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!!!

 

i have a 2.4l base 2010 tsx incase anyone needed that info to help answer my question

 

Is your blinker fluid full? If they are full, you might need to replace the entire wiring harness...

 

Check all your fuses

 

im not dumb enough to check for blinker fluid lol.

 

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

 

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

 

keep the lights off so you don't short anything

 

rule of thumb when working with electrical components, disconnect the battery.

 

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...