Electrical light problem

[Euphoricwonders]

So I got a 99 e36 323is and one night I drove home and my mom says I have a tail light out and I look at it and it had exposed wires I taped them up and replace the fuse my interior light turn on I didnt know they werent working then everything is okay then the next day its out again so I go and replace it again it bust then I go and look at everything that has that number of voltage and replace the fuse 3 in a row then we put a higher amp 20 and now my interior work back light turn on but no head but yes parking and my blinkers stay on the dash and blink once and stay on

[Eric93se]

Very very stupid to put a higher fuse. You can ruin a lot of your wiring doing that, you should remove that fuse right away, verify what the correct fuse rating is, but do not install it until you find where the bad wiring is.

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Welcome to the forum, hopefully you will gain some enlightenment. :)

[shogun]

Never, ever use a higher fuse! This is regulated by ISO 8820-3 Road vehicles - Fuse-links with tabs (blade type) Type C (medium), Type E (high current) and Type F (miniature)
The fuses are defined for an overcurrent 1.53 times the value printed on the fuse! So if you install instead of a 10A a 20A fuse, it will trip at around 30A!
According to standard ISO 8820-3, the tripping times must be within a tolerance range of 0.75 to 1800s. The minimum value is irrelevant for the line protection, the value of 1800s is decisive.

Check the trunk lid wiring
E36 Owners - Check your trunk wiring! http://forums.pelicanparts.com/101-projects-discussion-forum-bmw-3-series/308129-e36-owners-check-your-trunk-wiring.html

[Euphoricwonders]

Thank you soo much for that Guys gonna check on that here in a bit and give you guys and update

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[Euphoricwonders]

Turned out to be my headlamp switch that went out most likely due to my over amp and burn something else out causw I found exposed wires in my trunk that were most likely touching

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[JDStrickland]

So I got a 99 e36 323is and one night I drove home and my mom says I have a tail light out and I look at it and it had exposed wires I taped them up and replace the fuse my interior light turn on I didnt know they werent working then everything is okay then the next day its out again so I go and replace it again it bust then I go and look at everything that has that number of voltage and replace the fuse 3 in a row then we put a higher amp 20 and now my interior work back light turn on but no head but yes parking and my blinkers stay on the dash and blink once and stay on


Holy crap! I have a couple of suggestions, 1.) turn in your man card, 2.) Use some punctuation, 3.) Take your car to the shop.

There is a wire harness that goes from the trunk lid to the left side fender, at the trunk lid end of the harness, GENTLY pry the grommet out of the hole and slide the cover dow and see if there are any broken or frayed wires. If there is wire damage, it is a good idea to remove the liner from the inside of the trunk lid and unplug a few things so you can have room to get to the broke places and splice in some wire to replace the damaged sections.

[Euphoricwonders]

Holy crap! I have a couple of suggestions, 1.) turn in your man card, 2.) Use some punctuation, 3.) Take your car to the shop.

There is a wire harness that goes from the trunk lid to the left side fender, at the trunk lid end of the harness, GENTLY pry the grommet out of the hole and slide the cover dow and see if there are any broken or frayed wires. If there is wire damage, it is a good idea to remove the liner from the inside of the trunk lid and unplug a few things so you can have room to get to the broke places and splice in some wire to replace the damaged sections.Hey man I don't know if you read the above threads but my problem got solved no need to be rude already found the exposed wires in the trunk that idea was floated to me Monday just waiting on my part to come in left it on here so people can learn from my mistakes lol

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