Parking lights/taillights not working

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Old 03-26-2017, 10:47 PM
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Parking lights/taillights not working

I installed LED fogs, DRL and turn signals today and when I went to try the signals, only the passenger side worked. Upon inspection, all the blinkers (front,mirror,rear) on the drivers side, parking lights and taillights (driver and passenger), and both front sidemarkers did not work. Anyone experience this before? Which fuses or relays should I be looking at?
Old 03-26-2017, 11:42 PM
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You may have flipped the polarity on one of he bulbs
Old 03-27-2017, 01:09 AM
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Checked fuses, #27 on drivers side and #2 on passenger were blown.

Replaced the drivers side and the drivers side parking lights come on, however the driver blinker still does not work.

Replaced passenger side fuse and it keeps blowing...help
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you installed your turn signal LED backwards.

LEDs are polarity sensitive. So installing it reversed won't work.


Also your blew your fuses bevause your shorted the circuit while installing the bulbs. Be careful or be safe and unplug the battery. Worst case scenario: you can get your MICU.

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Originally Posted by thoiboi
you installed your turn signal LED backwards.
No...swapped them out with each other multiple times. They are not in backwards.
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Each other meaning what?
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Also, the passenger side led signals work so I know that it's inserted correctly
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It appears that I have figured out the problem. It was the LED bulbs for the front turn signals causing the fuses to blow... Does the ZDX use CK or Standard Test socket for the front turn signals?
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Visual inspection of the turn sockets suggests that they are CK, not standard...Need to order CK socket bulbs I suppose
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they are CK
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