Heart attack material or what!!!!!
We finished a suspension install on a IS200 and was prepared to move the car on to the Geo ramp.... Mark at wim turned on the ignition then suddenly the "under bonnet" was pluming smoke.
Desperately staff were trying to open the bonnet despite the choking smoke while i was running around blindly picking up things (chicken, spoon, broom) ready to extinguish the impending fire.
I turned out the car had a LED headlight modification that decided to go electrically public with the body and burn all the wiring.
A quick yank at the connections belayed any significant fire but i confess the event aged me a few years...
Point to note it had nothing to do with us other than the fact it happened in the centre..... Didn't make my day in the heart attack department whatever........
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hey thats a bit of a shocker you had me worried there hope it didnt drop an hot bits on the floor thats nicely painted lol
[quote name='Rabster' post='550601' date='Jun 5 2008, 09:21 PM']hey thats a bit of a shocker you had me worried there hope it didnt drop an hot bits on the floor thats nicely painted lol[/quote]
Naah the floors still pucka..... Needs a good clean after the builders mess though
Naah the floors still pucka..... Needs a good clean after the builders mess though
well aslong as the car didnt leave a mess, how much damage was there on the car ?
Was it a member here?
What do you mean by LED headlight mod?
Glad the centres ok mate.
Stav
What do you mean by LED headlight mod?
Glad the centres ok mate.
Stav
tony dont ever do that again
i just had a heart attack when i read the thread title
glad the centres ok ....and everything in it
glad things were not to bad, shows what a bad bit or wiring can do !!
[quote name='sparkystav' post='550609' date='Jun 5 2008, 09:53 PM']Was it a member here?
What do you mean by LED headlight mod?
Glad the centres ok mate.
Stav[/quote]
Yes it was a member... The mod was a train of LED's over the headlights (i forget the exact name) ..... My initial thoughts were "what have we done wrong?" but since we only installed a damper on the rear and not even opened the bonnet i was pleasantly relived it had nothing to do with us.
Once my team had opened the bonnet the owner pulled the wires (probably burnt his fingers) and the drama was over.
We just patched up any exposed wiring and continued with the calibration.
What do you mean by LED headlight mod?
Glad the centres ok mate.
Stav[/quote]
Yes it was a member... The mod was a train of LED's over the headlights (i forget the exact name) ..... My initial thoughts were "what have we done wrong?" but since we only installed a damper on the rear and not even opened the bonnet i was pleasantly relived it had nothing to do with us.
Once my team had opened the bonnet the owner pulled the wires (probably burnt his fingers) and the drama was over.
We just patched up any exposed wiring and continued with the calibration.
LOL the LED strips,
Hmm better go inspect mine in the morning.
There may be another member on here sweating a bit now!
Hmm better go inspect mine in the morning.
There may be another member on here sweating a bit now!
damn, sorry to hear that tony. glad everything is ok.
i have these light brows fitted also, wonder what could have caused the problem
hard to see how they would have caused the fire, unless there was some freak wire short etc etc.
are you sure the LED brows were the cause??
be interesting to know where the owner got the brows from.....
i have these light brows fitted also, wonder what could have caused the problem
hard to see how they would have caused the fire, unless there was some freak wire short etc etc.
are you sure the LED brows were the cause??
be interesting to know where the owner got the brows from.....
[quote name='Rob's Lexx' post='550622' date='Jun 5 2008, 10:21 PM']damn, sorry to hear that tony. glad everything is ok.
i have these light brows fitted also, wonder what could have caused the problem
hard to see how they would have caused the fire, unless there was some freak wire short etc etc.
are you sure the LED brows were the cause??
be interesting to know where the owner got the brows from.....[/quote]
Yep, that's the word "LED strips".... When they "went off" the heat was so intense it melted the plastic surround that holds the LED's and the wiring... Seemingly there is no fuse in between?..... I don't know if this is right or wrong "sparks" is not my field.
Where they came from i have no idea..... Why they caught fire i have no idea.
i have these light brows fitted also, wonder what could have caused the problem
hard to see how they would have caused the fire, unless there was some freak wire short etc etc.
are you sure the LED brows were the cause??
be interesting to know where the owner got the brows from.....[/quote]
Yep, that's the word "LED strips".... When they "went off" the heat was so intense it melted the plastic surround that holds the LED's and the wiring... Seemingly there is no fuse in between?..... I don't know if this is right or wrong "sparks" is not my field.
Where they came from i have no idea..... Why they caught fire i have no idea.
