the red pill

my reverse lights have come on again while i was driving and the 5a fuse controlling the interior lights blew.

i thought it might be the three wires behind the distributor that had cracks, they may have been touching so i wrapped each of them individually with electrical tape but the reverse lights came on again.

any ideas?

SteveJ_in_TX

These are famous for cracking and shorting out. Bet you'll find a broken/grounded wire back there.

BTW, what does KIA stand for? I know in military parlance it means Killed In Action, but I'm assuming that's not it )

the red pill

i'll have to check the wires back there tomorrow, before it's all over i'm going to have to rewire this entire car.

a friend of mine said this car is a hobby to me, i'm inclined to agree with him. i didn't have anymore 5a fuses tonight so i had to slip a 10a fuse in there so i could get home with speedometer lights, hopefully that doesn't damage anything.

is it likely that cracked wires in the boot would blow the fuse controlling the dash lights?

i always thought kia were russian cars until a couple of years ago, i never knew what it meant until i read the owners manual to my rio. the first page says something like kia means "to come up out of asia to the world" in korean.