sidelights keep poping fuses

[ashdadrummer]

the right hand side sidelight fuse kept poping along with the dipped beam of the headlight bulb. this cured itself and then came back and now the left hand side is poping fuses to and killing the dash lights.
Iv changed the rear lights, interior loom and ecu because of various problems but this ones persisting.
also when im in reverse and hit the brakes the left hand indicator comes on.
any ideas?
Ill start testing for shorts in the next couple of days but I could really do with sorting it as I drive alot at night

[jamiecrookston83]

My one had the same problem, and it turned out to be the relay for the external temperature reading on the dash, that was causing the problems.

[ashdadrummer]

really? I wasnt expecting that. Ill pull it out tomorrow and see what happens

[MatBrown]

It really could be anything on the same circuit!
I had it once where the wires for the window switch plug were touching.

[ashdadrummer]

I didnt know there was so much on the same circuit :(
I Have a feeling it will either be the rear light loom or engine bay loom as there untouched, Im not running door looms though.

[ashdadrummer]

all fixed now.
there was a short near the rear lights where someone had previously taken the cover off and left the bare wire against the shell