no lights in instrument panel

[MatthewMU]

no lights come up on the speedo or anything, and my parkers arent working
all the indicators come up when i turn the key to acc, but i cant see anything when driving at night kinda annoying shining my phone to see what speed im doing hah
i own a 91 mu
any ideas much appreciated
thankyou
matt.

[pig75]

Blown fuse

[muzila]

If not a fuse I sugest you take instrument cluster out and check the membrane on the back of it for burnd out tracks. May as well check the bulbs while you go it out as well.

[MatthewMU]

checked the tracks and bulbs, they all look good, and the fuse, on the inside box or outside, and what one is it (what is it named)
i thought i checked all the ones on the outside box and they all seemed fine, i could be wrong, i will re-look in a minute

[pig75]

The inside fuse number 1

[Captcol]

Relay inside the kick panel on the drivers side, one of the middle two, does park lights, dash lights and tail lights. Pull off the kick panel, put your finger on top of the fuses and turn the lights on and off if none of them click either the problem is getting power to the relay or the relay is buggered, swap relays to check relay is the problem or get stuck in with a multimeter

[MatthewMU]

ok so its the fuse that you said pig, i replaced it but instantly blew again when i turned on parkers, suggestions ?
thankyou

[pig75]

A wire rubbed through some where. You could try unplugging the rear wiring and see if the fuse blows there is a plug under the carpet on the drivers side under the seat or next to the seat. That way you will know if the fault is at the front or back

[MatthewMU]

ok pig75 i tried unplugging the back section, and the fuse still blew when i press the parker light switch, whats next idea?
Sorry, no idea when it comes to car electrics

[pig75]

When you unplugged the back section did you unplug from here?

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If so then i would be checking the wires here on the passenger and drivers side and see if they have rubbed through

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[NateDog]

Do yourself a favour and invest in a resetable 10amp fuse. that way you can test all day long and not blow a hundred fuses $$$

[MatthewMU]

hey pig75 none of the above have rubbed through either, may it have something to do with me changing the head unit?
and also thanks nate, will head down to the electrical shop today and look for one

[pig75]

Yes you probably have used the light wire for the earth on the H/U

[MatthewMU]

okayy will try figure out wich one it what.
thanks for that, will let you know the outcome

[MatthewMU]

yep, was earthing the head unit to it, all fixed up now, once again thanks for your help. much appreciated

[pig75]

Good to see you got it sorted