2005 Corolla fuse box... Sheesh!

[TheLastWord]

The aftermarket backup camera wire shorted. My point is, fuses should be easy to access; this is a nightmare. Your head is near the left foot rest pedal. You hold a small flashlight with your left hand and pull the fuse, holding a needle nose pliers, with your right. That is, if you know which fuse it is. The blown fuse controlled the power windows, dash, blinkers and much more.

Toyotas are known for reliability, looooong life, simple services, etc. There is simply no reason for this bad design. The engine compartment fuse box offers easy access; mid fender. On the other hand, I had to Google up the interior fuse box location; I could not find it.

"Holding a small flashlight with one hand"

You need one of these or similar:

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwauk...netic-Headlamp-and-Task-Light-2012R/316165316

 

[JeffKeryk]

"Holding a small flashlight with one hand"

You need one of these or similar:

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwauk...netic-Headlamp-and-Task-Light-2012R/316165316

Thanks! Ordered. Will come in handy.

 

[Dave P.]

I'm the one providing that discounted/free treatment to friends and family. But when my cars break - I'm on my own, regardless of vehicle manufacturer. So I decided to challenge myself a bit with a FIAT, after more than a decade of Japanese, Korean, and American vehicles. Will say that this little Italian is quite fun to drive, great on fuel, and decently spacious. (My vehicle before this was a 2009 Pontiac Vibe 2.4L.)
Will see how the long term reliability comes out, but so far this $3k hatchback is giving me lots of smiles per gallon, as well as miles per gallon. 1.4 turbo and a 6-speed manual is a fun combo, and apparently the most reliable one they ever offered. I personally seen dozens of Jeep Renegades with that powertrain combo cross into 250k-400k miles category. And FIAT vehicles overseas with this powertrain combo follow the same high mileage trend easily.
So far this little FIAT has no problems commuting 70-100 miles daily since I purchased it a few months ago. Did swap out the 160k mile spark plugs and ignition coils though.

My very first car as a 17 Y/O driver in 1974 was a 1969 FIAT 850 Spider convertible, rear-engined, 4 speed, 2 seater that I inherited from my parents who bought it new. The floor eventually was so rotted out, a 1"x4" was wedged under the seat rails to keep it from falling out onto to pavement! The passing of many years has allowed me to remember that car with more fondness than it probably deserves. It was a fun car though and certainly unique!

 

[JeffKeryk]

My very first car as a 17 Y/O driver in 1974 was a 1969 FIAT 850 Spider convertible, rear-engined, 4 speed, 2 seater that I inherited from my parents who bought it new. The floor eventually was so rotted out, a 1"x4" was wedged under the seat rails to keep it from falling out onto to pavement! The passing of many years has allowed me to remember that car with more fondness than it probably deserves. It was a fun car though and certainly unique!

Loved those cars. Almost got one...

 

[Exhaustgases]

Try to access the inside fuse box on a Gen 3 CRV. So many idiot designers and engineers.
Some actually know how to do fuse boxes, either a panel that opens up on the driver side dash board, and the under hood boxes.
It seems on so many vehicles everything is an after thought. Absolutely no planning involved. I think all dash boards are a crazy design, if they want to hide so much inside and under them there should be 2 latches to flip and the whole thing lifts up to expose it all.

 

[cjcride]

Try to access the inside fuse box on a Gen 3 CRV. So many idiot designers and engineers.
Some actually know how to do fuse boxes, either a panel that opens up on the driver side dash board, and the under hood boxes.
It seems on so many vehicles everything is an after thought. Absolutely no planning involved. I think all dash boards are a crazy design, if they want to hide so much inside and under them there should be 2 latches to flip and the whole thing lifts up to expose it all.

I bet the bean counters over rule the engineers in these instances

 

[Dave P.]

Loved those cars. Almost got one...

It would leak so much in a hard rain that I literally kept a coffee can in the car to bail out the foot wells. There could easily be an inch of water inside the car. Plus, because of the design of the front end and it being rear-engined, when you got it up to about 70mph or above, the front end got "light" and there was a noticeable loss of steering control to the point where I got a hydroplaning feel. For the life of me, I don't know why Ralph Nadar didn't condemn this car! Maybe not enough units sold unlike the Corvair. Trust me when I tell you, you didn't miss out by not getting one!