GENUINE NEW OEM 82620-12280 8262012280 Fusible Link Block Assembly for Corolla and Matrix vehicles w NUT

exactly what we needed..shipping was faster than dealers response

I'm no mechanic, so this is not official fix it advice, so do not take my review as any kind of "how to".That said, here's what happened. I accidentally hooked a battery up backwards in a 2013 Corolla. I checked the common mini fuses 1st, and found only 2 that were blown. I replaced those, but the car still wouldn't work with all functionality. It would crank, but the center console wouldn't work, nor the power steering, brakes or doors. I did some looking around and found that other people had experienced similar situations and recommended to replace this fusible link. To my understanding, the fusible link is like a big fuse, before any problems hit the other fuses. Like a main safety, sometimes referred to as the alternator fuse. Very important note, this thing DOES NOT pull out from the top like the common fuses. I had to remove the battery, air filter box, car computer, and remove the entire fuse box from the side of the car (This is the one under the hood in case it wasn't already clear). Once I had the fuse box removed from the mounting brackets on the car, I had to find the pry latches on the edges of the fusebox and gently and carefully work to dislodge those to get the box apart. Once the fuse box was open, there were additional pry latches around the edge of the original fusible link which were also attached to a small block which contained some of the smaller fuses. Once I got those unlatched, the whole assembly was able to be pushed down and out of the outer casing of the fuse box. I took pictures along the way to be sure I hooked everything up the same way that it came out and was successful. The car works fine now, just as it did before the mishap with the battery. I know prices may change over time, but in April of 2023 when I got this replacement, I only paid around 42.00. By being careful, taking my time and taking pics and notes as a went along. I got it replaced in only a few hours. If a person does this wrong, gets in a hurry and breaks something, it could end up making your car unavailable for days if you have to schedule an appointment at a shop that can't see you right away, plus a lot of extra money in labor fees. So if you are not sure you can do this on your own, safely and successfully, I want to re-emphasize, do not take this review as advice to try this on your own. However, as a review for the seller, I would like to say that I am happy that I bought from them. The item was delivered quickly, in great shape, and that yes, I was successful in installing this on my own and I saved a lot of money in doing it myself. I took my time and was very very careful. I would buy from this seller again, and am happy with the product.

The overall positions of the slide snaps were sligtly off. Using a flat head screwdriver I was able to break away the edges of the slide snap on the right side and top to get is to smoosh into place.The two top (windshield end) connections on the new one are seperate connections whereas the old one was bonded together.In any case this unit brought my friend's car back to life and is performing as expected. I deducted one star for not being a direct fit for the application.

This is my review.

This part is OEM and fits 2008 Scion xb.