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Old 07-29-2005, 02:32 PM   #1
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So I was driving along one night and out of no where my gas gauge went all the way to the left and my temp went all the way to the right. but as i slow down the "pointers" go toward the mph and rpms. i have no clue what happend or whats wrong and all my tail lights went out. i need some help
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Blown fuse. It happened to me too.
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So I was driving along one night and out of no where my gas gauge went all the way to the left and my temp went all the way to the right. but as i slow down the "pointers" go toward the mph and rpms. i have no clue what happend or whats wrong and all my tail lights went out. i need some help
Make sure you are using Euro bulbs in your taillights, not the US spec bulbs. You'll be able to tell if you pull them out and look at the contacts on the base. Euro bulbs have oblong contacts, US bulbs have round contacts. Same thing happened to me, the dip**** before me put the wrong bulbs in.
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