safulop

OK, today some interesting stuff happened. My interior dome light fell apart internally, so I took it out to see, and remove the bulb. I might have shorted something, because I think a fuse blew. Later today I noticed that my transmission heads-up display is dark and the hatch release quit working. Which common fuse is this? The fuse chart at 928 Specialists describes fuse #24 as being for "interior lights" and "rear hatch current pulse", so I'm guessing that's the one.

Anybody confirm this?

-Sean

Avar928

http://www.928intl.com/repair/Relay/earlyrelay2.htm

If all your interior lights and clock are out as well than it's #24 which is a 5 Amp. I just replaced it twice this week, indicator/lights/clock out. A corroded ground wire to the driver side door red light kept blowing it.

safulop

Chart at 928 Specialists says this is a 7.5 amp fuse.

Avar928

928intl has it as 5 Amp for the '88. I know for the 85-86 it's a 5 Amp.

What does the factory guide say? This should be posted on the front cover to the fuse panel. Just follow that to avoid confusion.

safulop

If my fuse panel had the guide on it, I would follow that, yeah! But it doesn't, so I'll just put a 25 amp in there to be safe

soontobered84

Where do you keep your fire extinguisher? Close at hand, I hope.

dr bob

Fig Newton's third law of electrical reciprocity. The wire will fail, protecting the fuse. No worries.

:-)

safulop

I got my new dome light, installed it today. Then I replaced the blown #24 fuse and discovered the old one was 10 amp. This is too high. I put in a 7.5. This could have been a safety issue, I'm lucky that it blew with no other problems. All the downed equipment, including clock and hatch release, appear to be restored. Safety check - are all your fuses the right amperage?

-Sean

Nicole

Replace the bulb with an LED bulb that doesn't get as hot. Otherwise your new light will buckle and fall apart again, causing the same problem.

Another advantage of the LEDs: They use much less power, so you don't have to worry about turning all of them on at the same time, or having the battery drain while you clean your car with the doors open.

kelanel

And they come in sweet colors

Nicole

Yes, they come in natural white, cool white, red, and blue.

I usually discourage the use of colored LEDs for the dome and trunk lights, because I feel that colored light makes it really hard to find anything in the car.

However, the colored LEDs can be a nice touch for the entry lights in the front area of the doors.

safulop

But what if I enjoy replacing little plastic lamps that cost $40?

It's one of the few jobs I can actually do myself on this car

-Sean

Nicole

Hey, someone needs to keep the German economy going... even if it is just the economy of interior lights.