Technical Pulling Fuses.. Hints and Tips

[varesecrazy]

Hi all,

This is a general question

How have you managed to replace fuses in the cabin fuse board..?

I have not needed to change a fuse in 20+ years, so have never attempted the tiny fuses in the 500 fuses range

Is there a little yellow pincer hidden around the car?
It's the same fuse board as the 500's according to Ebay..

(alfa manual is far from helpful)

I have had several attempts, with various implements

I just cannot grip the fuse
(access is poor)

Anybody like to demonstrate what tool seems to work?

The marvellous additional wire makes me want to pull that fuse and see what it actually powers.. No luck yet!

I can pivot the fuse with a fingertip, just cannot remove it

Thanks

 

[steveras57]

Hi to get proper access you might have to remove the glove /shelf -its a bloody stupid design!.
However i managed it by using long nose needle tip pliers however not everyone will have these fair to say any of the little plastic gripping tools are useless here!. If you do manage to change the fuse you should investigate why it has blown in the first place as because access is so[poor you dont want to have to struggle again if it blows all the time!.

 

[varesecrazy]

Hi to get proper access you might have to remove the glove /shelf -its a bloody stupid design!.
However i managed it by using long nose needle tip pliers however not everyone will have these fair to say any of the little plastic gripping tools are useless here!. If you do manage to change the fuse you should investigate why it has blown in the first place as because access is so[poor you dont want to have to struggle again if it blows all the time!.

That red wire.. Presumably..
Powers non factory additions, hands free, charge ports.. I have yet to discover

 

[puntodeltathema]

Thin nosed pliers work quite well. Obvs be careful not to shatter the plastic...

The little yellow tools (often clipped under the OBD port on a 500) supplied by Fiat are often next to useless....

 

[John202020]

If anyone needs a switched feed, just use the lighter/power socket via a separate fuse rather than any dodgy hook up?

 

[Piccolo Nero e Bella]

I've never had cause to pull a fuse in eleven years! Mine has a small yellow device clipped inside the shelf compartment but my go-to would be my Gerber which is always on my belt anyway.

 

[varesecrazy]

Thanks folks

I will try decent pliers

Hoping that it's actually blown and going back to "Factory Spec" will fix
the current....
Weirdness

 

[varesecrazy]

Update..

Still struggled..
In desperation.. I USED THESE.. CIRCLIP Pliers

Not their intended purpose..BUT look at the jaws

 

[varesecrazy]

That parallel jaw edge..
Unlike conventional "scissor action" pliers did a fair job of gripping the fuse

Typically the one I needed to pull wasn't blown, and I dropped it attempting to reinstall..
But at least
I CAN NOW PULL FUSES

Doing this at the roadside would be a nightmare though

 

[varesecrazy]

Thin nosed pliers work quite well. Obvs be careful not to shatter the plastic...

The little yellow tools (often clipped under the OBD port on a 500) supplied by Fiat are often next to useless....

I did spot the one on our Panda this morning

Looks like the Alfa and 500 have lost theirs.. Maybe little loss

Hoping to make a bit of progress with the Alfa,
got doubts about it's 18month old battery, then random Electrical Additions

But.. @800 miles.. in it seems to run ok

So worthwhile chasing the niggles

 

[Piccolo Nero e Bella]

Doing this at the roadside would be a nightmare though

I'm guessing it would be near impossible on the interior fuse panel at night if one didn't have a torch or something.

 

[steveras57]

I'm guessing it would be near impossible on the interior fuse panel at night if one didn't have a torch or something.

YEA something like a mechanic!