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I'm interested in putting my fuse box elsewhere after having my engine bay resprayed. Does anyone have any suggestions? I was thinking directly under the battery tray, enclosed within a custom enclosure to ensure road grime isnt a pain. Keep in mind this also isn't a daily driver.

I was considering moving it to the glovebox, but I doubt I have the skills to move all that wiring and extend it that far.

The battery will also be moved to the boot.

The good thing is 90% of my wiring can be hidden under the engine cover, as you can see in the below picture.

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A lot of early model Commodore drivers hide them under the dash. Was something I was thinking about doing when the time comes, but as you said a lot of work.

Perhaps behind the front bumper, tucked into the guard away from the wheel? Otherwise have a look on the Commodore forums, should be plenty of advice there.

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Cheers guys.

I've decided to bite the bullet and put it in the glove box, got it all laid out at the moment and have numbered and labelled every wire. Let the cutting and extending begin. I will post my results.

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