what fuse box to use?

[slide86]

howdy ya'll
i need to put a small fuse/relay box in the boot of my car for some various things. im thinking bout going down to u pull it and getting a fuse box outta some car down there.

before i go down there, are there any recommended cars/models of car that i should go straight too?

it doesnt have to be a big box, enough to hold 3 relays and half a dozen fuses..

comments and suggestions welcome
cheers
Huw

[gianttomato]

Early Camiras - 4 fuses, 2 relays.

[slide86]

wild. thanks for that

[takai]

2mm sheet aluminum, and a Narva 4,6 or 8 blade fuse holder.

[Cuzzo]

Yeah im using a narva 6 and 4 blade holder. However all the ones ive seen stocked around my area have multiple IN and multiple OUT for power instead of single IN.

You can get singles however but special order. Most of the ones ive seen in other cars from the wreckers is that they only take some blades and for bigger ratings have fusable links.

[BradW]

American autos sell these for $8.25 inc gst. They are from "painless wiring".


They also have these for $5.95 inc gst. Also from "painless wiring"

https://www.americanautos.com.au/secure.html
http://www.painlesswiring.com/

[TA-022]

st16x celica

6inch by 2inch roughly.

3 relays and 4-6 fuses from memory. its what im using in the 1G RA28.

$20 at the pickapart.

[Sam_Q]

I heard motorbikes have some nice setups also

[Robbos_Toyotas]

vp commodore fuse boxes are plentiful, cheap and have about 7 relays - ie more than you need in case u put fans on etc...

blake

[oldcorollas]

i used early laser, and some falcoons for fuses..

i think it was VL or VN commonwhore that has nice relay bases... except one of the wires is swapped around between them and normal relays (ie, change the fat wires around)

wander round a pick-a-part.. pleanty to choose from

oh, one of the suzuki swifts has nice holder for the heavy duty fuses too...

[slide86]

sweet. thanks for the help everyone, i shall venture to u-pull-it tomorrow and see what i can spy

[oldcorollas]

and take pics

[oldcorollas]

here's one i prepared ealier
KB laser fuses.. VL commonwhore fuse box.. i cut the VL outer thingy up a lot.. you will see when you compare to one on car..

[slide86]

yeah i got a VL one outta spares today, its in my tool box. was very cheap for me. i intend to hack it up too.

ill take my camera and snap some suitable ones for people to view

[Sam_Q]

That looks really good oldcorollas, I think I wil give that a go, do you have a picture from the bottom?