400/4 fusebox

[FrasMac]

Hi all, well, yesterday my nice wee reliable 400/4 decided to throw a wobbler, and cut out on me all together. Cut a long story short, the fusebox had started to melt, (old and brittle fuse clips) and the ignition fuse fell out, managed to patch it up to get home, but the box is gubbed.

Silvers want nearly sixty quid for a new one, incl vat and carriage. On searching fleabay I notice that there are others that look the same, but are designated for different models (CB500T, CB250RS, etc).

Does anyone know which others are suitable for the 400/4? I can't think that the wiring would be all that different?

thanks a million!

[mike the bike]

It depends if you're going for originality on a part that hidden away, or functionality.  If you just want it to work, any fuse holder will do - even a modern one with the spade type fuses.
Alternatively, get it working with spade fuses going into crimp on spade terminals and keep looking for an original at a decent price.

[Chris400F]

I sold one of these a while ago - it was in a collection of parts I bought.
From the digging around I did before listing it it seems the same box was used on the 400/4, 500T, 550F/K and 750A/F.
That might narrow your search a bit.
P/N is 38200-377-005.

[Trigger]

There are two types of fuse box 1) has 3 fuse holders, 2) has 5 fuse holders but, in the 5 fuse box the top and bottom holders are for spare fuses

[Bodd]

When I got mine the fusebox had been bypassed by a previous owner with in line fuses and it wasn't a very good job, so I bought a second hand fuse box from this guy, you have to email him for prices and I can't remember exactly how much it was but it was a lot cheaper than DS.

[mike the bike]

a lot cheaper than DS.

You don't say

[Chris400F]

How about this one:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-CB500T-Fuse-Box-CB-/181798254118?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2a54053626
P/N quoted is from the 400 Parts List which only shows one type.
I did notice some boxes on eBay with three holders listed as being for 550 and 750 models from early 70's.
Guess one with the same connector as the original will save any need for rewiring.

[FrasMac]

Thanks all, I think I will take a punt on the 500T one. looks the most likely!

[FrasMac]

Punt placed, I will let you know how it goes!

[Drew400]

Hi FrasMac,

I replaced mine with DS version a few months ago. My old one looks a bit tatty and has no lid but was still working. You can have it if you like. If so, PM me and I'll send you a photo or two to see if it's worth bothering with.

Cheers, D.

[Bryanj]

From Motogrid here is a list of the bikes that part number is used on

 CB400F A MOTORCYCLE, JPN, VIN# CB400F-1000006 TO CB400F-1038492 

 CB400F A (76) MOTORCYCLE, JPN, VIN# CB400F-2000001 TO CB400F-2008280 

 CB400F A (77) MOTORCYCLE, JPN, VIN# CB400F-2100001 TO CB400F-2104166 

 CB500T A MOTORCYCLE, JPN, VIN# CB500T-1000001 

 CB500T A (76) MOTORCYCLE, JPN, VIN# CB500T-2000001 

 CB550F A MOTORCYCLE, JPN, VIN# CB550F-1109886 

 CB550F A (76) MOTORCYCLE, JPN, VIN# CB550F-2000003 TO CB550F-2010866 

 CB550F A (77) MOTORCYCLE, JPN, VIN# CB550F-2100001 TO CB550F-2114871 

 CB550K A (77) MOTORCYCLE, JPN, VIN# CB550K-2000007 TO CB550K-2015308 

 CB550K A (78) MOTORCYCLE, JPN, VIN# CB550K-2100001 TO CB550K-2122082 

 CB750A A (76) MOTORCYCLE, JPN, VIN# CB750A-7000001 TO CB750A-7007331 

 CB750F A MOTORCYCLE, JPN, VIN# CB750F-1000002 TO CB750F-1015054 

 CB750F A (76) MOTORCYCLE, JPN, VIN# CB750F-2000003 TO CB750F-2022317

[stevush]

Checkout ebay.... I think I saw one one there, cheap too!!