smyth1

found some melted wiring going to the rear interior light.going to have to remove rear panels to trace back and splice .funny thing is after replacing the fuse the circuit stayed hot with three wires being bare due to melted insulation .had the door ligts on and power to the dome light.once i pulled the fixture out and disturbed the wiring it went out . for those who don't know whether its home wire or automotive wire is rated for amperage it car carry.if a wire can only handle 7.5 amps and you put in a 15 amp fuse the wire will burn before the fuse burns.in a house that usually leads to fire.if you dont have the proper size put in a smaller size until you can get one.never put in a larger size.

jeff spahn

yep. always a good reason to go over the CE panel when you get the car. Some PO's are morons.
"A fuse is a fuse is a fuse."

smyth1

yes,there were two fuses missing so who knows what was even in there.one was rear wiper which is working ,the other is for the int lights and diagnostic port.

Imo000

Proper is not enough, stay away from cheap Chineese made ones as they are usually much strnger that what they are labeled. Harbor Freight usually carries them. I've worked on an S4 that had two for the fans ans they melted but never blew, they damaged the fuse panel too.

smyth1

popped the rear visor panel down and was able to do the wiring fix up.even threw in some ultraviolet led's i had laying around in the doors.looks pretty sharp for the lower shining lights.gonna get the bright whites for the upper lights.are you talking about the harbor frieght fuses with the led in them when they blow?i have the assortment of them.

Imo000

LED in them??? I never seen that before. I was talking about regular fuses.

smyth1

yes when they blow a red led lights up.great for instant identification without removing.

underdog928

LitteFuse makes a SmartGlo indicator type fuses. I replaced all mine with these. Very high quality.

http://www.amazon.com/Littelfuse-009...0520193&sr=8-4

WallyP

I would not use ANY Chinese fuses...

Not a good place to try to save money.

underdog928

Are you saying that you don't recommend using LittelFuse products? They are a US based company with manufacturing facilities both in the US and China. I always regarded them as the standard.

If not them, then who?

jpNcos

I've also searched for who provides a quality fuse and have not found a solid answer.

mark kibort

Fuses are highly over rated. just use bigger wires!
So,why did the fan use more current?? why did the lights use more current? unless there is a short, the fuse is really not needed. I think much of the wiring of the 928 is under spec'ed.

Alan

There are only 2 good brands I use: LittelFuse & Bussman both make high quality ATO/ATC fuses.

Alan