lights went out need help pls... - Honda Prelude Forum

mdella82 · 07-19-2007, 01:50 PM

I was on my way home and my lights on my dashboard and gauge cluster went out i chked the fuse and they were fine what possibly caused this problem? if its the bulbs then what kinda bulbs do i need to get?

Prelude1897 · 07-19-2007, 03:39 PM

Have you checked your taillights to make sure they're still working? Don't wanna get pulled over for not having working taillights.

PreludeDude01 · 07-19-2007, 04:44 PM

could have been a short somewhere. check all the connections and proper grounds.

mushu405 · 07-19-2007, 05:35 PM

have you taken it out lately?

IgnacioLT · 07-19-2007, 05:37 PM

I have heard of problems with the lights a few times before.

Most have said they checked the fuses and they looked okay...

But, they were informed to change them even though they looked okay and they began to work again.

Try changing them even if they look good, its not that expensive anyways.

mdella82 · 07-20-2007, 01:12 AM

OK i was looking at my diagram and which fuse is it?

aja7798 · 05-04-2008, 02:34 PM

I'm having the same problem. My head lights will work, but the dash lights and taillights are out. I tried changing the headlight switch and that wasn't the problem. All the fuses are good, but I guess I'll try changing them anyway and see if that works.

achemze · 05-05-2008, 07:32 PM

I had this same problem and it drove my nuts for over a year. In my case, the problem was with Pin#10 in the 20p connector under the dash. The terminal was worn and would occasionally work its way out. This, overtime, arc'd and wore down the terminal connector to next to nothing.

The overall root cause was due to a feed into the alarm which had been tapped into this circuit. The alarm itself was ziptied to a bundle of wires which i guess i was hitting from time to time. The stress on the alarm was pulling this wire ever so slightly. When it would sit in the outward position, it was arcing and wearing down the terminal.

This, in the end, involved relocating this tap further upstream from the 20p connector which removed the stress entirely. I also had to replace the terminal connector (as you'd expect) from the excessive wear. This problem immediately went away and hasn't surfaced in the last year, at least.

I hope this helps. My situation was entirely at the hands of a shoddy alarm installer who was subcontracted from my honda dealer to install my "factory" alarm.

Prelude1897 · 05-05-2008, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by achemze

I had this same problem and it drove my nuts for over a year. In my case, the problem was with Pin#10 in the 20p connector under the dash. The terminal was worn and would occasionally work its way out. This, overtime, arc'd and wore down the terminal connector to next to nothing.

The overall root cause was due to a feed into the alarm which had been tapped into this circuit. The alarm itself was ziptied to a bundle of wires which i guess i was hitting from time to time. The stress on the alarm was pulling this wire ever so slightly. When it would sit in the outward position, it was arcing and wearing down the terminal.

This, in the end, involved relocating this tap further upstream from the 20p connector which removed the stress entirely. I also had to replace the terminal connector (as you'd expect) from the excessive wear. This problem immediately went away and hasn't serviced in the last year, at least.

I hope this helps. My situation was entirely at the hands of a shoddy alarm installer who was subcontracted from my honda dealer to install my "factory" alarm.

This is exactly what I was going to say, cause my car started doing this again, so I just replaced that connector and it cured the problem

Stupid wire