Blue Sea Fuse Block Install

1. The volt meter lets me know how many volts the amp is running off of and how many volts the battery is displacing.

2. The circuit breaker is actually 300A which is way too high. This is all I could find locally when I was putting this together. I just ordered a 150A circuit breaker last night from the Blue Wave Audio website. The fuse in the voltmeter is 200A. This is the fuse for my amp.

3. Yes, the volt meter is only connected to my amp. The Fuse Block is for my HID lights, driving lights and underhood LED lights. I 2 extra banks for when I add anymore accessories.

 

Is there a place to buy the wire online(4 gauge and such)? I'd love to do this but i was just hoping to order everything online...

 

Would it be good to add this to
2nd Gen Tips, Mods & More

 

Yeah, do a google search and plenty of sites will come up but most will only sell in large quantities. I would check your local stereo shop to see if they sell in 1 foot lengths.

 

I am not an electrical person at ALL!

Can I get a quick run down on why you need an extra fuse box or the benefit of it?

 

Less wires to the battery, more organized and I think easier to trouble shoot if you have issues down the road.

Thanks!

 

Interesting. I am guessing you have extra wires from more stereo components and extra lighting. Looks great nonetheless! Very very clean

 

So far I have both sets of driving lights, HID headlights and the underhood LED's wired to the fuse block. I have room for 2 more accessories. Not sure what they will be used for but it's good to know they are there if needed.

 

mine looks pretty close to yours,everything the same except the breaker and that TechFlex stuff gonna order some right now.

also ilovetacos where are you located in cen cal? im in clovis/fresno.

 

I'm in Visalia/Tulare.

Are you going to the Pismo Jamboree Meet on Sept 24?
http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/so...-annual-pismo-jamboree-sept-24-26-2010-a.html

 

This is great. I recently finished up my stereo system and added lights to my nfab bar and my wiring underneath the hood is atrocious, as I haven't had time to clean it up.

I'm definitely going to look into doing this, especially for the price point.

Any reason why I couldn't use a Car Audio fuse block, since I have a few laying around? Well, now that I think about it they are 1/0 in and 4/8 out, and I don't really need 4 or 8 gauge wiring running to my lights...

I suppose any type of boat dealer around town ought to have one of those fuse blocks eh?

Thanks for the post and the quick DIY!

 

Yeah, any type of fuse block will work. Just make sure to use the correct gauge of wire for the application you are using it for.

If your local boat dealer doesn't have them in stock they can probably order one. Mine did for me.

 

Looks real nice! Little things like this make a huge difference.

 

I dont know how I feel about you having the circuit breaker in-line to the fuse block. all circuits that are fed by the fuse block have are fused anyway.. having the circuit breaker in-line to the fuse block may just complicate things if it's not a high enough amperage. I guess it probably works in your case, and better safe than sorry right? Looks really good though. Nice work, I'll have to pick up some of that techflex.. i usually use wire loom but it doesnt look as good.

 

Looks good

 

Got mine all fabbed up and ready to install

 

Thanks!

Cool man, post pics when you're done!

 

OP im curious where did you get that strap to mount your optima. I have an optima but it has a generic strap barely hanging on. BTW nice set up looks amazing

 

It's a battery box built by Ruff Stuff Specialities.

http://www.ruffstuffspecialties.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=38&products_id=280

 

Awesome.....ordering it right now