either? Checked the fuses and they seem fine....any ideas? MY entire instrument panel is DEAD...nothing is reading, but my turn signals work fine and my dome light is fine, the radio works fine as well. So who knows......Thanks....
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Old Sep 26, 2006 | 07:58 AM
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Replace your GAUGES (#9) fuse. Just because it looks okay doesn't mean it's not blown.
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Old Sep 26, 2006 | 04:25 PM
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Originally Posted by WhiteBird00
Replace your GAUGES (#9) fuse. Just because it looks okay doesn't mean it's not blown.
I agree. That definitely sounds like a fuse problem. Assuming everything else is working ok, I'd take WhiteBird00's advice.
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Ok this is totally a newb question....which is the #9 fuse? I lost my fuse cover so I dont know which is which...Thanks again guys!

-Gabe
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Old Sep 26, 2006 | 09:57 PM
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dam sux i dont have access to that cover right now but yea its 99% a fuse/relay...that same thing happened to me and i had my car down for like 3 days trying to figure it out..and it was a stupid 15 or 20 fuse on the side of the door next to the headlight switch
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Originally Posted by CarrotcarZ
Ok this is totally a newb question....which is the #9 fuse? I lost my fuse cover so I dont know which is which...Thanks again guys!

-Gabe
Look in your owners manual. There is a figure in there of the main fuse block and shows you which fuse is where.
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Old Sep 26, 2006 | 10:44 PM
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SWEET!!! When all else fails check the owners manual lol.....it WAS the damn "GAUGES" 10 Fuse.....everything came on and the car fired up! Stupid fuses.......Thanks guys for ya'lls help
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Always check the fuses first. I learned this the hardway. Glad you got it fixed.
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