Reply to "Pantera Electrical Problems"

When I first got my car in 1985, it had rubber bands over the metal tabs in the fuse panel. The former owner pointed at the fuse panel and said "don't touch that!"

The problem with rubber bands is they dry out and snap. Then it's back to bad contact and in many cases the fuses falling out on the floor when you hit a little bump in the road.

Since then, there have been a couple of alternatives developed to the original fuse panel.

One is the Tinneman fuse panel which I believe is a modified Nissan PU truck panel that now uses the current spade fuses. Was that "Bob Tinneman"?

The other is the Pantera-Electronics unit.

The P-E is more modern and engineered for the car. It's not a modification of a panel from another vehicle like the Tinneman is. It doesn't use relays either like the Tinneman does.


Both have gotten good reviews. I switched to the P-E unit and do recommend it to anyone who is interested in dealing with this issue.

You don't need fuses falling out on you in the middle of the night on a dark road. That I can speak from experience on.