Driver fuse panel melt down

[techno]

The cigarette lighter shorted and caused the fuse holder at the driver kick panel to melt down. I was in the XJ and was able to disconnect the battery and prevent a major catastrophe. I have not yet dismantled anything, but I know for sure the fuse holder itself and associated wiring need to be replaced. I looked online at the usual suspects but see no sign of a replacement for sale. Would there be one available from someone who is parting out their XJ?

This is a 1996-year model so I'm not sure if it is compatible with any other years.

 

[Anak]

Ouch.

I can still find the occasional XJ in my local junkyards. If you get it apart and can post up good pics I can keep an eye out for parts.

 

[phydeaux33]

The cigarette lighter shorted and caused the fuse holder at the driver kick panel to melt down. I was in the XJ and was able to disconnect the battery and prevent a major catastrophe. I have not yet dismantled anything, but I know for sure the fuse holder itself and associated wiring need to be replaced. I looked online at the usual suspects but see no sign of a replacement for sale. Would there be one available from someone who is parting out their XJ?

This is a 1996-year model so I'm not sure if it is compatible with any other years.

I have a 95 that is getting parted out, not sure if it will work on a 96. In Maryland.

 

[techno]

Thanks guys.

I am not sure if the 1995-year model will work on the 1996. I do know that a lot of the wiring and connectors are different. Exactly what are different I do not know. What I do know is that a lot of the color code and connectors are different. Remember, the '96-year model have some parts carried over from the earlier models and some from the 1997 onwards thrown in/on for good measure.

There are a few 1996 XJ's in 2 local pic a part. I will pay them a visit this weekend.

 

[techno]

I am in need of a tool pin tool to remove wire/fuse terminal from the fuse box in the driver side foot well. I manage to score a used fuse holder from a pick and pull yard. Now I deed to swap wires between the two units.

 

[lawsoncl]

There are small tabs on either side of the terminal that need to get pressed inward to slide them out the back. One of these https://www.amazon.com/Depinning-El...-Automotive/dp/B0922GF9W8/137-6170536-0341610 might do the trick.

When I refurbished my panel, I just pushed the whole terminal out with a thin screwdriver and a little force, which damaged the pins. That wasn't an issue since I was replacing the terminals. Some of the terminals are on a strip of 3-4 terminals in a row. Here's a link to a thread with replacement part numbers for the terminals and a picture of what the pins look like. https://naxja.org/threads/best-fuse-slot-repair-option.1142103/