Q: Any good sources for fuses with ceramic bodies vs plastic ? Options

[914rrr]

I'm having a tough time finding old school ceramic bodied fuses for my teener. I'm seeing NLA / out of stock a lot lately.

[Artfrombama]

One thing good about the plastic fuses, if there is some resistance in the fuse or fuse holder the plastic will melt and the fuse will fall out.
This has happened to me twice.
Now, lets talk about brass fuse conductors as opposed to the corrosive-prone aluminum.

[wonkipop]

One thing good about the plastic fuses, if there is some resistance in the fuse or fuse holder the plastic will melt and the fuse will fall out.
This has happened to me twice.
Now, lets talk about brass fuse conductors as opposed to the corrosive-prone aluminum.

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) yeah thats the new concern.
apparently all the new batches of these are aluminium now.

relieved i picked up the brass ones i got hold back at the start of decade.
it seems even these are getting hard to find in the plastic variant but with brass conductors.

i can even remember the ones i used to get for the variant were tin i believe.

i'm remembering where i got mine now. it was off a merc nerd in sydney who was advertising the fuses. he had only a few sets remaining and was rationing them to buyers. i had to look pretty hard high and low even 5 years ago to get some proper ones.

i think the merc restorers are fastidious about these fuses. could be they are the best place to look for them. not sure VW mass parts retailers are a good place to look, a lot of them peddle stuff that is not as top shelf.

another one of those things, like good quality points that are disappearing or have disappeared. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

the only other place i can think of is junk yards. with old cars. there might still be some of the real old school ceramic fuses hanging around under the dashboards if you are lucky. and they might still be in ok condition....its a big "might". but its going to have to be a junkyard with old cars in it.