Vehicle Headlight Urgent Help

[Jose Aguiar]

Wondering if anyone can help me.
A few months ago I had a customer that has called me saying that the low beam was not working on the left side of the vehicle, I have checked and found that no power was getting to light the low beam, so instead of costing hundreds to find the broken wire I have decided to run a new wire from the right low beam to the left low beam, and everything worked well without a problem, but 4 weeks later the car cached fire on the left side of the vehicle, and the customer is trying to blame me for this issue, bear in mind that the right side of the car is intact and that is where I have taken the 12v for the low beam on the left side of the vehicle.

My question is, is it possible that what I have done is wrong and could catch fire or not?
As the customer is asking for £8000 compensation, but if it is my fault I will indeed take responsibility for it.

Car is a 2010 VW Scirooco

Thanks in advance

 

[Phil L]

Hi 2 questions

1, was it your decision to basically bodge the repair or the customers to save money?

2, is this a wind up? ?

 

[Jose Aguiar]

Hi 2 questions

1, was it your decision to basically bodge the repair or the customers to save money?

2, is this a wind up? ?

1, It was customers to save money
2, it is no wind-up, unfortunately :-(

 

[Phil L]

Wow ok

Have you had a chance to look at the vehicle?
Is there any form of report into what is believed to of happened?
Did you get it in writing that the client was happy for you to repair (used lightly) in that way?

 

[rsgaz]

It's definitely wrong.

The low beam lamps have their own fuse for each side, so that if a fuse did blow, at least the other side is still working and you're not driving blind!

You've overloaded the wire which goes from the fusebox to the right side, as it's now carrying twice the current. Albeit, that side didn't catch fire.

What thickness wire did you use to make the bodge?

How did you join the new wire to the old wiring on the left side? A poor connection can overheat.

 

[Jose Aguiar]

Wow ok

Have you had a chance to look at the vehicle?
Isthere any form of report into what is believed to of happened?
Did you get it in writing that the client was happy for you to repair (used lightly) in that way?

That's the problem, I have had no sighted the vehicle since the last repair with headlight, he only sent some pictures of the car burned on the left side of the vehicle, and with that threatening me and demanding £8000 in compensation or is taking me to court

 

[Jose Aguiar]

It's definitely wrong.

The low beam lamps have their own fuse for each side, so that if a fuse did blow, at least the other side is still working and you're not driving blind!

You've overloaded the wire which goes from the fusebox to the right side, as it's now carrying twice the current. Albeit, that side didn't catch fire.

What thickness wire did you use to make the bodge?

How did you join the new wire to the old wiring on the left side? A poor connection can overheat.

I bought wire for the head light from Halfords, and given 50mm wire and fitted a fuse and carried it all the way to the other light, hence why if anything happened should have blown the fuse that I have fitted.
Also fitted proper connectors for it.

 

[Phil L]

50mm? Are you sure

 

[Jose Aguiar]

50mm? Are you sure

Yes 5 centimeters and then fitted a fuse.

 

[Phil L]

Ok 5cm in length, if this is from the right side to the left side is it a hot wheels car ??, sorry couldn’t resist,

have you got the pictures what connectors did you use? What fuse did you use?