To fuse or not to fuse that is the question

[86 911 Targa]

Originally Posted by dan88911

Sorry about earlier post.
Lets see if I got right this time.
Dash lighting fuse installation

Here is your answer.

Worked for me.

Search my post "added fuses and relay"

Gerry

[GH85Carrera]

Originally Posted by jackportia

Porsche electrical repairs/upgrades gives me the willies. "Excellence was expected" is something I thought was a given instead of a cliche when it comes to Porsche electrical wiring. It is appreciated that there are members on the forum who are willing to take the time to give back to an appreciative member their relative experience. Thanks to everyone for their thoughtful and helpful response.

Originally Posted by Rawknees'Turbo

You should check out the electronics screwups associated with the entire Turbo run - plenty of laughs to be had.

And the amazing thing is that the 911 electronics worst practices remained the norm throughout several decades (at least through 1989), even while the 944 side of the factory modernized. And come to think of it, the electronics shart show is still strong with the pre-1990, 911 parts production (aka - official, Porsche branded, "might work . . . for a while", relays that look like a six year old soldered the half-baked components together). Super lame on Porsche's part.

All of those issues are because the 911 was engineered in the early 1960s as a very basic car. Then more and more systems were grafted on.

The real issue is the man in charge at Porsche at the time Ernst Fuhrmann, hated the 911. He wanted it replaced with the 928. He forbade any research and development on the 911 and restricted the budget for it. Customers insisted on many new features, so they were grafted onto the car, and with no budget to really do it right, it was done as cheap as possible. Only when the American Peter Schutz took over in 1981 did he change the future of the 911. He had to start small and his first orders were to improve and modernize the 911 SC into the Carrera. The 1980s was a VERY tough era for Porsche and they almost went bankrupt so money was tight. When the sales of the Carrera brought in cash, they spent major effort to start over on the 911 and the 964 was the result. Electrical and AC issues were finally solved. The 924 was a major cash cow.

So blame it all on Fuhrmann.

[PeteKz]

Forget that crap. Install LED headlights and you won't need relays. They only draw about 1/4 the amps that halogen headlights draw.