get it in writing!!!!!!!!

[name1 10+ year member]

a few years ago i went down to get some car insurance. i told them i was going to be buying some car audio stuff and i wanted my insurance to cover. they said ok. i started paying the bill.

i put about $2000 worth of audio in my car, kept all my reciepts.

then a few years go by and my car catches on fire while im driving it, i pull over, my entire car burns up, stereo and all.

so my dad and i go down to get my insurance check. i showed them my car audio reciepts and they say, we usually only give customers $100 if they have a custom stereo. WHAT!!!! well give you $250. im now fukin pissed. i tell them i had full coverage, they dont care. as the lady walks away to get my check, i look over at my dad and say loudly, its a good thing youre a lawyer, (he isnt) we both laugh

the lady comes back and says with a SMILE, good news, a new policy is starting today and youll get your $2000 for your car audio stuff plus money for your car.

my dad and i got the check and walked away very quickly to the bank

get it in writing and keep your reciepts!!!!!

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[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

And this is new? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

then a few years go by and my car catches on fire while im driving it, i pull over, my entire car burns up, stereo and all.

From the stereo install, or something else?

 

[ExS 10+ year member]

You car got burned? How?

 

[name1 10+ year member]

nope, happend like 7 years ago

fire department said it was the battery

 

[ToyTundra 10+ year member]

Tell us!!!1 Tell us!!!!!

edit too slow

 

[tRiGgEr 5,000+ posts]

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[cappy72 10+ year member]

bad wiring

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Did you have a fuse within a foot or two of the battery?

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[name1 10+ year member]

Did you have a fuse within a foot or two of the battery?

yep

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Sounds like your voltage regulator went bad, or you had a hydrogen leak...batteries generally don't blow up by themselves; a too-high charge voltage would have sent the battery spiraling upwards in temperature and current until it caught fire. Likewise, leaking hydrogen gas in the presence of high current is not good either.

 

[Spac3d 10+ year member]

The best thing to do is to give them a copy of the receipt and pictures to be put on file and make then sign a waiver saying they accepted it, not to mention ask for official confirmation that your stuff is covered.

I am supposed to do it, I never have because I live in a very safe area.