Fuses melting in 98 beetle

SOURCE: 2003 New Beetle battery fuse panel melting

you have short somewhere

SOURCE: battery fuse melted, alternator showing good at

common problem on VAG fusebox above the battery - replace the cable from the alternator and the fuse box itself, should solve the problem. to check, put an voltmeter across the battery when engine running. should be approx 14.volts. then try across the alternator. if more than 1 volt difference, then you have a bad connection and that causes the cable to overheat. alternative scenario that alternator is overcharging, but than a voltmeter will also show that

SOURCE: 2005 VW Beetle Turbo -

Hello and welcome to FIxYa!
Putting on wrong fuses on the box can cause this. It can be a faulty wiring too that's why it melted. You may need to replace the relays too for it can be the issue. You can't check the relay for it's sealed so replacement is really necessary. It's best to have it looked by an expert auto electrician too for this may need an on hand trouble shooting.
Hope this helps and thank you for using FixYa! Have a good one!

SOURCE: 2005 VW Beetle Turbo -

Hello and welcome to FIxYa!
Putting on wrong fuses on the box can cause this. It can be a faulty wiring too that's why it melted. You may need to replace the relays too for it can be the issue. You can't check the relay for it's sealed so replacement is really necessary. It's best to have it looked by an expert auto electrician too for this may need an on hand trouble shooting.
Hope this helps and thank you for using FixYa! Have a good one!

SOURCE: battery fuse melted, alternator showing good at

If this is one of the battery box top 3 green fuses, then your not alone. The receiver terminals inside the holder burn back and make poor contact causing arching and heat.

Cure is to install a set of 3 in-line fuses of 30amps obtainable from your local auto parts store to take the place of the original fuse block..