After Market Problem Signals Fuse Popped- Car Wont Go into Gear - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

ScionFR-S · 11-09-2012, 11:35 PM

hey guys , i really hope someone mechanically inclined can help me out. i was installing a aftermarket signal box that had resistors in it to make the signaling of the flashers at a normal pace. in the process of me trying to find the stock box behind the steering wheel and in one of the hardest spots in the hole car to access i tried to take the piece apart. i tried to take the white plastic piece out of the box to install the aftermarket box. in the process of prying it out i cracked the stock original piece in two. the white plastic piece with the wiring is fine and uninjured. i then proceeded to install the aftermarket box noticing that my hazards and headlights and dashboard wouldnt work. my car wont go into gear and my fog lights side markers, license plate light, and brake lights WONT TURN OFF. i looked in the fuse box and i popped Fuse 32 i believe.. could it just be that i popped a fuse a replacing it should fix the problems? i dont understand why my car wont go into gear. the car turns on fine but wont go into gear.

PLEASE HELP!

ScionFR-S · 11-10-2012, 04:07 PM

bump

ScionFR-S · 11-11-2012, 09:56 AM

it was just two blown fuses, one in the engine bay for signals 7.5 amp and one in the instrument panel 7.5 amp for the gears and gauges, car not moving was probably a safety feature.

MrTranxD · 11-11-2012, 10:12 AM

Nice lol.Glad u got that figured out lol. I was just gonna say to replace the fuses first xD

ScionFR-S · 11-11-2012, 11:06 AM

hahaha love how i get 160 views and no comment to help me out, i was freaking out i thought i broke the whole car haha... weird how the safety feature was to lock the car and you cant move it at all. just imagine if you had no clue what happened and a fuse was popped and you were in the middle of the highway and your car doesnt move ... pictures will be posted soon though of the LEDs in the front and rear signals

wbradley · 11-11-2012, 12:17 PM

Just read this or would have offered help. Fuses sometimes blow when you tamper with relays, lamps, connectors etc. always make sure everything is powered off until instal complete. If blown fuse, first replace and hope Thas where the damage stopped.

CircuitJerk · 11-11-2012, 01:10 PM

Best to take the negative terminal off the battery before doing anything electrical. This includes installing an intake or moving anything around that could potentially cause a short.
This even bites a pro in the ass once in a while....

i_4got · 11-19-2012, 01:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ScionFR-S

hey guys , i really hope someone mechanically inclined can help me out. i was installing a aftermarket signal box that had resistors in it to make the signaling of the flashers at a normal pace. in the process of me trying to find the stock box behind the steering wheel and in one of the hardest spots in the hole car to access i tried to take the piece apart. i tried to take the white plastic piece out of the box to install the aftermarket box. in the process of prying it out i cracked the stock original piece in two. the white plastic piece with the wiring is fine and uninjured. i then proceeded to install the aftermarket box noticing that my hazards and headlights and dashboard wouldnt work. my car wont go into gear and my fog lights side markers, license plate light, and brake lights WONT TURN OFF. i looked in the fuse box and i popped Fuse 32 i believe.. could it just be that i popped a fuse a replacing it should fix the problems? i dont understand why my car wont go into gear. the car turns on fine but wont go into gear.

PLEASE HELP!

Wow, I JUST had the exact same problem doing the same install as you. How did you go about reparing it? I'm not handy at all so please explain as simply as possible.

i_4got · 11-19-2012, 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CircuitJerk

Best to take the negative terminal off the battery before doing anything electrical. This includes installing an intake or moving anything around that could potentially cause a short.
This even bites a pro in the ass once in a while....

Does this include changing bulbs? Like if I want to replace my DRL bulbs with LEDs, would you recommend this as well? Or is not relevant?

CircuitJerk · 11-19-2012, 06:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by i_4got

Does this include changing bulbs? Like if I want to replace my DRL bulbs with LEDs, would you recommend this as well? Or is not relevant?

Not relevant. I should have been more specific, but it was intended within the context of this thread.

ScionFR-S · 11-19-2012, 08:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by i_4got

Wow, I JUST had the exact same problem doing the same install as you. How did you go about reparing it? I'm not handy at all so please explain as simply as possible.

all i did was get the manual look at the fuse box and instrument panel and matched up what fuses went with what on the car, checked to see if the fuses were blown ( if the line in the center is broken then its blown ) and then just replaced the fuses and bam Good to Go

White64Goat · 11-19-2012, 09:06 PM

Just think if you had shorted out the air bag system and it deployed them all....was is worth not disconnecting that one little 10mm bolt on the battery? OP I assume your car is an automatic?

i_4got · 11-19-2012, 10:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by White64Goat

Just think if you had shorted out the air bag system and it deployed them all....was is worth not disconnecting that one little 10mm bolt on the battery? OP I assume your car is an automatic?

