Hi, my fuse box will no longer securely hold one of the fuses am I better to order a new 2 glass fuse one or pick up a new blade style one from a local auto shop? Cheers.

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1962 Traveller with 1275LS engine

I would be sticking with the old 2 fuse style.

It's not great, but it's worked fine all these years.

They're also cheap as chips and no fiddling around to get it to fit.

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You're so square
Baby I don't care

is it a display concourse car
go original
daily driver ==upgrade to blade

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65 panel van Sprog
73 panel van Iggy

Keep it original
I got some Lucas fuses if someone wants the for a concourse car. They're in my 76 but it's not going to stay original

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If its got tits or wheels its gonna cost you

1973 Solid side Leyland Mini Panelvan 1100 in Hairy Lime(Elma)
1976 Clubby project in progress
1966 Morris Mini Deluxe in need of a full resto
1971 Mini K Garden Art

Can you actually get a bladed fuse box that will fit straight in

The problem i have encountered is that you need a fuse box with a double row of connectors and most aftermarket one only have a single row

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Do The poor old spare parts salesman a favour, Use the original type,
so when someone wants a fuse box in future for this car and says to the spare parts Man I want a fuse box for a Aust Mini year model Whatever
The parts Man will supply the correct Part.
I say this in jest However It Is True

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" A Hundred Years From Now It will not Matter what my Bank Acount Was,
The Sort Of House I Lived in, Or The Kind Of Car I drove ... But The World May Be A Better Place
Because I was Once Important In The Life Of A Child"

There was never anything wrong with Lucas fuse boxes. As long as they are kept clean and with the cover on. They have been around long enough to prove themselves. Unless you are doing a custom wiring Job where you need more fused circuits stick to the original one there are plenty available like John MINI KING Said.

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DID I MENTION THAT I AM THE BEST SUPPLIER FOR MINI ELECTRICAL PARTS AND REPAIRS?
"Let us remove your "SHORTS"

Agree re the fuse box. Keep it original

I like the retro look but do have one car I have customized to my liking that could do with a better fuse box arrangement

The other cars can stay lucas..

A recent idea that was suggested to me was to use TWO standard fuse boxes. That way the fuse box is easy to replace and you don't have to cut/chop/change the loom at all.

Sounds like a smart solution to me.

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Brett Nicholson
Greendale (near Ballan) VIC.
1971 Morris Mini Moke
1966 Austin Mini
1965 Morris Mini Traveller
1973 LR Series 3 88
2007 LR Freelander 2

I like the idea of keeping the std box, but where does one procure the smoke from? I need to reinstall some into my lucas lectrics..

What about just putting some pliers on the contacts and bending them back in a bit so they're tighter and the fuse doesn't fall out?