Restored my tailgate wiring harness this weekend. (For those wondering, I added splices to the orginal wire and ran 'em through the hinges.) Everything more or less works now, but I have one problem:

Whenever I turn on the headlights, the fuse for the license plate lights and the left tail light blows.

I think the new bulbs I put in the plate lights (Sylvania 6411) are too big. I notice that these are 10 watts, the originals are 5. Would that blow the fuse? What's the right bulb, anyway?

With the bulbs removed the fuse is fine.

I have good continuity and no bare wire in the splices I put in the harness.

Can anyone help diagnose?

(A bonus question: Where can I find those tiny bayonet style bulbs that illuminate the instrument panel?)

Thanks as usual,

Steve M.

Raleigh, N.C.

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