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2014 GXL D4D stock Prado
I bought a caravan, rewired it from 240v to 12v and added an Intervolt DCDC + battery system to it. All great.
In the meantime I took the Prado to the local auto electrician to get an Anderson plug put on the back bumper to charge the caravan while I drive. Great ratings online. I also asked for an isolator, as a failsafe to make sure I couldn’t drain the main battery when stationary and car not running (I didn’t know at the time the Intervolt already does it).
The auto elec ( older sole trader guy, no apprentices) installs the isolator on top of the engine bay fuse box lid, and taps screws into 3 relays!
Now at the time, I was in a rush and didn’t check the work. I paid and left. But later, I noticed lots of electric problems - headlights stopped working etc.
I had a look, couldn’t believe it. Called and took it back, he replaced the 3 dead relays and changed out the screws to cable ties. He didn’t apologise.
My questions are this:
1. There is ample room on the engine wall, why install on the lid of the fuse box? It’s a pain in the arse to get the fuse box lid off now.
2. On a scale of 1 to 10, how much of a dumbass job is this?
3. Even though he repaired without charge ($100 worth of relays retail), but he didn’t apologise or admit fault, should I name and shame?
I have a couple of new jobs I’d like done, such as adding a Steinbeauer chip and can’t consider him again after this, or am I being crazy?
2014 GXL D4D stock Prado
I bought a caravan, rewired it from 240v to 12v and added an Intervolt DCDC + battery system to it. All great.
In the meantime I took the Prado to the local auto electrician to get an Anderson plug put on the back bumper to charge the caravan while I drive. Great ratings online. I also asked for an isolator, as a failsafe to make sure I couldn’t drain the main battery when stationary and car not running (I didn’t know at the time the Intervolt already does it).
The auto elec ( older sole trader guy, no apprentices) installs the isolator on top of the engine bay fuse box lid, and taps screws into 3 relays!
Now at the time, I was in a rush and didn’t check the work. I paid and left. But later, I noticed lots of electric problems - headlights stopped working etc.
I had a look, couldn’t believe it. Called and took it back, he replaced the 3 dead relays and changed out the screws to cable ties. He didn’t apologise.
My questions are this:
1. There is ample room on the engine wall, why install on the lid of the fuse box? It’s a pain in the arse to get the fuse box lid off now.
2. On a scale of 1 to 10, how much of a dumbass job is this?
3. Even though he repaired without charge ($100 worth of relays retail), but he didn’t apologise or admit fault, should I name and shame?
I have a couple of new jobs I’d like done, such as adding a Steinbeauer chip and can’t consider him again after this, or am I being crazy?
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