Waggin

I was thinking of an unused fusebox position to get 12V for my TPMS switch. I noticed that many of these already have one contact installed, so I dismounted and opened the box to see what's insde. I thought I'd share it with the rest of you.

I found that these empty positions already have power applied via a multi-fuse bus bar.. All that's needed is a new fuse contact to crimp onto the new wire. Release the purple locking bar, snap the contact in, lock it up again. (After I pulled a contact to photograph it. I needed to use a C-clamp to push the locking unit back into place.)
<img src="http://webpages.charter.net/dwarner2/FuseBack.jpg">


To assist in the search for a contact part number, I pulled one for a mini-fuse with small wire size and measured it:

<img src="http://webpages.charter.net/dwarner2/MiniContact.jpg">

qfrog Ti20

I have a baggie of smaller terminals like that... but you might be better off just ordering the wiring repair kit which fits that connector or in this case fuse block.

crew219

Didn't buy the "mini" ones though . . . only have repair wires for the full sized fuses. Good to know about the power bars, was searching for the proper terminals to connect it to for my TPMS. Couldn't find them so I put off the project for a bit.

Dave

Waggin

F4 is the one designated for TPMS.(In Bentley fuse list).
I'll pull the fuse's load side terminal, tie the new wire to the crimped section, then solder it.

I couldn't get the terminal out. The one I removed previously pops out easily when released with a U-bent piece of spring wire, the bottom F4 contact staus stubbornly in place. Perhaps with the correct tool..
For now, I used the tap.