Okay, who is right. Have we been getting swindled all these years by purchasing color coded fuses for our 1963 thru '66 Corvettes, when it is now brought to light in a very well written article in the current issue of the Restorer, that color banded fuses only came into use beginning in 1967?
The "purist" Corvette parts houses, such as LICS and Chicago Corvette, and the others like Ecklers, Corvette Central, and Corvette America have been selling color coded fuses at a premium, for years--are those poor 1963-66 owners now to believe that they should have installed generic (non coded) fuses.
Are we to believe that Rich Cohen, the owner of LICS, and absolutely no slouch when it comes to midyear knowledge (what say you, Geoffrey), would jeopardize the integrity of his company just to make an extra couple bucks on a set of incorrectly marked fuses. Dr.Rebuild's (another "purist", and in my opinion excellent, enterprise) catalog does not specify whether or not their fuses are color coded, so I cannot comment on what they are selling.
My 1965 TIM&JG does not mention fuses, and consequently fuse markings, when it talks about fuse panel configuration. This is not to say, that the omission of mention of fuses, exempts the owner of a Corvette with "offending" fuses from being exempt from any deductions due to lack of markings.
I would like to know, firstly, if the 1967 TIM&JG specifically refers to color coding of fuses. Secondly, it would be of interest to hear the comments of any midyear owners with respect to this item.
Joe
The "purist" Corvette parts houses, such as LICS and Chicago Corvette, and the others like Ecklers, Corvette Central, and Corvette America have been selling color coded fuses at a premium, for years--are those poor 1963-66 owners now to believe that they should have installed generic (non coded) fuses.
Are we to believe that Rich Cohen, the owner of LICS, and absolutely no slouch when it comes to midyear knowledge (what say you, Geoffrey), would jeopardize the integrity of his company just to make an extra couple bucks on a set of incorrectly marked fuses. Dr.Rebuild's (another "purist", and in my opinion excellent, enterprise) catalog does not specify whether or not their fuses are color coded, so I cannot comment on what they are selling.
My 1965 TIM&JG does not mention fuses, and consequently fuse markings, when it talks about fuse panel configuration. This is not to say, that the omission of mention of fuses, exempts the owner of a Corvette with "offending" fuses from being exempt from any deductions due to lack of markings.
I would like to know, firstly, if the 1967 TIM&JG specifically refers to color coding of fuses. Secondly, it would be of interest to hear the comments of any midyear owners with respect to this item.
Joe
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