Fuse 6 keeps blowing

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Old 09-26-2010, 02:37 PM
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Fuse 6 keeps blowing

I have a 06 f150 and recently i had the #6 fuse blow and when i replace it and turn the ignition on it blows again.It controls my fog lights, parking lights, dash illumination. I know nothing about electrical systems and any help is much appreciated.
 
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Old 09-26-2010, 04:59 PM
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any advice is appreciated
 
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Old 09-26-2010, 06:38 PM
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Do you have daytime running lights? Are the fogs after market or factory?

If you have dtrl then try putting the parking brake on and trying it like that. If it doesn't blow then I would suspect something in the DTRL system.

Check the wires on the fogs and any other you can see that are connected to the lights where the go through or lay on metal body parts.

Both of those suggestions are only guesses, but at least it's a start.
Good luck.
 
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Old 09-26-2010, 09:45 PM
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i have driving lights but i disconnected them from the battery and i had hids in the fogs but i took them out and it still blows but ill try that tomorrow
 
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Old 09-27-2010, 06:51 PM
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I tried that today and still blowing
 
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Old 09-27-2010, 10:19 PM
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I have a similar problem on my 98 Expy. Every time it rains , it blows the fuse for my dash lights. What's the deal?
 
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Old 09-28-2010, 09:16 AM
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The fog lamps you added ?
- If you did, do you have the switch for the relay attached to the parking lamps ?

- The HID kit in the factory fog lamps, how is that wired in ( i.e. only plug and play for the bulb and ballasts, no other modifications ).

- Do you have DRLs installed ?
 
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Old 09-28-2010, 09:17 AM
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Originally Posted by stewy 39
I have a similar problem on my 98 Expy. Every time it rains , it blows the fuse for my dash lights. What's the deal?
Is this just the fuse for the cluster illumination, or the parking lamps ?
 


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