No instrument lights or park lights 2000 rv6

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Hi folks I bought myself a 2000 rv6 with 160kms and drove it for the first time at night yesterday.. I noticed I had no dash lights or park lights but the indicators still worked. I tracked down the appropriate fuse which is labeled "tail" under the dash. It's a 10a fuse and I tried replacing but the moment I flick the lights onto park it blows, I disconnected the dimmer switch and tried again but all that told me was the switch is fine and I'm one fuse down..
Do I buy a dozen fuses and unplug each park/tail light until I find the short?? Or can someone offer a different option ?
Thanks in advance

[RanJ Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close RanJ]

It more than likely won't be the bulb. Has the car recently had a stereo fitted or anything similar? I've seen in the past where the illumination wire gets mistaken for an earth... which works fine until you switch on the headlights.

[Madmax3022 Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close Madmax3022]

It more than likely won't be the bulb. Has the car recently had a stereo fitted or anything similar? I've seen in the past where the illumination wire gets mistaken for an earth... which works fine until you switch on the headlights.

Yep spot on, I used the earth.... Or what my multimeter said was earth while the ignition was off..
I ran a separate earth and bingo the fuses stop blowing and the dash lights/park lights work again!!
Thanks so much 👍
You're a legend!!