u/OpossEm

THIS INCLUDES BOTH INSTALLATIONS BY CUSTOMERS THEMSELVES AND INSTALLATIONS BY SHOTTY COMPANIES. Hello. I want to reiterate how important it is to get electrical components properly installed by professionals/someone who knows what they're doing. A customer (unsure if the customer did the install himself...) had installed an aftermarket trailer hitch and harness, and was having lighting issues. While we tried to diagnose the lighting issues, the trailer hitch module actually caught fire. We did absolutely nothing to cause this. The wiring was incredibly faulty and has caused tens of thousands of dollars of damage so far. The fire was burning for less than a minute before extinguished. The $100 you'll save by installing an electrical component yourself or through a cheap shady company is not worth the tens of thousands when your car burns down, or the lives lost in the event of a fire. Yes. That is an active flame in the photo. The vehicle in this situation is a Kia but this applies for all vehicles.

THIS INCLUDES BOTH INSTALLATIONS BY CUSTOMERS THEMSELVES AND INSTALLATIONS BY SHOTTY COMPANIES. Hello. I want to reiterate how important it is to get electrical components properly installed by professionals/people who know what they're doing. A customer (unsure if the customer did the install himself...) had installed an aftermarket trailer hitch and harness, and was having lighting issues. While we tried to diagnose the lighting issues, the trailer hitch module actually caught fire. We did absolutely nothing to cause this. The wiring was incredibly faulty and has caused tens of thousands of dollars of damage so far. The fire was burning for less than a minute before extinguished. The $100 you'll save by installing an electrical component yourself or through a cheap shady company is not worth the tens of thousands when your car burns down, or the lives lost in the event of a fire. Yes. That is an active flame in the photo.