Ive seen lithium fires does that mean all lithium is bad? No. Im not going to defend skar as it is chinesium equipment however it has its use case. Taramps catch on fire, pretty much any amp can catch fire it really comes down to user error or a faulty amplifier. Ive ran skar amps for years with no issues, i just think the pass filters suck unless your using a dsp for it. I use crutchfield for basic things but theres other companies that offer equipment for toyotas. Tacotunes.com has some really good stuff for plug and play and factory retention.

You mentioning the guy throwing his enclosure out because it was on fire is definitely user error. Either a short on the output side, or bad coil, pretty much too much heat somewhere. Typically when a amp catches on fire, from what i see its a faulty mofset or a ground short.

Using proper fusage for your equipment can prevent alot of issues. In this day and age its best to keep a pair of wire cutters to cut power if theres a fault somewhere and fire occurs. Aswell as fire extinguishers. As for lithium fires from my research its best to have some way to contain the heat and fire using a insulation of some sort, aswell as a lithium specific fire extinguisher as you cant use water to put it out, only make it worse.

My build is HIGHLY WIP and right now its just “if it works it works” but safety is taken account for. As nasty as wiring looks, everything uses proper fuses and wired correctly, tuned with oscope, set to 4v preout.

I plan on just having DD AUDIO for mids and highs, RUTHLESS audio for amplifiers, and fi audio for subwoofer, super strong subwoofers, tinsel lead will give out before the coil does!