This usually means there is a damaged bulb
OR
That the short is near the end of the circuit so the wire is small enough to keep the current draw down long enough to allow the bulbs to light up.
There is a shorted wire or bulb in that circuit.
What would cause your fuse to blow when you turn on your lights on your 1993 mazda 323 the fuse to the tail lights on dash lights blow?
Right next to the drivers side front marker light, in the headlight area.
THEY MAY ALL BE ON THE SAME FUSE, CHECK THE FUSE BOX FOR A BLOWN FUSE
Same fuse as the tail light circuit.
You have a short to ground somewhere. Start at each lamp socket, then the wiring and look for problems. Possible bad headlight switch. Also in checking shorts, don't forget the license plate light in addition to all marker lights. Dash lights normally go out when the tail light fuse blows as dash lights are fused from the tail light circut.
It shouldn't have, or need, its own fuse. It should share a fuse with the marker lights <sometimes referred to as 'Park(ing) lights'>.
Bad switch?
tail light/marker light fuse see if your tail lights are working if they are you have problem in cluster most likely.
there's a short in the wiring or in the fuse box
The license plate lights are not in a separate fuce by it seft. They are the same as your side marker lights. So, check if your side marker lights are working and if they are them is a bad license plate light bulb.
No the tail lights are in the fuse box on the drivers side the dash lights are just bulbs you have to replace when they burn out.