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Old Jan 5, 2009 | 10:39 AM
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does anyone know any stores that carry fuses for scion or do i have to buy from dealer. i tried wallmart but i got the wrong kind, it had same number but the ones i bought was bigger im alittle mad at that hopefully i can get a refund on it even though its open. yea need to change dome fuse cause for some reason my lights wasnt completly turning off when i had it on the door mode and when i tried to change out the rear dome everything went kapoop and now i got no lights working
Old Jan 5, 2009 | 01:00 PM
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try autozone or pepboys or checkers
Old Jan 5, 2009 | 01:03 PM
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Old Jan 5, 2009 | 05:13 PM
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ive never tired radio shack, but ive tried every car place there is and they dont have the really short ones that we need. so i either try radio shack or go to the dealer.. but at least u know the dealer has them for sure ijust bought some last week haha
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i tried every car store never have them neither did radio shack i ended up goin to the dealer i think it was a buck per fuse or 80 sumthign cents
Old Jan 5, 2009 | 05:24 PM
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^^ whooaa wth is ny cheaper or something? in cali theyre $2.xx it was like 5 bucks for two loll
Old Jan 5, 2009 | 05:26 PM
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oh hell no lmao i paid like $2.xx almost 3 bucks for 3 fuses lol
Old Jan 5, 2009 | 05:27 PM
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^^ wow. 2 bucks for a freakin fuse. Haven't had to buy them for my tC yet but my mom's car uses mini fuses(im assuming that's what were talking about) and we got those at Sears Auto.
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sears auto got them?? theres 2 types of mini fuses the ones with the throngs that poke out alot and then ours which are in and nothing poke out.
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Really? hmmm. Nah these poked out alot. I never knew ours don't poke out. Never took out one of our mini fuses.
Old Jan 5, 2009 | 05:56 PM
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yeah ours are tiny nothing pokes out on ours it sux cause u otta go to the dealer and get it or watever
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Our fuses are called "Low Profile Mini Fuses."

Autozone sells a pack of 5 for I think like 8 bucks, but you get 5 different amps. Best place I've seen to get a lot for cheap is eBay.

120 fuses for like 13 bucks <click
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i tried autozone over here they didnt even know waht i was talking bout when i brought in the actual fuse, yeah ive seen on ebay the best
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Originally Posted by iheartzombies
Our fuses are called "Low Profile Mini Fuses."

Autozone sells a pack of 5 for I think like 8 bucks, but you get 5 different amps. Best place I've seen to get a lot for cheap is eBay.

120 fuses for like 13 bucks <click
Old Jan 5, 2009 | 10:22 PM
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advance auto in my area had them, i bought some after blowing my cig lighter ones..lol
Old Jan 5, 2009 | 10:23 PM
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I picked mine up at the local Kragen's Auto Store about 2 years ago... ... all sizes too.
Old Jan 6, 2009 | 03:54 AM
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o_O i walked into a dealership, and talked to them and told htem my problem, even admitted that i messed with the wiring and they fixxed it then were like

oh, here's a bag of fuses in cas eyou blow another.
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^ they appreciated your honesty......my dealership is the same.It is good business.
Old Jan 6, 2009 | 05:25 AM
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okay so this whole day i drove around trying to find this stupid fuse i went to 3 checkers 3 napa dealers a regular shop called quest auto which was the closesi got to getting them but they was out of stock but they had the same type shorty fuse. i tried 2 wallmart plus kmart i even tried a toyota dealer which they didnt have instock also and they said the other dealer had it but i wont get it till tom. so ____ing frustrating. o yea i tried radio shack also cause checkers told me to check there. our scion fuses aint normal type why the heck wouldnt they use the universal type which every car dealer uses. so tom ima go to the dealer pick them up and also get my supercharger put on well off to bed got a 7am appointment



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