Has anyone added an auxilary keyed fuse panel to their car?

[Chris996]

I've a new to me TB, that I couldn't be happier with performance wise. Chasing down an electrical issues had me working through a bit of a birds nest with add on wiring, that was tapped directly into the factory fuse panel. I've rewired quite a few boats, and as electronics began to add up, we would add auxiliary fuse panels to keep everything neat and safe. Pretty easy to accomplish as there was not factory harnesses to deal with and space was usually abundant. Has anyone done similar with a Turbo Buick to clean up wiring? Any advice with adding a keyed auxiliary one would be greatly appreciated

 

[GNRick]

Something like this? I ran mine to the glove box http://m.advanceautoparts.com/p/wel...898-P?searchTerm=fuse+blocks,+boxes+&+holders

 

[Chris996]

Something like this? I ran mine to the glove box http://m.advanceautoparts.com/p/wells-vehicle-electronics-fuse-holder-fh127/10301898-P?searchTerm=fuse+blocks,+boxes+&+holders

Exactly. If you don't mind, how did you run power to the auxiliary panel. I'd need it to be keyed power

 

[DavzGN]

Set it up with a relay feed and have the relay turned on by one of the keyed circuits in the factory fuseblock

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[TurboDave]

I added one of those marine based units you referred to. As you can see I just fastened it to one of my accelerator pedal bolts. The feed wire is connected to one of the IGN slots on the main fuse panel. The ground wire on my system is fastened to the ecm case, which in turn is wired directly to the engine block via a ground stretcher kit on the firewall.

 

[vader87]

This was my first mock up that went on the back on my glove box. I do not have A/C so there was no duct work. All I did was run a wire over to the fuse box and connected to the "IGN" plug, there are a few. Of course there is an inline fuse. I did the same but to the "BAT" plug for accessories that needed constant power.

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[Chris996]

Great! Thanks for the ideas

 

[toofastforyou]

I added one of those marine based units you referred to. As you can see I just fastened it to one of my accelerator pedal bolts. The feed wire is connected to one of the IGN slots on the main fuse panel. The ground wire on my system is fastened to the ecm case, which in turn is wired directly to the engine block via a ground stretcher kit on the firewall.

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I have the exact same thing as "TurboDave" also wired to one of the "IGN" terminals in the original fuse panel. I grounded it with a bolt under the dash.

Claude.

 

[TurboDave]

I have the exact same thing as "TurboDave" also wired to one of the "IGN" terminals in the original fuse panel. I grounded it with a bolt under the dash.

Claude.

I would suggest finding a better ground point. Dash and body are horrible grounds.


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[TurboBuRick]

As long as the ground strap is secure from the engine to firewall the body and dash are good ground points IMO.

 

[toofastforyou]

I would suggest finding a better ground point. Dash and body are horrible grounds.


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You may be right, bad grounds sometimes happen but in my case, it's been like that for a few years now without any issue…

Claude.

 

[Jerryl]

This is how I installed it behind the glove box. Car has AC.

-Modified fuse holder
-10 Ga Fused bat power at starter
-10 Ga Grnd to engine
-Single wire from IGN terminal
-40A waterproof relay
Overbuild for sure but its the last thing to worry about.

Hope this helps.