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Old 09-27-2009, 01:09 AM
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After an accident with collision to my front left end, my rear driving lights will not come on- the brake and headlights work. When I put a fuse in, it blows immediately. At a glance the wires seem correct in the rear. I got a short somewhere. Any advice, and a link to 1975 Camaro wiring diagram would be great!!!
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Old 09-28-2009, 05:20 PM
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How bad a hit to the left front? The main wiring harness comes through the firewall left front, and if it's broken, that might be the area of the short. Check near the master cylinder area on the firewall and see if the wiring there has any damage.
 
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Old 09-29-2009, 11:04 PM
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What's up 71 Big Block.
Accident was pretty serious, enough to knock my tilt wheel loose. Before/ after video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRSmkL1Ms8g

Yeah, I'll check that... I'll repost after Saturday- got a buddy who's an electrician helping me put on Moog suspension parts and hopefully we'll fix the issue.

Thanks again...
 
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Old 09-30-2009, 12:53 AM
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Check to make sure a front wire didn't get pinched and grounded out somewhere as a result of the impact.
 

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Also check that steering column to see if any wires are pinched inside the harness.
 
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Old 10-06-2009, 03:10 AM
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Hey- Problem fixed! Turns out a few wires somehow melted into each other under the steering area. A new buddy with a 73 project totally helped me out in his garage.
Thanks to you guys as well-
 
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