Dash lights fuse blowing out...

[Art5]

HI, and thank you guys in advance for info.

Here is what happened. most of the summer I was working on my car , so i barely drove it.
One night, i went to start my car and dashboard lights were out, except for Climate control and light for manual light switch. I also couldn't turn my fogs on, but everything else worked fine.
checked the fuse and it was blown, i think number 13. Replaced it with another one, and that one blew right away. Disconnected fog lights next morning and replaced fuse and it worked. Drove it for almost 2 days and in the afternoon realized that dash lights are out again. Disconnected fogs completely and its been working for 2 days now.
I can't figure out it that's the same fuse for fogs and dash lights or not, since i can't find CHilton's book or maybe it's just a coinsidence and something else goes wrong.

 

[luigisho]

Are the fogs oem or correctly rated replacements? Might be pulling too much current. Do you have access to an evtm manual?

 

[Art5]

Fogs are all aftermarket now. I still use factory wiring and all that in the car, except housing and I installed HID in them. Worked for over a year/2 great and now this thing. My HIDs were old type first, so I replaced them with the other once that don't short out anything. But I don't get it,if that's the case, why would it do it only sometimes and when car is parked. I already checked all the connections and everything is done nice and neat.

 

[luigisho]

I wonder if it drew too much current at some point. I'm not sure if there is enough power difference to matter. You installed new ballasts/housings for the HID?

 

[Art5]

yes I did. It worked fine all day and all night. But I can't find out if dash lights share the same fuse with Fogs. At least I would know which direction to go.

 

[stangeater]

Do you have the "fish tank" setup? If so, maybe that wiring at the switch is touching?? Just a thought.

 

[Art5]

Do you have the "fish tank" setup? If so, maybe that wiring at the switch is touching?? Just a thought.

I actually do, but it's LED and I connected them to my corner lights. Those work fine too. I'm about to connect my fogs again and see if it happens again tonight.