I'm not sure about OP, but I personally never knew to disconnect the battery (or whatever it is you guys are talking about). Can you please clarify which modifications would require disconnecting the battery first? As CircuitJerk said above, replacing a bulb wouldn't require doing this, but what would? From this discussion, it sounds like replacing the flash relay is one of these mods that require disconnecting the battery first. What else?

JohnS_Rosamond · 11-20-2012, 01:05 AM

You should disconnect the battery any time that you are going to interfere with a circuit. For example, installing a radio, installing an alarm, things of this nature. If you are actively looking for an electrical fault, it's better to back-probe a connector than to take it apart. Also many new cars have a body-control module (a computer that runs the interiour accessories). So, be careful.

11-09-2012, 11:35 PM	#1
ScionFR-S Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Raven Scion FR-S Location: Queens, NY Posts: 665 Thanks: 32 Thanked 79 Times in 55 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	After Market Problem Signals Fuse Popped- Car Wont Go into Gear hey guys , i really hope someone mechanically inclined can help me out. i was installing a aftermarket signal box that had resistors in it to make the signaling of the flashers at a normal pace. in the process of me trying to find the stock box behind the steering wheel and in one of the hardest spots in the hole car to access i tried to take the piece apart. i tried to take the white plastic piece out of the box to install the aftermarket box. in the process of prying it out i cracked the stock original piece in two. the white plastic piece with the wiring is fine and uninjured. i then proceeded to install the aftermarket box noticing that my hazards and headlights and dashboard wouldnt work. my car wont go into gear and my fog lights side markers, license plate light, and brake lights WONT TURN OFF. i looked in the fuse box and i popped Fuse 32 i believe.. could it just be that i popped a fuse a replacing it should fix the problems? i dont understand why my car wont go into gear. the car turns on fine but wont go into gear. PLEASE HELP! __________________ "To make it in America you need three things, a smile, a gun, and a plan. If you need to give up one thing, give up the smile. If you need to give something else up, lose the gun. But never, ever, give up your plan."

11-10-2012, 04:07 PM	#2
ScionFR-S Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Raven Scion FR-S Location: Queens, NY Posts: 665 Thanks: 32 Thanked 79 Times in 55 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	bump __________________ "To make it in America you need three things, a smile, a gun, and a plan. If you need to give up one thing, give up the smile. If you need to give something else up, lose the gun. But never, ever, give up your plan."

11-11-2012, 09:56 AM	#3
ScionFR-S Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Raven Scion FR-S Location: Queens, NY Posts: 665 Thanks: 32 Thanked 79 Times in 55 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	it was just two blown fuses, one in the engine bay for signals 7.5 amp and one in the instrument panel 7.5 amp for the gears and gauges, car not moving was probably a safety feature. __________________ "To make it in America you need three things, a smile, a gun, and a plan. If you need to give up one thing, give up the smile. If you need to give something else up, lose the gun. But never, ever, give up your plan."

11-11-2012, 11:06 AM	#5
ScionFR-S Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Raven Scion FR-S Location: Queens, NY Posts: 665 Thanks: 32 Thanked 79 Times in 55 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	hahaha love how i get 160 views and no comment to help me out, i was freaking out i thought i broke the whole car haha... weird how the safety feature was to lock the car and you cant move it at all. just imagine if you had no clue what happened and a fuse was popped and you were in the middle of the highway and your car doesnt move ... pictures will be posted soon though of the LEDs in the front and rear signals __________________ "To make it in America you need three things, a smile, a gun, and a plan. If you need to give up one thing, give up the smile. If you need to give something else up, lose the gun. But never, ever, give up your plan."

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CircuitJerk Pull my finger... Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: Silver Scion Slushbox Location: Illinois Posts: 996 Thanks: 476 Thanked 367 Times in 226 Posts Mentioned: 26 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Best to take the negative terminal off the battery before doing anything electrical. This includes installing an intake or moving anything around that could potentially cause a short. This even bites a pro in the ass once in a while....

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White64Goat Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 13 BRZ CBS LTD MT, 02 WRX Location: Fred. Co. Md. Posts: 2,347 Thanks: 65 Thanked 1,111 Times in 627 Posts Mentioned: 19 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Just think if you had shorted out the air bag system and it deployed them all....was is worth not disconnecting that one little 10mm bolt on the battery? OP I assume your car is an automatic?

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JohnS_Rosamond Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: Mazda MX5 Location: So Cal Posts: 54 Thanks: 0 Thanked 12 Times in 11 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	You should disconnect the battery any time that you are going to interfere with a circuit. For example, installing a radio, installing an alarm, things of this nature. If you are actively looking for an electrical fault, it's better to back-probe a connector than to take it apart. Also many new cars have a body-control module (a computer that runs the interiour accessories). So, be careful.

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