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Originally Posted by Fuzzball
Once you have the screws loose, it can be fun trying to get the cover off...as they built the fuse box first then built the car around it....takes some work, but just pull on the two screws...you should be able to get it off after a few tries....then of course, you have to get it back on...that will probably take a while longer.... Best of luck!
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have successfully loosened the thumb screws and the cover/lid is still held on by the soft gasket that is stuck both to the lid and firewall. This is probably because the last person who installed the cover over-tightened it. So when you do eventually remove it, don't make the same mistake when reinstalling!
With the screws loose, I would spray some WD40 around the perimeter and then try to gently twist the lid/cover right/left until the soft gasket pops loose. Then it's a matter of rotating it to clear other nearby components such as brake booster etc.
Once you get inside the box, I know that these cars often have the tail lights on 2 separate fuses. I'm not sure about the brake lights and I'm away on a trip so I canNOT check... but when you get into the box, you should have a paper card inside the cover/lid that lists the fuses/applications. Read all of these just in case there are 2 fuses on the brakes as well.
Let us know how things go !
Sam