Blower fuse
01-12-2011, 07:08 PM
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1986 560SEL Midnight Blue
Blower fuse
The blower fuse in my car melted (more specifically, the plastic around the fuse socket).
One route I investigated was with an independent MB shop. They said that they can do a "fuse bridge" to bypass the socket. Is this a safe/reliable fix? Is it a common type of fix that most shops can do?
Another route was with my dealer. Their parts department showed me a diagram of the fuse box, and the section where the blower fuse resides can be swapped out, but the section is over $200 just for the part.
Has anyone here had a similar fuse problem, and what did you do? Thanks in advance!
One route I investigated was with an independent MB shop. They said that they can do a "fuse bridge" to bypass the socket. Is this a safe/reliable fix? Is it a common type of fix that most shops can do?
Another route was with my dealer. Their parts department showed me a diagram of the fuse box, and the section where the blower fuse resides can be swapped out, but the section is over $200 just for the part.
Has anyone here had a similar fuse problem, and what did you do? Thanks in advance!
01-13-2011, 12:48 PM
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The blower fuse in my car melted (more specifically, the plastic around the fuse socket).
One route I investigated was with an independent MB shop. They said that they can do a "fuse bridge" to bypass the socket. Is this a safe/reliable fix? Is it a common type of fix that most shops can do?
Another route was with my dealer. Their parts department showed me a diagram of the fuse box, and the section where the blower fuse resides can be swapped out, but the section is over $200 just for the part.
Has anyone here had a similar fuse problem, and what did you do? Thanks in advance!
One route I investigated was with an independent MB shop. They said that they can do a "fuse bridge" to bypass the socket. Is this a safe/reliable fix? Is it a common type of fix that most shops can do?
Another route was with my dealer. Their parts department showed me a diagram of the fuse box, and the section where the blower fuse resides can be swapped out, but the section is over $200 just for the part.
Has anyone here had a similar fuse problem, and what did you do? Thanks in advance!
01-13-2011, 12:50 PM
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Oh Forgot to mention,, I would go with the dealer on this one and get the factory harness. Or, have your independent get the harness from the dealer and he can install it..
