Thanks for the info. I will definately check into the wire connection. I have been thru many junk yards and all seem to have the same problem. VW is like the rest on recalls, let the consumer deal with it. Sad to think all the money they make and they do not have someone designing these cars that had the experience to know better. Thanks for sharing.
Now I see why I have so much wiring issues. The fuses are mainly wires instead of fuse plugs. Everytime someone said it could be a fuse. I couldn't find the fuse box.
The problem is not the fuse . the Problem is not the sure size... It is the connection that the fuse pushes into. It wasn't built right from the factory. The fuse to connection is not a right fit.. Removing a rated fuse for a specific part, is never recommended unless diet emergency.. The bigger fuse that it is now powered off of, will not protect the a/C system , as it is to big of a amp rated fuse. So the people talking about fire danger are correct... All that needs to be done. Is remove the connection from the harness. And install a heavier gauged terminal connector for the 30 amp a/C fuse
To go from a 30 amp fuse to a 110 amp fuse is asking for trouble. If you look on the metal strip it will have 110 stamped on it for the interior fuse panel. Now you just overloaded the interior panel by adding a problem to it.
What you did will work, but for how long? Heat build up when you have a poor connection. clean up all the connections in the fuse box and plug. If one is going bad the likelihood of others is pretty good.
I'm an electronic engineer.. This is a very BAD idea. My GF has a 2003 new beetle with the same problem, and it's not caused by the wire, or the fuse. It's the fusebox itself. That said, the CORRECT workaround is to remove the AC wire from this box, and NOT to connect it anywhere other than to the bus which all the other fuses connect to, inside this box, THROUGH a 30A fusible link. You need the fuse to be sized to protect the wire. That 110 amp fuse won't even notice when this wire rubs through to ground somewhere and is on fire. You almost got it right, the key is putting a fusible link in series so that the wiring is still appropriately protected.
