Legal issues when installing

[mikey060 10+ year member]

have you guys ever heard of a case where someone sues someone else because of a car audio related issue. lets say i was to instal a guys amp and then have something on his car go wrong a few weeks later...could be a blown fuse, popped tire, dead battery, whatever. and then he decides to sue me because i installed his stereo and i am just someone he can blame. ever heard of anything like this happening?

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[.::DuD3::. 10+ year member]

never heard of it, but i bet its certainly plausible. surprised we haven't heard of this before.

 

[j3bus2k3 5,000+ posts]

Yea, check out the shop review section. Last I check some customer was Suing Audio Excellence in Cali...

 

[mikey060 10+ year member]

ahh yes i see that. ya i was just thinking about it today as iwas checking out the amp i picked up for a friend(new thread about it soon) and i got thinking about it. i would hate for something to go wrong, like i know i could do the job fine... but shit....stuff happens. and on a pretty nice bimmer...i dont want to take responsibility for it

 

[Showrides]

If you don't know what you are doing, don't do it.

If you screw up an install and end up buring a guys car down, you could be in SERIOUS trouble. So unless you are 100% sure of what you are doing I would advise against it.

 

[CBFryman2 5,000+ posts]

I know what im doing, but I dont touch electrical stuff unless they sign some sort of waiver.

CYA mang, CYA.

 

[smd4life 5,000+ posts]

did he pay you?

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

I remember back in College Station, Audio/Video did a crappy install and torched a new jeep....they paid heavily for that one.

 

[mikey060 10+ year member]

no no, i am confident that i can do it, and i know how to. however, in this sue happy world we live in, i dont want to take liability for anythign that goes wrong with his car. i jsut talked to him and i he is going to have futureshop run the wires and all that, and i am goign to build the box and whatnot. as for the waiver idea...it may help save you a little, but you would probably have to still pay half the damages or whatever. depends on the judge...

 

[phyphoestilic 5,000+ posts]

my friend sued Race and Rock in so cal, cuse they used a wire that was way too small, it cought fire and burned down his entire truck (f-250). got $9k outta it, Race and Rock is the worse shop I have ever been to, but yeah I know it happens.

 

[tcotten 10+ year member]

Hell yea man people sue for that all tha time....

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

If it were for a friend, maybe. I would just be extra cautious with the install. No dbdrag type shit. Fuse even the remote wire at the front and back

 

[6spdcoupe 5,000+ posts]

I do it everyday, a lawsuit is the least of my worries. Although I suppose thats why I pay a premium for insurance. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

I do it everyday, a lawsuit is the least of my worries. Although I suppose thats why I pay a premium for insurance. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

Our store pays more in insurance than 8 or 9 full time employees make per year. But I feel ya, we get killed on customer complaints then having to redo stuff.

 

[6spdcoupe 5,000+ posts]

Our store pays more in insurance than 8 or 9 full time employees make per year. But I feel ya, we get killed on customer complaints then having to redo stuff.

But your just a tad bit larger than I am. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

Paying Ins. sucks when you never have to use it. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif