Fuses Good---Jerry Rigging Bad

[happy024]

Well this weekend i installed my KC back up lights to get ready for the LED brake light install. insted of drilling and finishing wires the "right" way. i just lead the hot wire though the tailgate which ended up pinching and splicing the wire. Which ended up grounding itself out and blowing a 50 Amp fuse that i have set up in my engine bay for all my lights and sterio consistant hot. i've had this same set-up for years and have never blown it with all my lights on and sterio blaring. i don't even want to think what would have happend if i didn't have the fuse set-up like i did.

Leason learned do things right the first time and have fuses to protect everthing else!

 

[Jeepr]

The last owner of my XJ had the blower motor short out, it blew the fuse. So her boyfriend put in a hunk of metal so she would have heat, not knowing said motor was shorted. Well, it cooked all the wiring up to the dash. I got to repair all that junk when I bought it. Of course I just thought the fuse was blown until I got into it.

So remember kiddies, if a fuse blows, something is wrong somewhere!! urple: