HELP ME HELP ME!! Interior Light Problems and CLEAR NEONS probs

[richardhammond]

Hello all
I was putting a new clear bulb in the interior light in the roof and fliked the on switch when i was putting the bulb in, there where sparkes and the bulb light up but i dropped every thing so not to get a electric shock. but then when i picked it up to put it in in turned it on and it does to work!!
I think it it a fuse but does any one know what fuse it is in the fuse box? Or if it might be somthing else?

Also i put some CLEAR Neons in the foot well at wired them in to the cig lighter at the back (tapped the wires) they work but when i turn the headlights on they will not turn on? Does any one know why? or if there is a different wire that i could easly use?

[Leon R]

When you remove the fuse box cover the fuse list is on the reverse. I think there is an interior light section there.

And as for your clear  neons, did you fuse them first?

[richardhammond]

No they dont have a fuse but they do work still but stop when the headlights are on and turn back on when the head light are turned off???

[Agreeable Slick]

It's a sign. 

[richardhammond]

i just looked in the fuse box the interior light fuse has blow which is also the fuse for the cig lighter BUT after i blew the fuse the neons still worked??? Do you know a better place to wire them to

[JC]

It's a sign. 

 

[takethefifth]

These guys may be able to help... 

http://www.maxpower.co.uk/wwf/forum/

 

If the neons were still working after the fuse blew then you didn't wire them into that loom, you must have wired them into something else. Off the top of my head though i can't think of any live wires that would turn off when you put the main beam on...... Apart from maybe the mainbeam loom?  (ie. current draw wouldn't leave enough for the neons)

I don't know of anyone on here who has neons in their car so you might be struggling with this one! 

[richardhammond]

K Thanks for help i worked it out in the end.
1. i changed the fuse which got the roof light working
2. then i rewired the neons to the head unit on to the Black wire (-) and the yellow wire (+) if any one is intrested
Now all if fix Thanks for the help about the fuses