MercedesSource sells a set "PLEASE NOTE: Update 7/1/22. Remaining stock of brass element 8 and 16 amp fuses are gone and are no longer being made. These are the new style high quality anodized aluminum replacements to help prevent corrosion at the tips. Much better than the original aluminum ceramic fuses."

I ordered some that arrived within a few days, but I have not done the replacement yet.

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mercedessource Product - TOOL NOT INCLUDED --- WHITE AND RED FUSES ARE ALUMINUM -- BLUE FUSES ARE COPPER ALLOY Fuses, supplies, and video instructions (below) to restore most older fuse boxes to better than original condition. So you think the fuses in your old Mercedes fuse box are fine and...

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Sehr gut, Dankeschön!

 

plenty of choices here"

Amazon.com: 30Pcs GBC European Automotive Fuse Box Assortment Bakelite Auto Fuses 5-30A : Automotive

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Thanx, I think I like this choice better

 

I find mine on ebay.

 

Last time I bought a supply of fuses, I got them from a Toronto parts supply that specializes in VWs. I do recall that the original German fuses were in short supply. We do need to find a new reliable source.

Things to watch for. The conductors should be brass or copper. But probably more important, the insulator should be ceramic. Many of the cheap sets of fuses sold on eBay and Amazon (and elsewhere) have plastic insulators. They have been known to melt! Read Amazon reviews here: https://www.amazon.com/30Pcs-Europe...mercedes+fuses+brass&qid=1699901849&sprefix=mercedes+fuses+brass,aps,165&sr=8-5

 

Last time I bought a supply of fuses, I got them from a Toronto parts supply that specializes in VWs. I do recall that the original German fuses were in short supply. We do need to find a new reliable source.

Things to watch for. The conductors should be brass or copper. But probably more important, the insulator should be ceramic. Many of the cheap sets of fuses sold on eBay and Amazon (and elsewhere) have plastic insulators. They have been known to melt! Read Amazon reviews here: https://www.amazon.com/30Pcs-European-Automotive-Assortment-Bakelite/dp/B07DZZQCZ7/ref=sr_1_5?crid=RSLNW3Q7B3AT&keywords=mercedes+fuses+brass&qid=1699901849&sprefix=mercedes+fuses+brass,aps,165&sr=8-5
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Interesting. I am thinking the batch I purchased have plastic insulators. I will have to look, it would be nice if there was a way to tell from the ads.

 

Bakelite is really just a stone age plastic, it doesn't melt, but it does burn.

I save my blown ceramic ones, the brass from the plastic ones isn't hard to pry off and install on the heat proof center section

 

Bakelite is really just a stone age plastic, it doesn't melt, but it does burn.

I once did some remediation work at a Bakelite plant when it was near it's end of life. Nasty process that used formaldehyde and phenol in making the phenolic resin. It was really the first industrial plastic and some of us will still remember those old black Bakelite phones. Bakelite won't melt easily, but it's maximum recommended temperature for continuous duty is about 140C. If the fuses really are Bakelite or an equivalent phenolic resin, they would likely be OK, but are they? Didn't sound like it from the Amazon reviews.

 

Hello,
have a Look here.

Echte Keramiksicherungen, 5 Stück

Sicherungen dieser Bauform werden oft Keramiksicherungen genannt, haben aber heute meist Isolatoren aus Kunststoff. Hier bieten wir Ihnen die Originale. 5 Stück pro Verpackungseinheit.

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Best Regards
Marcel

 

Time to stock up on those! Site says: These fuses are no longer produced. We have a limited remaining stock.

 

I got the set of plastic fuses not knowing they were plastic. I was able to remove the brass/copper fuse link from the plastic fuses and put them on the body of the original ceramic fuses. Worked just fine.

 

Ceramic Fuses

Auto-Sicherung 25A 36V blau, Grieder Elektronik Bauteile AG

 

Thanks. I browsed the selections, they have all the amps needed, but Question: 36 V ?