You want to add custom lighting to your Jeep, but you’re thinking about doing it yourself to save time and money. While the DIY spirit is admirable, there are things you shouldn’t tackle yourself unless you have experience, and working with electricity is one of them. Below are a few reasons you should let the team at Trick Trucks handle the custom lighting for your Jeep.
Electricity Is Dangerous
With electricity, if you make one wrong move, you’re risking trouble. A spark puts you or someone else at risk of injury, or you risk causing a fire. Or, at the very least, an electrical short that forces you to take your Jeep into the shop to fix, costing you more money.
Warranty
A vehicle warranty covers defects or damage that occurs through normal use of the vehicle but does not cover wear and tear. Adding custom lighting to your Jeep wouldn’t void your warranty under normal circumstances. However, if you damage your vehicle while in the process of modifying your vehicle to accommodate the custom lighting, your warranty isn’t likely to cover the cost of repairs.
Lack Of Experience
When you want to modify your vehicle, you want the work done as fast as possible. However, when you lack experience, it takes far longer to modify your vehicle yourself. You also more than likely lack the proper tools for the job, some of which are only available to those who work in the automotive industry.
Laws and Regulations
Those who provide custom modifications stay updated on the current laws, regulations, and standards for vehicle modifications. For example, some states have prohibited colors, such as red, blue, and green. All the states have banned red and blue lights, even if they aren’t flashing, as they are reserved for emergency vehicles. Most states also don’t allow off-color underbody lighting, the brightness of the light, and when the driver can use the lights.
Mistakes
When you don’t have experience installing custom lighting, you’re bound to make mistakes. While mistakes are opportunities to learn, you don’t want to make a mistake that will potentially void your warranty, cause injury, or cause you to spend even more money trying to fix the mistake.
Why Trick Trucks?
At Trick Trucks, we have a professional, experienced team that can help illuminate the road ahead, add custom lighting to your Jeep’s interior, or mount a lighting system to your Jeep’s exterior. Interior lighting allows you to see every inch of your vehicle, which comes in handy if you drop something or need your hands free for a task. Illuminating the road ahead is also essential when you go off-roading, as you need increased visibility. LED lights are incredibly efficient, last a long time, and can withstand nearly any type of weather you encounter.
Our experts will listen to what you need, assess your vehicle, and help you find a lighting system that fits your budget and lifestyle. If you’re ready to add custom lighting to your Jeep, then contact us today.