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Circuit City does $12k in damage installing a GPS

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FrizzleFried:
$12K?  The car would be a "total loss" at that price.  No insurance would pay for that and anyone who'd cough that out out of pocket is a complete buffoon.   I used to work for Al & Eds Autosound when I was a teeny bopper.  There is no way $12K worth of damage there.  Even at a dealer $5K would be overcharging.  I can see realistically $1200 in damage,  but not much more.

What that estimate is...is a hit job on Circuit City.  Not that they don't deserve it or anything.  They knew this guy was going to sue the ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- out of CC and they estimated accordingly.  I went to 3 dealers to get an estimate on a single dent caused by a drunk teenager when I was younger.  I told them all 3 the story.  I got 3 estimates from $2,500 to over $4,000.  I presented them to the guy and said I'd take the least amount.  He coughed up the $2,500...I went down to a body shop and had the dent repaired and painted for $1,100 and pocketed the rest.

Thats $5K of damage at the most and $7K of "screw you CC" counted in.

Xam:
Depends on what harnesses have to be replaced....12k is an easy number to reach.

Some harnesses alone cost around 5g's...with an install time of 12 hours at 85-100 per hour.

Long story short...do not cut into the factory harness!

Xam

RayB:
"no insurance would pay that"

Keep in mind, when you file a claim, you waive your rights to sue, and transfer those rights to the insurance company. So it's not necessarily going to be $12k out of the insurance company's pockets. It's like to be end up covered by a settlement from Circuit City.

As for fire hazard... is 12v enough to start a fire?

shardian:

--- Quote from: RayB on April 04, 2008, 12:14:00 am ---
As for fire hazard... is 12v enough to start a fire?


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Yep.

One of my friend's mom was in a Corvette when the wiring under the dash erupted in flames.
Certain years of Ford Contours have been recalled due to faulty wiring insulation that resulted in fires.

ChadTower:

--- Quote from: RayB on April 04, 2008, 12:14:00 am ---As for fire hazard... is 12v enough to start a fire?

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Maybe, maybe not, but a hacked open air duct could release heat in all sorts of places not designed for it.

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