fuse box/panel location on 1955-56?

[yellow400ex05]

where would the fuses be located on a 1955-56 chevy truck? thanks I cant seem to find one under the dash of my truck

[G&R's57GMC]

In the headlight switch

[dwcsr]

Back then a fuse panel consisted of a 3 or 4 fuse board and it was optional equipment

[_Ogre]

all lights are protected at the headlight switch
vacuum wipers require no fuse
electric wipers, heater and radio were options, if you have either from the factory there should be a 3 or 4 fuse panel above your brake pedal

[_Ogre]

just posted this in another thread

Originally Posted by _Ogre

pulsating? as in turn off and on?

if they are actually turning on and off rapidly then the problem is your headlight switch
the stock 55-59 wiring harness had 3 or 4 fuses in the whole system, none for the lights, the switch hooks directly to the battery
looking at this picture of the headlight switch, the batt connection has a U-shaped bar
off that U-bar are 2 sets of ''points'' these are bi-metal overloads, when power goes thru the metal strips they heat up like a thermostat
too much power or as they wear out the over current causes the points to break turning the lights off
once the points break the strip cools down the lights turn back on and the cycle gets repeated
it is set up this way to protect your wiring, but also keep your lights on in case your approaching a curve as they overload

if you have stock headlights and wiring you can tweak the strip just a bit to be a little less sensitive
this is your only wiring protection, if you over tweak you can burn up your harness
if you have a new wiring harness it should have a breaker on the headlights, you can bend the strip so it never opens the points

[yellow400ex05]

Originally Posted by _Ogre

just posted this in another thread

so is it possible to wire in a radio on trucks with fuse "panels" like mine? how would you do it?

[_Ogre]

seeing as you can't find a fuse panel in your truck, you can add one by wiring it directly from the battery or starter. local parts store may have a 4 fuse panel. you can also use inline fuses but they get a little confusing when you add more than a couple.

i would not add to the current load on the old wiring. lots of us have come off the headlight switch or the horn relay to add circuits, but i believe your asking for trouble by doing this.