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Reverse lights blowing fuse

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YOUR RESEARCHReverse lights blowing fuse

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broken contact spring sockets shorting

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Reported cause · Original poster

Turned out to be the broken contact spring sockets shorting to ground when bulb installed.

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Reverse lights blowing fuse
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Inspect wiring, sockets and bulbs

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Performed · outcome unconfirmed · Original poster

I have pulled each rear light and inspected wiring, sockets and bulbs.

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Leading evidence: 'broken contact spring sockets shorting' (1 discussions report identifying this cause; no attributable repair resolution). Across 1 matching discussions, the most frequently mentioned possible cause is 'broken contact spring sockets shorting' (1 discussions; 1 report identifying it and 0 suggest it). The most frequently discussed action is 'Inspect wiring, sockets and bulbs' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.

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Inspect wiring, sockets and bulbs

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Performed · outcome unconfirmed · Original poster

I have pulled each rear light and inspected wiring, sockets and bulbs.

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Reverse lights blowing fuse

Replace light wiring harnesses in lights

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Explicit resolution reports before identified causes, performed actions and suggestions. Within each level, matching component labels precede direct query mentions and inherited thread context; successful versus unsuccessful discussion counts, owner confirmations and independent discussion support determine order. This is not a probability of success.

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Suggestion · Original poster

Replace light wiring harnesses in lights.

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Reverse lights blowing fuse
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Inspect wiring, sockets and bulbs

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Performed · outcome unconfirmed · Original poster

I have pulled each rear light and inspected wiring, sockets and bulbs.

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Reverse lights blowing fuse

Replace light wiring harnesses in lights

No successful repair reported for this finding.

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0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.

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Suggestion · Original poster

Replace light wiring harnesses in lights.

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Reverse lights blowing fuse
Reported and suspected causes (1)

These are separate views of the same evidence. Frequency alone does not establish a fix, and these counts must not be added together.

broken contact spring sockets shorting

No successful repair reported for this finding.

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Discussions that report identifying a cause
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0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.

0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.

Reported cause · Original poster

Turned out to be the broken contact spring sockets shorting to ground when bulb installed.

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Reverse lights blowing fuse
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Solved the problem.

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I have pulled each rear light and inspected wiring, sockets and bulbs.

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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

When I put my 2005 996 C4S in reverse it blows the 7.5 amp fuse that protects mirror adjustment, seat memory and reverse lights. It came this way when I bought it this past June. I have pulled each rear light and inspected wiring, sockets and bulbs. No defects found other than a couple of center contact springs broken(?) in various sockets. Have ordered a Bentley book but not rcvd., yet. Any ideas out there? Thanks in advance.

POST 2 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Should have updated this months ago. Turned out to be the broken contact spring sockets shorting to ground when bulb installed. Replace light wiring harnesses in lights. Solved the problem.

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