help anyone????? tail light problem

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240agsx
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hey guys im having trouble fixing my friends 240 i been working in his car and fixing problems here and there but i came to a dead end i already tried doing different stuff but no help ........................here is the problem tail lights keep on blowing and burning fuses(15) idk what is it i know is not the sensor underneat the steering collumn and i checked all bulbs and still everytime i put a fuse and step on the light it blows it i already wasted like 7 fuses and i seem to go nowhere ............................ weird thing is that i put a 25 fuse in place of the 15 and it wont blow it but doesnt work correctly since is not the right one ................................ anyone have any idea what is it ????????????????????????????????

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a short in the wiring?

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240agsx
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numbnuts240 wrote:a short in the wiring?
so i need to clean everything till i find the stupic cable thats making the short

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Start by replacing the brake light switch on pedal. If not that, then I would start at the tailights and follow the wires back to find the short.

Are they stock taillights or are they Kouki or some sort of aftermarket that needed to be rewired or...?
Modified by blacksrjdm at 10:30 AM 10/19/2009

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blacksrjdm wrote:Start by replacing the brake light switch on pedal. If not that, then I would start at the tailights and follow the wires back to find the short.
i already changed the swich on the pedal and nothing


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