Ignition Problem???, Problem fixed!!! Thanks guys. Options

[str8thugginit4ya]

Hey guys,

I was re-routing my battery to my trunk yesterday and after everything was complete, everything started up fine and was getting power to everything. I have a 150 amp ANL fuses on each side of the re-routing power wire. So if there's a short on either side, I should be protected. THE PROBLEM: is after I got everything installed, I realized that none of my interior lights was working. The lights on the a/c panel & the gauges are working. Just the door lights, trunk interior light, and main dome light is out & not coming on at all. I checked fuses and all are fine, what else could be causing the lights to cut out? Any help would be appreciated.

EDIT: I believe now that my problem maybe an ignition problem. My headlights won't turn on, unless I turn my key all the way to the "on" position. Plus, now I am getting a "hard start." Like my battery is about to die, but I just put in a new one when I relocated my battery position. I'm thinking, maybe it's a relay or something like that? Please, I need your help!

-Thanks, Ryan

This post has been edited by str8thugginit4ya: Feb 7, 2011 - 1:48 PM

[mkernz22]

You check them by pulling them out and seeing if the metal piece in them is still connected or broken in two.

[str8thugginit4ya]

You check them by pulling them out and seeing if the metal piece in them is still connected or broken in two.

I know I'm not an expert at these things, but you got to give me more credit than that! LOL, I know how to VISUALLY check the fuses (Which is what you just recommended). What "95CelicaST" was telling me, was to TEST them. I don't really know how to test fuses, cause I never did that before. So he suggested this:

Yeah I've had some that look fine, but are actually bad. Pull the fuse and replace it with a known good fuse of the same rating from another circuit in the car.


I don't remember what the interior light fuse is.. I don't have a celica anymore.