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Old May 12, 2012 | 06:49 PM
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Fuse Box Meltdown

Hi all,
This is my first time visiting this forum so if I post in the wrong section or say something stupid please forgive me.
I have an 82 Firebird that I started restoring 10 years ago ( I work pretty slow)
Its almost ready to go but just revisiting some of the earlier issues that I pushed aside for later contemplation.
One such issue if my fuse panel. it looks a little like a fukashima plant, well maybe not that bad but not good just the same.
It had a couple of melted sockets so I just bypassed these and put in some in line fuses.
But now that I think about it I would probably rather have a new (used) fuse panel instead.
Does anyone have a used harness lying around that they could cut a fuse panel from or point me in the right direction.

Thanks and Cheers

Ric


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Old May 12, 2012 | 07:56 PM
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Re: Fuse Box Meltdown

Fuse panels should be plentiful at any local junkyard.
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Old May 13, 2012 | 12:14 AM
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Re: Fuse Box Meltdown

Thanks Eseibel

Problem is I am outside the US and don't have the option of visiting a junkyard.

Cheers
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Old May 13, 2012 | 05:32 AM
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Re: Fuse Box Meltdown

Looks like a fuse blew, and rather than fix the problem just replaced the fuse with a thick piece of wire. Something like this toasted the fuse box instead of the fuse.

A lot of USA wreckers will ship internationally. I'd say a fuse box and international air freight would cost less than $50.
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Old May 13, 2012 | 06:51 AM
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Re: Fuse Box Meltdown

There are some differences in fuse boxes, IIRC, so I'd post a pic of what you need and the year and post an advert in our site's classifieds. I suggest that there are a number of members who would ship overseas.

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