Hey guys, I'm looking to replace just the Fuse Panel in my '87 Iroc, but I can't seem to find one on the Internet. There's one on eBay for over two hundred bucks, but I only need a new panel- not everything else that comes with it. Does anybody have an extra one laying around that's in good condition? (No melted ports, clean.)

The problem is, my Accessory port for the 30 Amp fuse is pretty melted out. Every time I plug something into the Accessory Adapter, the friggin' thing sparks and I blow out the fuse. I'm worried that it's going to start a fire or melt something down. This happens every single time, even when the power to my accessory is in the off position. Any ideas of how I can fix this problem to prevent it from happening? Would replacing the Accessory Adapter in itself do the trick?

 

your real problem is WHATS CAUSING the fuse to blow in the first place? You need to trace that down first. Something is grounding out. Look for all hack wiring jobs done in the past to most likely be the culprit. If you are willing to learn how to use a multi-meter and a test light then there are plenty of threads to search through. But if you are like me and suck when it comes to tracing these out or just dont have the patience to learn, then take it to a reputible shop. I paid $70 to diagnose it in just a few minutes, order the stuff he needed to fix it and it was ready in a day or two and done right.

 

Geez, my bad. I thought you were talking about your ACC fuse blowing every time you put in a new fuse. I work from home on a PC and this time of morning isnt good for me to be answering this for you to begin with, BUT
Your problem is common. Just replace the cigarette lighter assy. The old rusty inside stock ones go quickly. Probably hasnt worked for years! When you take it out make sure some dumb dumb didnt try to tap into it from the backside for a power source, and then just replace it.

 

Awesome, That's the plan for today...It's definitely all rusted to sh*t! Hope this works!! Thanks man!!

 

No problem. Any off the shelf brand from Autozone or Advance will work. Heck the last one I did was a replacement I found at wally world. They all work the same. Just dont try using the original cigarette lighter in the new socket.
As far as the fuse panel itself goes, it was over heating every time someone tried to use that cigarette lighter outlet. I would check to make sure thats actually supposed to be a 30 amp fuse and not a 20A. The fuse should blow before any melting takes place.

As long as a fuse will still fit snugly in the slot, and not allow any contact with other fused slots, then I wouldnt worry about replacing the entire fuse block. It should be fine. If it does become a problem, then you still dont nescessarily have to replace the entire fuse block, just that one circuit. And that can be done by bypassing the fuse block for that circuit and installing an inline fuse. More on that if it comes to it, but I think you are about to fix your problem and wont have to worry with it anymore.