[XtremeRevolution]

A fuse is cheap protection and much easier to replace than a burnt harness or whatever a "voltage protector" is. Properly fusing any and all wiring connections within 18-inches of the battery is recommended for ALL aftermarket wiring you add to you car no matter what the accessory is. It would be a shame to have the wire short for whatever reason without a fuse and burn the car to the ground rather than simply blow a fuse!!!

It is irresponsible to recommend someone not use a fuse whether there is a built in "voltage protector" or not. Especially as a "voltage protector" would simply protect a device downstream from too high or too low voltage not have anything to do with current protection at a constant voltage as would be the case with a shorted wire.

Sorry to be so blunt. But as an electrical engineer and former mobile electronics installer it really bothers me when I hear something like this that could severely compromise someone's car for no reason.

The harness has built in fusible links, negating the need for separate inline fuses.

 

[XtremeRevolution]

10-4 a fusible link is different than voltage protection, which will do nothing for a short. Personally I would still use fuses rather than a fusible link as replacing a fuse is much easier than replacing a fusible link.

I was debating adding fuses to my harness as well, but opted not to since the fusible links were there and it would have given me more work. If I have to, I'll cut out the fusable links and install the two inline fuses I initially planned on.

That being said, in the event that the fusible links do fry, one can simply disconnect the harness and plug the OE connectors back into the headlight bulbs. Should take all of two minutes, and one can worry about the harness at a later date.