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Old 06-13-2010 | 02:25 PM
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Winchester area, off of 66 and 81
 
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Old 06-13-2010 | 02:31 PM
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In the winchester area, just off 66 and 81
 
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Old 06-13-2010 | 05:09 PM
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LoL my theory was a bust!
 
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Old 06-13-2010 | 06:32 PM
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I'm in Falls Church between 66 and the beltway on Rt. 7.
 
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Old 06-13-2010 | 10:30 PM
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So... now everytime I replace the fuse it blows. I must have a short somewhere. Any ideas on where to begin?
 
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Old 06-14-2010 | 11:17 AM
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Disconnected the bulb holder today and everything looked fine. Replaced the fuse again with the bulb holder still disconnected and fuse blew right away. So it must be somewhere in the wires. Any ideas of where to check before I chase the wires all the way?
 
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Old 06-14-2010 | 01:33 PM
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i believe this wire runs under the back seat. that'd be my first guess as it could easily get pinched. the back seat is easy to remove, just pull the front of it out until it pops and lift lol.
 
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Old 06-15-2010 | 10:17 AM
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going to try that today and see what I can find.
 
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Old 06-17-2010 | 01:18 PM
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ok so I bought a short circuit finder from jcwhittney online. Not working the best right now but I found something when I hooked it up to the fuse. The tail light that was out turned on as well as the light above when I turned on the tail lights, but the driver's side (good side that was never out) only has the bottom light bulb lit and not the one above. Starting to think I may need to just take it to a shop and save myself the headache!
 

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Old 06-19-2010 | 08:29 PM
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Ya sorry i'm out of ideas. Maybe they hooked a trailer connecter up wrong? it might be in the trunk or under the back bumper and someone tried to make it work but failed.
-Tyler
 



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