Crown Loyale Posted May 14, 2006 Share Posted May 14, 2006 Hello everyone and Happy Mother's Day. I have an extra fuse box that I want to mount into my 90 Loyale wagon for extra toys, cb, fog lights, and what not. I just hate tapping into other wires. I just think it'd be better having a dedicated fuse box for everything else. Has anyone done this, and if so where did you mount it? Thank you for replying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted May 14, 2006 Share Posted May 14, 2006 Here is another clean way of tapping power through the fuses. The tap replaces the fuse and then the original fuse along with the new fuse are placed in the holder. The new circuit is connected to the wire. If you use the fuse panel then be sure to mount it in a protected area. I would run a new line from the battery that is fuse protected to provide power to the new panel. You may also want to add a relay in the line to turn on with the ignition switch so power is cut when the ignition is off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbchux Posted May 14, 2006 Share Posted May 14, 2006 you say an extra fuse box.....one out of another subaru? I was going to do this, but when I pulled the box out of my parts car, it was substantially too complex. way overkill. so I just got one from JCWhitney, it has one big terminal on one end for the + power. and little slots for regular automotive fuses, and a tab next to each slot that you would wire to your accessory. I have not yet had a chance to mount it. but I will probably mount it between the steering column and the radio, on the dash. there's a little grill thing right in front of where the door chime is, and I was going to cover that up. that way it's accessable, but relatively out of the way. everywhere else I could think of would be a pain in the butt to get to for repairs. I don't remember if I got the 8 position or the 10..... http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/Product/tf-Browse/s-10101/Pr-p_Product.CATENTRY_ID:2005172/showCustom-0/p-2005172/N-111+10201+600001611/c-10101 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loyale 2.7 Turbo Posted May 14, 2006 Share Posted May 14, 2006 you say an extra fuse box.....one out of another subaru? Yes, is Good idea to choose an aftermarket one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOOBOUTLAW Posted May 14, 2006 Share Posted May 14, 2006 I have an auxilary five circuit fuse box I use to replace whatever circuit dies and gets cut off and rewired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crown Loyale Posted May 15, 2006 Author Share Posted May 15, 2006 Thank you for the comments. I was looking at those aftermarket fuse boxes and thought "I'm cheap, I have a parts car. I'll save myself $20. I'll look and see what it takes to use it. Maybe I just need to spend some money. Thank you again everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subestyle18 Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Im not shure it you have access to a good marine store but they will have a much larger selection then any autoparts store when it comes to electrical pieces. I added a fuse switch pannel combo made by blue seas (http://www.bluesea.com/dept.asp?d_id=7997&l1=7460&l2=7997). They also make regular fuse panels where you run a positive and negitive wire strait from your battery and to the pannel. As for location i would pick somewhere that is easy to access, but at the same time is some what hidden to the eye. Somewhere under the hood would work fine as well. PM me if you have any questions i'd be glad to give you some tips. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbchux Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 oh yea, under the hood would be a good option as long as water isn't a concern. my rig is an offroad one, so I needed to find something high and dry that would be safe from the iron-ore-filled mud up here in northern MN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 Leapin' lizards Batman! Did you see the picture of that dash? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crown Loyale Posted May 16, 2006 Author Share Posted May 16, 2006 Im not shure it you have access to a good marine store but they will have a much larger selection then any autoparts store when it comes to electrical pieces. I added a fuse switch pannel combo made by blue seas (http://www.bluesea.com/dept.asp?d_id=7997&l1=7460&l2=7997). They also make regular fuse panels where you run a positive and negitive wire strait from your battery and to the pannel. As for location i would pick somewhere that is easy to access, but at the same time is some what hidden to the eye. Somewhere under the hood would work fine as well.PM me if you have any questions i'd be glad to give you some tips. David I like the marine switches but I have 4 kids that tend to push any and all the buttons/switches that are exposed in my car so I used the nice hiding spots the subaru offers. I think I'm going to try to use an aftermarket fuse box and then make room for something like that. We are leaving this great state of AK in Nov so I'll wait untill my next base to do something on the lines of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subestyle18 Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 Yeah i made the dash out of mdf because the i didnt like the look of the mounts for aftermarket cd players, now the CB is in there. I got the switch as a demo, its rated at 30 amps per curcuit (i have 4 55w lights on one swith and thats only 20 amps, both rad. fans on one, cd player on one, and cb on another) and it has the fuses behind the face, plus the little icons light up. Pretty cool, i only wish it had a ground buss built in but i have a seperate one. That was when i was running two batteries,[/url] an auto charging relay and a onboard battery charger. david Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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