ATO Fusebox?
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rodo
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Re: ATO Fusebox?
You've got mail.
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spider2081
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rodo
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Re: ATO Fusebox?
sorry Dave, not sure what happened. I just emailed again.
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zachmac
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Re: ATO Fusebox?
There is a post on Mirafiori that has been there forever on replacing the stock fuse box with a modern units (actually I think they used two mounted to a custom bracket). I found however that simply disassembling and cleaning the stock unit and then making sure the prongs are bent in enough to snugly hold the fuses works fine. Corrosion and the prongs being too far apart to hold the fuses tight are the real cause of issues, not the fuse type.
Jeff Klein, Aiken, SC
1980 FI Spider, Veridian with Tan (sold about a year ago), in the market for another project
1989 Spider, sold
2008 Mercedes SL65
2008 S600 Mercedes V12
1980 FI Spider, Veridian with Tan (sold about a year ago), in the market for another project
1989 Spider, sold
2008 Mercedes SL65
2008 S600 Mercedes V12
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rodo
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Re: ATO Fusebox?
I saw that one, Zacmac, and it was mildly helpful. But now Vicks has a one-piece ATO fuse panel for the same cost as the OEM style. No doubt fixing up the original box is always an option but I think I would disagree about the equivalency. The OEM fuses are pretty exposed and corrode more easily. The ATO is a better fuse design. But, of course, cleaning and replacing fuses is not a big deal.