Someone on another thread awhile back was mentioning something about removing a fuse box on their W126 or W123, but was saying something about pushing it out from under the dash? I was thinking that the only fuse box on these cars was under the hood? Is there another under the instrument panel?

I recently bought a Mercedes and soon I want to check all of my fuses and make sure that they are the proper amperage. Are "MB" fuses best, or will the ones that can be purchased at Wal-Mart be suitable (if I do need any)?

I remember back in the late 90s when I had my JUNK 82' BMW 733i, that I had a very difficult time locating fuses for it. NONE of the local auto parts stores had it, Wal-Mart did not carry them at the time (they do now I noticed). I did finally find them at a local CarQuest. That was the last place I checked.

That car (82' BMW) was a fire waiting to happen. Someone had removed (or should I say "ripped out" the radio, cut the wires to bits and left the bare wiring exposed. It was a bunch of tangled spaghetti in that hole. Also, my AC/heater controls were completely on the fritz. Would not work at all (perhaps a severed wiring to it as well?), several warning lamps would stay illuminated all of the time, despite not needing anything it was calling for. The strangest thing is that the lights in the window switches on the console would stay illuminated CONSTANTLY. I had to disconnect the battery every night. I had no idea what was going on there, but there was something I could remove there and see where the wiring had been tampered with. Also, the original engine (3.3L I6) had been replaced with a 2.8L I6 out of a 5-Series. There was a sensor by the thermostat (coolant sensor?) that was on the fritz. Hooked up, it would not restart when hot - when unhooked it would not start when cold. . I was VERY GLAD to get shed of that lemon. It had been abused by the PO however, so it was not really all the cars fault I suppose. Despite having the smaller 2.8L out of the 5-series, that car would still FLY! Very peppy, but then my old 81' Toyota Cressida with a 2.8L I6 would fly too.