Greyscale

I had the battery checked today, and itf fine. ugh.... Time to start testing other parts...

The terminals are very clean. No rust or dirt whatsoever. I'm going to have the battery tested today. It seems kind of odd that the battery would just fail like that, its only about 6 months old. Allthough, this might have something to do with the other starting issues i've been having. When starting it usually doesn't want to turn over right away. I usually have to turn the key a few times to get it to start. Sometimes it will stall when I put it into gear (automatic). It had an electrical problem when I first got it (a in the spring), which we found was a short being caused by bad wireing of an aftermarket alarm ontop of the stock one. We took it off and everything seemed to be working fine. Untill now that is.

Something recently gave out on my pathfinder. After wheeling on sunday we stopped at a wendys for some food. We are about to leave and I go to start my pathfinder.... nothing... just rapid clicking coming from the fuse box area. I thought it might of been the starter, but one of my friends said battery. We jump it and it starts up after a few tries. Today i'm going to leave for class, and it predictibly won't start. A mechanicly inclined friend came by later and we jumped it and it started fine. He said to check the battery (i'll do that tommorow) and then if thats fine, the alternator. So, is this diagnosis correct or is it something else? Also, how much should I expect to spend on a battery or alternator? I'm kinda broke at the moment, so i'd rather not spend a whole lot of money. However, I need a car for work (if I ever get any) so I have a bit of a problem here.

Just push, hard. Make sure the clips line up with the large square holes first, and then give it some good pressure. I removed and then re-assembled that cover at least 5 times in one day when I was trying to get my horn to work (Ended up addding some tin foil to complete the contact). You might have to jiggle it around, but it should pop back in.

It could be the dimmer switch, as unplugging the taillight harnesses does nothing to fix the problem. I might as well fix the front speakers while i'm at it...

Well, I took the switch apart. The contacts looked clean, but I did remove a little buildup. After re-installing the unit, I tried it out after putting in yet another fuse. The fuse blew yet again. What else could be wrong?

Well, a few days ago my taillights and console lights went out. We checked the fuse, and it had blown. Put a new fuse in, and that one blew too. I'm guessing I have a short somewhere, but I don't know where. My question is, where should I look in order to fix this? (First post here)