Ok.

So I spent more quality time in and under the dash. I deleted the fog light
switch wiring and relay, which I didn't really need to do, then repaired a
few more wires then checked further along the blue,grey wires involved in
dash light circuit. As some mightve suspected, the short appears to have
been in the OEM dash light circuit; the blue,grey cigarette lighter socket
bulb wire was dangling loose and was likely shorting to the dash metal. I
measured for continuity between frame and each blade socket at fuse s13 and
if I'm not mistaken, I found continuity. After capping off the cig lighter
light wire, I'm pretty sure the meter showed no continuity.

The dash lights work, so far, so I'm calling out the blue,grey dangling
wire as culprit and calling this a problem solved.

Neil.

>> On Thu, Dec 15, 2016 at 4:00 PM, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The dash lights did work then after the owner took it for a drive,
>>> they failed. I checked light operation while fuse panel was lowered
>>> but did not check them after re-attaching the fuse panel. I'm
>>> suspecting a rogue wire or other part above fuse panel is causing the
>>> short. Maybe a wire from the load side of the fuse slipped off when
>>> panel was lowered for the headlight relay install (by someone else).
>>> It's that or something to do with the decomissioned fog lights; that
>>> circuit may still be live though I found no power at wire that was
>>> connected to lights at bumper area.
>>>
>>

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