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Originally Posted by Halston Pitman
Honestly the '2nd' item on the list is really not a large concern. Installing a quality fused aftermarket piece whether it is an amp, and iPod kit or a phone charger is safe and is not a fire hazard.
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I am less concerned with a quality fused aftermarket item (which, as I noted above, can be perfectly safe) and more concerned with the installation itself. Even a quality fused item, poorly installed, can create a hazard. It depends entirely on where the power is drawn from, the connectors, the gauge of the wires used, how the wires are run and whether they can chafe, etc.
In the shop, investigating an electrical problem, if there were aftermarket items installed, then probably 9 times out of 10 it was the aftermarket items and their installation that caused the problem, not the stock vehicle components.
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