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Car Forum / Toyota / Prius / February 2007Con-FUSE-d
Actually, I'm not confused at all, just bemused by fuses in my 2004 Prius. One of the 12v outlets stopped working, and I found that its 15A fuse had blown. No big deal, I thought, I'll just head over to my local Pep Boys and buy an assortment of replacement fuses, right? Wrong. Toyota used a non-standard type of fuse that they don't carry and neither of the guys who were helping me had ever seen before. I was able to get the fuse at the Toyota dealership, of course, but at a cost 49 cents, whereas a package of 20 standard mini blade fuses was $2-3 at Pep Boys and. Oh well, it's not as if the cost is going to break the bank...  Signature<http://designsbymike.biz/macconsultshop.shtml> Mac-themed T-shirts <http://designsbymike.biz/musings.shtml> Mostly muckraking T-shirts <http://designsbymike.biz/prius.shtml> Prius shirts & bumper stickers <http://cafepress.com/comedancing> Ballroom dance-themed shirts & gift > Actually, I'm not confused at all, just bemused by fuses in my 2004 > Prius. One of the 12v outlets stopped working, and I found that its 15A [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > $2-3 at Pep Boys and. Oh well, it's not as if the cost is going to > break the bank... AutoZone had them. Bob Wilson > AutoZone had them. Thanks, I'll keep that in mind if there's a next time. Signature<http://designsbymike.biz/macconsultshop.shtml> Mac-themed T-shirts <http://designsbymike.biz/musings.shtml> Mostly muckraking T-shirts <http://designsbymike.biz/prius.shtml> Prius shirts & bumper stickers <http://cafepress.com/comedancing> Ballroom dance-themed shirts & gift > Actually, I'm not confused at all, just bemused by fuses in my 2004 > Prius. BTW, I was also amused to see that the illustration in my owner's manual shows a standard mini blade fuse, different than the actual fuse. Signature<http://designsbymike.biz/macconsultshop.shtml> Mac-themed T-shirts <http://designsbymike.biz/musings.shtml> Mostly muckraking T-shirts <http://designsbymike.biz/prius.shtml> Prius shirts & bumper stickers <http://cafepress.com/comedancing> Ballroom dance-themed shirts & gift Questions, Mike... Which outlet stopped working? My underdash outlet is dead, but the one in the console works fine. Where is that fuse located? Do you know if there's anything else on the same circuit? I'd just short the fuse and put a simple inline fuseholder (using standard fuses, of which I have plenty) in the circuit. Thanks > Which outlet stopped working? My underdash outlet is dead, but the one > in the console works fine. It was my underdash outlet, too. > Where is that fuse located? Exactly where the owner's manual indicates. ;-) Which is under the dash to the extreme left. You pretty much have to get down on the ground and look up to see it. > Do you know if there's anything else on the same circuit? Again according to the manual, the fuse is specifically for that one outlet. > I'd just short the fuse and put a simple inline fuseholder (using standard > fuses, of which I have plenty) in the circuit. I just bought some fuses at the dealership when I went in for routine maintenance. And someone else said they're available at AutoZone. Signature<http://designsbymike.biz/macconsultshop.shtml> Mac-themed T-shirts <http://designsbymike.biz/musings.shtml> Mostly muckraking T-shirts <http://designsbymike.biz/prius.shtml> Prius shirts & bumper stickers <http://cafepress.com/comedancing> Ballroom dance-themed shirts & gift |
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