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Project1970 · 09-16-2002, 06:23 PM

The stupid old glass fuses on these old trucks just tick me off...especially mine, since the tabs that hold them in are EXTREMELY stiff and almost every time I have to pull one, it breaks. I've even broken some trying to get them in.

Anyway...I was thinking...given the dimensions of standard glass fuses and the blade-type seen on newer vehicles...would it be possible to manufacture a 'socket' of sorts that could replace a glass fuse and allow a blade fuse to be plugged into it? Just a thought, that's all...it wouldn't have to be complex or anything, and it'd be a lot easier/cheaper than wiring in a new fuseblock with new-style fuses.

Does such a product even exist yet?

09-16-2002, 06:23 PM	#1
Project1970 14.1 @ 96MPH Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 2,811	Idea: Easy way to convert from glass fuses to blade ones The stupid old glass fuses on these old trucks just tick me off...especially mine, since the tabs that hold them in are EXTREMELY stiff and almost every time I have to pull one, it breaks. I've even broken some trying to get them in. Anyway...I was thinking...given the dimensions of standard glass fuses and the blade-type seen on newer vehicles...would it be possible to manufacture a 'socket' of sorts that could replace a glass fuse and allow a blade fuse to be plugged into it? Just a thought, that's all...it wouldn't have to be complex or anything, and it'd be a lot easier/cheaper than wiring in a new fuseblock with new-style fuses. Does such a product even exist yet? __________________ Project1970 - LS1 Swap Complete!