Fuse Box

[Jason1969]

Next one, any recommendations for a supplier of a fuse box for a 1500, checked rimmers who have it but quite expensive for what it is. Any other solutions or bite the bullet and replace with the original one?
Thanks

[nang]

Nah, you need more fuses than that. Get a modern one with blade fuses. Auto elec suppliers will have them.
Tony.

[WIMPUS]

The new (original type) fuse boxes are very bad quality i found ..
I replaced one several months ago on a 1500, fuse box came from rimmer.

it actually had even more bad connection then the old one !, the plastic is also a bit wrongly made.
I eventually put back the old connectors and then put them in the new plastic, was better but still..


I've put a blade 2 , 4 blades on my spitfire.
Using it as a daily for nearly 3 years and never got a problem with it 😉

[Jason1969]

Thanks both, will need to do something with this, shame about the remanufactured parts

[WIMPUS]

What i've done 🙂

Sorry , link no longer available

[stevegt6]

Vehicle wiring products - they have good stuff
Car builder solutions
Ebay - generally find the same stuff cheaper

I have 2 identical 'marine' spec fuse boxes from 2 different sources at 2 very different prices - and they are identical....same code numbers on them etc...

Recommend swapping out for upgrade to blade fuses and increase the number of fused circuits.

I have seen some neat internal upgrades on here, as well as in the standard location - which is what I opted for.

[Nick Moore]

I fitted a Bussmann fuse box to my GT6. It sits flush in the bulkhead and has 24 blade fuses. 12 are wired to a permanently live bus and the other 12 are energised by the ignition key. It's also modular, so I'm sure there are smaller versions than mine. Bought off eBay, which was cheaper than other suppliers.

[stevegt6]

Liking that Nick - Idea of 'live' and 'switched' bussbars 😎

Could be the distant notions of an upgrade to mine on the horizon

[Jason1969]

Very neat Nick, I like that. I'm going to get the car back on the road and MOT'd and then I'll play with this. Thanks

[Nick Moore]

Not my idea, I pinched it off Craig Trimble (GT6Mk3). Mind you, when you start splitting up circuits and adding fuses for individual functions, you find that even 24 aren't enough!

[stevegt6]

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Mind you, when you start splitting up circuits and adding fuses for individual functions, you find that even 24 aren't enough

Errrr..... I can't even name 24 electrical items on my GT6 😀 ....Get close if start to split front/rear and left/right, but a bit extreme I think having 5 fuses for your indicators