Zilvia.net Forums | Nissan 240SX (Silvia) and Z (Fairlady) Car Forum

Go Back   Zilvia.net Forums | Nissan 240SX (Silvia) and Z (Fairlady) Car Forum > General > Tech Talk

Tech Talk Technical Discussion About The Nissan 240SX and Nissan Z Cars


Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 09-17-2012, 10:11 PM   #1
xHellaFlushS13x
 
xHellaFlushS13x's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Medford, Or
Age: 31
Posts: 14
Trader Rating: (0)
xHellaFlushS13x is an unknown quantity at this point
Feedback Score: 0 reviews
s13 Coupe Brake light problems

My buddies coupes brake lights, reverse lights and dash lights don't work. The markers, head and turn signals work though. Everytime we hit the brakes it blows the fuse. It is an RB20 swap, not sure if that has anything to do with it. No crimps or funky wiring to the lights but not sure about under the dash. Wires we've been tracing are Red with Yellow stripe and Red with Green stripe. Any help or pointers would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
xHellaFlushS13x is offline   Reply With Quote
Sponsored Links
Old 09-20-2012, 08:45 PM   #2
graysil80
Leaky Injector
 
graysil80's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: cmp pendalton
Age: 36
Posts: 111
Trader Rating: (0)
graysil80 is making a name for him/her selfgraysil80 is making a name for him/her self
Feedback Score: 0 reviews
try to put a biger fuse in it and see what happen if that dose work look a all the wire in the back and front and under the dash to see if u dont have a short in one of them
graysil80 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-20-2012, 10:27 PM   #3
Mitsubayati
Zilvia FREAK!
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: The Dro
Posts: 1,424
Trader Rating: (18)
Mitsubayati is an unknown quantity at this point
Feedback Score: 18 reviews
Send a message via AIM to Mitsubayati
lol ... do not listen to that guy ^^

Putting a bigger fuse will just cause more problems. What was the last thing that you did before the lights started malfunctioning?
__________________
http://www.fittedlife.com/images/nickbanner.jpg
Mitsubayati is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-21-2012, 12:18 AM   #4
Hardie
Leaky Injector
 
Hardie's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Perth Australia
Age: 33
Posts: 62
Trader Rating: (0)
Hardie is an unknown quantity at this point
Feedback Score: 0 reviews
Good point do not put a bigger fuse in.

Check your voltages/amps coming through to the brake switch behind the pedal, good chance it may have moisture on it or just could be shorting out.
Hardie is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-02-2012, 11:37 AM   #5
240zach
Zilvia Addict
 
240zach's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: 916
Posts: 941
Trader Rating: (10)
240zach is an unknown quantity at this point
Feedback Score: 10 reviews
no i know the exact problem for this it happened in my coupe. if you remove the brake light fuse your dash lights(including your HVAC) won't light up, brake lights won't light up, and your bumper lights won't light up. it means you have an exposed wire grounding out at either your:
1. wiring to bumper lights ( thats where mine was)
2. trunk harness to taillights
or 3. your gauge cluster harness.

check all of those wires and look at them closely. i can almost bet you that the cause is coming from the bumper light wiring being exposed.
__________________
Quote:
Originally Posted by tapdeznutz View Post
lol you pulled out the fishing lesson, nice.
240zach is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-02-2012, 11:58 AM   #6
s14boy
Zilvia FREAK!
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: chicago
Posts: 1,077
Trader Rating: (26)
s14boy is an unknown quantity at this point
Feedback Score: 26 reviews
Quote:
Originally Posted by 240zach View Post
no i know the exact problem for this it happened in my coupe. if you remove the brake light fuse your dash lights(including your HVAC) won't light up, brake lights won't light up, and your bumper lights won't light up. it means you have an exposed wire grounding out at either your:
1. wiring to bumper lights ( thats where mine was)
2. trunk harness to taillights
or 3. your gauge cluster harness.

check all of those wires and look at them closely. i can almost bet you that the cause is coming from the bumper light wiring being exposed.
ditto! lol check the areas that move too like the trunk harness some times they break and can cause it to short out.
s14boy is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks


Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 01:26 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
vB.Sponsors
Copyright ? 1998 - 2022, Zilvia.net