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Postby Matty » Sun Jun 15, 2008 9:34 am

in the fuse box?
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Postby mekros » Sun Jun 15, 2008 10:02 am

check your manual for the location of the fusebox :)
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Re: Short circuit?

Postby marcusus » Sun Jun 15, 2008 10:39 am

frigidity wrote:My copilot accidentally stuck the cig lighter flashlight into the cig lighter slot the wrong end in, and now the cig lighter and the radio don't work anymore.

I'm confused as to how that would cause a short? Or how it even managed to fit in the wrong way round?
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Postby TieNN89 » Sun Jun 15, 2008 1:03 pm

fuse box for an nb is on the d/s near the door at the bottom
above the bonnet pully thing
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Postby redwards » Sun Jun 15, 2008 2:45 pm

... and it's the same spot on the NA as well:

This didn't scan too well. But that round thing is the speaker, and the rectangular thing on an angle is the accelerator.
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In other words, sit in the drivers seat and kick up and right with your right foot :D

The fuse you're looking for is....
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.... Fuse \"O\". Also confirms that this runs your cigarette lighter and radio.

Fuse \"O\" is...
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... second down from the top left.
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Postby Administrator » Sun Jun 15, 2008 2:53 pm

Don't think you could get much clearer than that? :mrgreen:
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Postby bruce » Mon Jun 16, 2008 11:20 am

You have to be a contortionist to get to it. I used to lie down to get in there.
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Postby muzza2 » Mon Jun 16, 2008 10:52 pm

im liking how they managed to \"accidently\" put the ciggy lighter in the wrong way =P
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