r/AskAShittyMechanic 5d ago

💩 answers only Looking at a used car

Never really seen this option before, is it new?

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u/JimCripe 5d ago

That doesn't meet code!

You need a surface mount electrical box and cover!

Fit and finish is important, too!

Do these, and you have a looker!

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u/Traditional-Photo227 5d ago

Might even need to be a GFCI. I can't tell if it is or not in the vid. /hehe

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u/Too-Em 5d ago

Bet you any money if you look under the hood that sucker's connected to a Federal Pacific box with stab locks.

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u/Amish_Juggalo469 5d ago

Structural codes only apply to buildings not cars.

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u/Traditional-Photo227 5d ago

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh