Installing an accessory fuse box: Difference between revisions

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The first thing to tackle is finding a place for your new fuse box. In order to know how long to make the wires you really have to figure out where to mount everything, but read the whole article first, OK? This does not mean that you should mount the box yet. As always, try to test everything before mounting, in the interest of saving time if something gets hooked up wrong.

You can mount the fuse box anywhere you want. Our man determined that the best place for him was on the left side, in between the coolant reservoir and the CDI.

You can mount the fuse box anywhere you want. Our man determined that the best place for him was on the left side, in between the coolant reservoir and the CDI. The mounting location is on the wheel well. There is nothing on the other side to hit with a drill, and you can reach around to tighten the lock nuts on that side. It would be wise to use [http://www.nylok.com/products_torqpatch.htm Nylok fasteners], or something similar, and [http://www.loctiteproducts.com/products/detail.asp?catid=10&subid=48&plid=153 blue Loctite].

The mounting location is on the wheel well. There is nothing on the other side to hit with a drill, and you can reach around to tighten the lock nuts on that side. It would be wise to use [http://www.nylok.com/products_torqpatch.htm Nylok fasteners], or something similar, and [http://www.loctiteproducts.com/products/detail.asp?catid=10&subid=48&plid=153 blue Loctite].

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 The first thing to tackle is finding a place for your new fuse box. In order to know how long to make the wires you really have to figure out where to mount everything, but read the whole article first, OK? This does not mean that you should mount the box yet. As always, try to test everything before mounting, in the interest of saving time if something gets hooked up wrong.
-You can mount the fuse box anywhere you want. Our man determined that the best place for him was on the left side, in between the coolant reservoir and the CDI.
+You can mount the fuse box anywhere you want. Our man determined that the best place for him was on the left side, in between the coolant reservoir and the CDI. The mounting location is on the wheel well.  There is nothing on the other side to hit with a drill, and you can reach around to tighten the lock nuts on that side. It would be wise to use [http://www.nylok.com/products_torqpatch.htm Nylok fasteners], or something similar, and [http://www.loctiteproducts.com/products/detail.asp?catid=10&subid=48&plid=153 blue Loctite].
-The mounting location is on the wheel well.  There is nothing on the other side to hit with a drill, and you can reach around to tighten the lock nuts on that side. It would be wise to use [http://www.nylok.com/products_torqpatch.htm Nylok fasteners], or something similar, and [http://www.loctiteproducts.com/products/detail.asp?catid=10&subid=48&plid=153 blue Loctite].
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