[quote name='Bazza' post='550614' date='Jun 5 2008, 10:03 PM']
tony dont ever do that again
i just had a heart attack when i read the thread title
glad the centres ok ....and everything in it
glad things were not to bad, shows what a bad bit or wiring can do !![/quote]
Sorry...... You said today wasn't the best ever for you, so to read about a fire in the centre that's holding your Starlet rocket must have been.... concerning!!!
Imagine if Mat's Monster had been burnt!!!!.... I would have had a Sherman tank's loaded turret up my one eye for punishment
What a day.........
tony dont ever do that again
i just had a heart attack when i read the thread title
glad the centres ok ....and everything in it
glad things were not to bad, shows what a bad bit or wiring can do !![/quote]
Sorry...... You said today wasn't the best ever for you, so to read about a fire in the centre that's holding your Starlet rocket must have been.... concerning!!!
Imagine if Mat's Monster had been burnt!!!!.... I would have had a Sherman tank's loaded turret up my one eye for punishment
What a day.........
Yikes... 
lucky the owner was there too,... anyway lessons learned, fire extinguishers at the ready...
lucky the owner was there too,... anyway lessons learned, fire extinguishers at the ready...
[quote name='Noel' post='550640' date='Jun 5 2008, 10:57 PM']Yikes...
lucky the owner was there too,... anyway lessons learned, fire extinguishers at the ready...[/quote]
Indeed.... But like i said in panic i was "spoon, chicken, bandanna".... Anything in view was a firefighting tool.
lucky the owner was there too,... anyway lessons learned, fire extinguishers at the ready...
[/quote]Indeed.... But like i said in panic i was "spoon, chicken, bandanna".... Anything in view was a firefighting tool.
[quote name='Rabster' post='550606' date='Jun 5 2008, 09:44 PM']well aslong as the car didnt leave a mess, how much damage was there on the car ?[/quote]
Nothing more than some fried diodes and an hours worth of making good with the remaining wires...... I think?
Nothing more than some fried diodes and an hours worth of making good with the remaining wires...... I think?
Like Tony & Barrie, heart attack time !!!
Glad the damage to the centre was nil, and too the car very minor.
I have a set I was going to fit to mine over the weekend..... not so sure now
So will the unlucky member (who didn't fit a suitable fuse I'm guessing) reveal himself/herself ?
[b]Who[/b] did the wiring install and [b]who[/b] supplied the LED's ?
Glad the damage to the centre was nil, and too the car very minor.
I have a set I was going to fit to mine over the weekend..... not so sure now
So will the unlucky member (who didn't fit a suitable fuse I'm guessing
) reveal himself/herself ?[b]Who[/b] did the wiring install and [b]who[/b] supplied the LED's ?
Glad all is OK, but whilst even I can understand the broom and bandana, what's the piece with that Chicken of yours?
Were you thinking of using the Bandana as a serviette and Spearing it with the broom, to make a spit and cooking it there an then?
Were you thinking of using the Bandana as a serviette and Spearing it with the broom, to make a spit and cooking it there an then?
[quote name='Scarlet Pimpernell' post='550712' date='Jun 6 2008, 09:14 AM']Glad all is OK, but whilst even I can understand the broom and bandana, what's the piece with that Chicken of yours?
Were you thinking of using the Bandana as a serviette and Spearing it with the broom, to make a spit and cooking it there an then?[/quote]
It was lunch time
Were you thinking of using the Bandana as a serviette and Spearing it with the broom, to make a spit and cooking it there an then?[/quote]
It was lunch time
ooooh it was lunch time i thought the chicken was a vital part of the geometry setup
[quote name='Rabster' post='550723' date='Jun 6 2008, 10:11 AM']ooooh it was lunch time i thought the chicken was a vital part of the geometry setup[/quote]
Naaah, but they are good for putting out fires
Naaah, but they are good for putting out fires
[quote name='wheels-inmotion.co.uk' post='550617' date='Jun 5 2008, 10:10 PM']The mod was a train of LED's over the headlights[/quote]
One of the many things i have intended to sort out on mine, but not got round to yet!
Would be very interested (as would others i expect) to see if the fault was down the LEDs or the way they were fitted.
This mod spread around a few months ago and there are plenty of members with it fitted.
One of the many things i have intended to sort out on mine, but not got round to yet!
Would be very interested (as would others i expect) to see if the fault was down the LEDs or the way they were fitted.
This mod spread around a few months ago and there are plenty of members with it fitted.
[quote name='wheels-inmotion.co.uk' post='550599' date='Jun 5 2008, 09:18 PM']Heart attack material or what!!!!!
