Fuse box cover, buy a new cover or a new panel Options

[slotty008]

The cover of my fuse box is missing. I can buy a new cover from Sierra Madre or get a new fuse panel. But Jwest doesn't have it at the moment and Pelican neither. I could buy a 12 way fuse box on Ebay but I'm not sure it will fit
I have had no electrical issues, so what would be the best thing to do?

[Spoke]

As an EE, I wouldn't change the fuse panel unless there's something wrong with the original unit. Disturbing 40+ year old wiring is the best way to induce other wire/connector-related issues or mixing up wires.

If you like the modern fuses and are game to changing the fuse boxes, go for it. I would just clean all contacts and install new fuses. You must have a cover on the original box for the fuse box to be secure and enable robust and worry-free operation.

Just my $0.03.

[Rand]

As an EE, I wouldn't change the fuse panel unless there's something wrong with the original unit. Disturbing 40+ year old wiring is the best way to induce other wire/connector-related issues or mixing up wires.

If you like the modern fuses and are game to changing the fuse boxes, go for it. I would just clean all contacts and install new fuses. You must have a cover on the original box for the fuse box to be secure and enable robust and worry-free operation.

Just my $0.03.

I respect your experience, but that's like saying you shouldn't upgrade an OLD VW from a 6V electrical system.

If 40 years old doesn't tell you what's wrong with it, the only other thing is accidentally knocking the obsolete chicklets loose. Upgrading things on your car isn't harmful if you do it right. Don't be afraid to make improvements to your car. My $0.01. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) New cars use blade fuses for a reason.

[Spoke]

As an EE, I wouldn't change the fuse panel unless there's something wrong with the original unit. Disturbing 40+ year old wiring is the best way to induce other wire/connector-related issues or mixing up wires.

If you like the modern fuses and are game to changing the fuse boxes, go for it. I would just clean all contacts and install new fuses. You must have a cover on the original box for the fuse box to be secure and enable robust and worry-free operation.

Just my $0.03.

I respect your experience, but that's like saying you shouldn't upgrade an OLD VW from a 6V electrical system.

If 40 years old doesn't tell you what's wrong with it, the only other thing is accidentally knocking the obsolete chicklets loose. Upgrading things on your car isn't harmful if you do it right. Don't be afraid to make improvements to your car. My $0.01. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) New cars use blade fuses for a reason.

You've read a bit much into my response.

I wrote: "unless there's something wrong with the original unit.". A 6V is wrong in today's 12V automotive environment and needs to be upgraded to 12V for compatibility with the rest of the world.

You wrote: "accidentally knocking the obsolete chicklets loose." This would assume as the fuses are knocked loose, the cover was also knocked loose. The original fuse panel should always have the cover on. The cover is part of the original fuse panel and must always be in place.

I wrote: "If you like the modern fuses and are game to changing the fuse boxes, go for it." My motto is if it ain't broke, don't fix it but if you want to fix it, do it.

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