my new amp lit on fire

[dangerranger 10+ year member]

last night i was driving home ... when all of a sudden i hear this high pitch boom and then flames started to rage from my amp ... **** i was scared as **** ... i got this installed by a professional shop ... they better be able to fix this ... **** my whole truck almost started on fire if it wasnt for the fact I was just down the street from my house ... oh yeah and my amp was a brand new ... kicker kx 850.2

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[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

1. What size fuse?

2. What size wire?

3. What impedance speakers?

 

[tRiGgEr 5,000+ posts]

Wow. Not to many amps burst in to flames. Keep us posted as to what the shop says. Could be interesting.

 

[turnstylez18 10+ year member]

****..thats messed up...^ and yeah keep us posted on what the shops says

 

[Denial]

Hearing this from somebody who looks like they are proud and enjoy showing off audiobahn equipment.. for some reasn this doesnt surprise me, probably got messed up on the install

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

Hearing this from somebody who looks like they are proud and enjoy showing off audiobahn equipment.. for some reasn this doesnt surprise me, probably got messed up on the install

What does a penchant for Audiobahn gear have anything to do with what happened?

It was KICKER amp that went up in flames.

DangerRanger - keep us posted on what the joint that installed it does about it (if anything) Hate to hear that happened to ya //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif I've never heard of or seen anything like this before, personally. I'd be interested in knowing what caused it if you ever find out for certain what did it.

 

[Worlddre 5,000+ posts]

this sounds like its gonna turn into an interesting story

 

[KelicaJL 10+ year member]

lol... that sucks... i had a viper amp that went crazy on me before and started smoking like hell... but never flames //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Shyne151 10+ year member]

Hearing this from somebody who looks like they are proud and enjoy showing off audiobahn equipment.. for some reasn this doesnt surprise me, probably got messed up on the install

Shutup noob. it's a kicker amp. so why would you even say that?

 

[theCybe 5,000+ posts]

pics, please. =)

 

[_DjScrew_ 5,000+ posts]

lol yea, lets see the "charred" remains.

 

[twoohfour 10+ year member]

hahahaha thats crazy. i would be sooo pissed. wow.

thats really not supposed to happen.

 

[bimma85 5,000+ posts]

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/needpics.gif.edd6d28e76618c28c46f343991bcced5.gif video would be cool too

Oh an gl cuz I dont that shop will do chit but switch the blame to you. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[Polecat 5,000+ posts]

I'd love to see how this was installed.....something sounds really wired wrong........

 

[AVSTANG02]

No way in hell the amp lit on fire..

pics.

what did you get the limited edition kicker cardboard amps?