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tail lights and gauges don't work

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I have a mitsubishi galant 94 and few months ago my tail lights and the gauges went off... i've changed the fuses and put new bulbs in and they still don't work... what could be the problem... posted by  kycia

If you can tell me how your gender effects your tail lights, I will consider it pertinent information.
On the gender free side, your best bet is to get a multimeter, or tester of some form, and start tracing wires. Where do or don't you have power.
When you say tail lights, do you mean just the rear lights that come on with the headlights, or are you referring to all the lights on the rear of the car (directionals, brakes) and when you say gauges, do you mean they no longer display speed, fuel level etc. or did the lights in the dash just stop working? posted by  dvdrose18

the directionals and brakes work n when i say gauges i mean they do display the speed but dnt light up posted by  kycia

the headlights themselves are usually a different circuit from the rest of the lights, but do the front marker lights work? usually you can turn (pull?) the headlight switch one click and the parking lights come on, and the rest of the way and the headlights come on. if you turn/pull it one click, does anything happen? (ie, the clock etc. dim, front marker lights come on). If not, it may be a bad switch, but don't go replacing anything yet, we want to be sure before we go throwing parts at it. posted by  dvdrose18