atx_s130 Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 1981 280zx stripper non turbo 2 seater. last nite i lost my parking lights(not good i was surounded by cops) ok so i check fuses there all good relay gets power and clicks. i have the dash lights grounded so they work(black wire with a red traacer. so im asuming its a short anyone know of common places this system shorts out on the zx's? or any other ideas. headlights high beams and brakes turn signals all work. thanks all hybriders atx_s130 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atx_s130 Posted March 4, 2007 Author Share Posted March 4, 2007 omfg can someone post a pic of the damn fuse cover that i can read the labels on please ive got 3 dead fuses. when i checked with a meter. if your know the car. your looking at the box. its the top 2 closest to the door(right side of box) and the bottom one all the way on the right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mario_82_ZXT Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 This is from a 79: http://www.atlanticz.ca/zclub/techtips/wiringdiagrams/79_280zx_wiring.gif The fusebox is in the center. Mario Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atx_s130 Posted March 4, 2007 Author Share Posted March 4, 2007 ok so i jumped the ports where the relay is. and when i tried to turn them on it burned up a fuseable link. im gonna try to patch that link and see if maybe it was already going(looked like it was) perhaps this was the problem im not sure. i know ive got good ground. and by the way the link burned up im preety sure ive got a short i jsut need to find it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atx_s130 Posted March 6, 2007 Author Share Posted March 6, 2007 ok so i got the park lights on a switch(with my fog lights to (thank god) i was driving to blanco and my headlights went dead....wtf. i cant figure this out i know i caught a z gremlin now i jsut got find it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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