Quote Originally Posted by dave97 View Post
Dash lights were staying on not brake lights, the sparky found a short at the right hand side that must have been the reason the previous owner upped the fuse, I'm replacing the full wiring loom so none of the original wiring will be there, tracked down a full loom in Queensland from front to back.
So, the damaged wire and resulting short circuit was there before the previous owner "upgrading" the brake fuse?
That makes sense. Obviously, he band aided without searching for the real problem. Not a good approach with electrical problems. Lucky he didn't burn the car down.