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Old 04-26-2016, 07:57 PM
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Exclamation issues from LED interior light replacement???

I bought some LED replacement lights for my 2010 TSX and when I was replacing the dome map lights in the front, I put in the driver side light fine and after struggling to try to put in the passenger side light i heard a noise (kind of like a short circuit or something like that). after that noise the both dome map lights won't turn on(front and back), the doors won't lock if i try to use the key fob to lock them and the rear door lights that light up the floor won't turn on. What can i do to fix this? I don't know if it would be the fuse or something else that i could have messed up during installation. I apologize if somebody had posted a question like this before I'm new to here and i tried to use the search feature but didn't find anything. Also this is my first car and i don't have much experience dealing with cars. Thanks for you help in advance!!!
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i have a 2.4l base 2010 tsx incase anyone needed that info to help answer my question
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Is your blinker fluid full? If they are full, you might need to replace the entire wiring harness...
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Check all your fuses
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im not dumb enough to check for blinker fluid lol.
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if i check my fuses and i find a broken fuse then will fixing that fuse or fuses be the fix? another user mentioned a wiring harness
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Thanks a lot guys!! i checked the user manual for the fuse for interior lighting. i replaced it and everything works now. Any tips on installing the LED's? maybe i did something wrong? i had the light on while installing it. could that be the issue? thanks for your help again
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keep the lights off so you don't short anything


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Originally Posted by mikeyfinesse
Thanks a lot guys!! i checked the user manual for the fuse for interior lighting. i replaced it and everything works now. Any tips on installing the LED's? maybe i did something wrong? i had the light on while installing it. could that be the issue? thanks for your help again
rule of thumb when working with electrical components, disconnect the battery.
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Yeah, the general rule of thumb is to disconnect the battery before replacing the light bulbs.

Seems silly.

I always thought so too.

But so many people have had this exact problem when replacing the lights for LEDs.

So it might be a good idea.

But I still don't do it.

Because YOLO.

And because...


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