What is it?

A fuse box is the box that houses the fuses and relays of an electrical system. Battery terminal fuses are a newer fuse style which, through use of a battery terminal fuse holder will allow you to protect wiring runs simply at the battery.This fuse battery terminal use a houses attaches to the battery post itself and provides a separate fused post to add wiring which needs protection.

Most vehicles also have a fuse box inside of the vehicle, usually located beneath the dash. While most fuse panels are built to last, they can sometimes encounter issues and cause problems with the operation of the vehicle. Usually a problematic fuse box will produce a few symptoms that can alert the driver of a potential issue. Such as the fuse box is fuses blowing frequently, loose fuses or burned fuses or terminals, then you need have a replacement.

How to Replace the Fuse Box?

Making sure the engine is turned off, disconnect both the positive and negative connections on the car battery.

Locate your vehicle’s fuse box. The fuse box is normally located in either the engine compartment, in the driver’s side foot well or in the glove compartment.

The fuse box will be attached to the main battery supply by red cables and these need to be disconnected before you are able to begin removing the fuse box from its housing.

As you remove the fuse box and disconnect it from the main battery supply, ensure to label any cables and connections.

Once all the connections have been removed you should now able to remove the fuse box fully from its housing.

Now you can begin to reconnect the cables and connections to the new fuse box.

Reattach the main battery cables and affix the fuse box back into its housing.

Reconnect the positive and negative connections on the car battery and start-up your vehicle.