What on earth is this fuse to?

[Shawn]

When I pulled the radio out of an '85, this fuse ended up coming out from under the dash as well. What's it for and where does it go?

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[RetroC10Sport]

Not for anything in these trucks! That's a household bulb.

Looks more like a bulb and not a fuse.

 

[crazy4offroad]

That's a 100 watt halogen bulb, for like work lights, not our trucks. If you touch the glass tube with bare fingers when you install it, it will blow, from the natural oils on your fingers.

 

[Shawn]

Huh. Weird.

 

[Dr. Paradox]

strange things can be found inside the dash on these old trucks haha

 

[89Suburban]

Hahhaha, that's funny.

 

[bucket]

I once pulled a radio out of a squarebody at the junkyard and some dinky little handgun fell out and onto the floor.

 

[RetroC10Sport]

Wish I could find **** like that...

 

[89Suburban]

Hahahahha.

 

[bucket]

Wish I could find **** like that...

I just left it in the truck, but shoved it under the seat. I wasn't getting busted for carrying that thing out of there, it was U-wrench-it and they checked your toolbox if you only had a few parts. It was summertime and I was wearing shorts and a t-shirt too.

 

[crazy4offroad]

I woulda put it down my shorts. Never know when you need a good throw-down gun!

 

[Instigate]

haha I love it.

 

[Dave87]

Kinda looks more like a halogen light bulb. 100w, 110-130v. Like they use in some work lights.

 

[notverrysmart]

after market dome light, only works when you plug in your oil heater, lights up the cab like a second sun. lol
As for the handgun, that was a special feature offered by gm to distract thieves so you could shove a shotgun up their...you get the idea