We finished a suspension install on a IS200 and was prepared to move the car on to the Geo ramp.... Mark at wim turned on the ignition then suddenly the "under bonnet" was pluming smoke.
Desperately staff were trying to open the bonnet despite the choking smoke while i was running around blindly picking up things (chicken, spoon, broom) ready to extinguish the impending fire.
I turned out the car had a LED headlight modification that decided to go electrically public with the body and burn all the wiring.
A quick yank at the connections belayed any significant fire but i confess the event aged me a few years...
Point to note it had nothing to do with us other than the fact it happened in the centre..... Didn't make my day in the heart attack department whatever........[/quote]
WOW, good job you stopped it before it started
We finished a suspension install on a IS200 and was prepared to move the car on to the Geo ramp.... Mark at wim turned on the ignition then suddenly the "under bonnet" was pluming smoke.
Desperately staff were trying to open the bonnet despite the choking smoke while i was running around blindly picking up things (chicken, spoon, broom) ready to extinguish the impending fire.
I turned out the car had a LED headlight modification that decided to go electrically public with the body and burn all the wiring.
A quick yank at the connections belayed any significant fire but i confess the event aged me a few years...
Point to note it had nothing to do with us other than the fact it happened in the centre..... Didn't make my day in the heart attack department whatever........[/quote]
WOW, good job you stopped it before it started
i'm going up there tomorrow......
[quote name='84Stoney' post='550732' date='Jun 6 2008, 10:18 AM'][quote name='wheels-inmotion.co.uk' post='550617' date='Jun 5 2008, 10:10 PM']The mod was a train of LED's over the headlights[/quote]
One of the many things i have intended to sort out on mine, but not got round to yet!
Would be very interested (as would others i expect) to see if the fault was down the LEDs or the way they were fitted.
This mod spread around a few months ago and there are plenty of members with it fitted.
[/quote]
ive just done it myself, but there's that many types out there we'd really need the owner to start a thread about!?
Sorry to hear about the warehouse Tony, hope damage really is minimal
One of the many things i have intended to sort out on mine, but not got round to yet!
Would be very interested (as would others i expect) to see if the fault was down the LEDs or the way they were fitted.
This mod spread around a few months ago and there are plenty of members with it fitted.
[/quote]
ive just done it myself, but there's that many types out there we'd really need the owner to start a thread about!?
Sorry to hear about the warehouse Tony, hope damage really is minimal
[quote name='corsavandal' post='550792' date='Jun 6 2008, 12:36 PM'][quote name='84Stoney' post='550732' date='Jun 6 2008, 10:18 AM'][quote name='wheels-inmotion.co.uk' post='550617' date='Jun 5 2008, 10:10 PM']The mod was a train of LED's over the headlights[/quote]
One of the many things i have intended to sort out on mine, but not got round to yet!
Would be very interested (as would others i expect) to see if the fault was down the LEDs or the way they were fitted.
This mod spread around a few months ago and there are plenty of members with it fitted.
[/quote]
ive just done it myself, but there's that many types out there we'd really need the owner to start a thread about!?
Sorry to hear about the warehouse Tony, hope damage really is minimal
[/quote]
Centres fine thank you, as is the car.....apart from the wiring.
One of the many things i have intended to sort out on mine, but not got round to yet!
Would be very interested (as would others i expect) to see if the fault was down the LEDs or the way they were fitted.
This mod spread around a few months ago and there are plenty of members with it fitted.
[/quote]
ive just done it myself, but there's that many types out there we'd really need the owner to start a thread about!?
Sorry to hear about the warehouse Tony, hope damage really is minimal
[/quote]
Centres fine thank you, as is the car.....apart from the wiring.
C'mon owner of the vehicle in question, take some pics and explain all,
as this could be a fault many owners may suffer.
[b]Who[/b] was the supplier, and [b]who[/b] did the wiring [b]plus[/b] what do you believe the fault was caused by ?
as this could be a fault many owners may suffer.
[b]Who[/b] was the supplier, and [b]who[/b] did the wiring [b]plus[/b] what do you believe the fault was caused by ?
wozza, it was mossyn.
in his other thread matey.
in his other thread matey.
ta matey
Whoa that is scary, glad there was no real damage
@Tony: Love the image of grabbing anything in sight however useless to put out the fire......
@Tony: Love the image of grabbing anything in sight however useless to put out the fire......
I'd of pushed it off the ramps and let it burn in the car park .....bloody chav who's got led's on their h/lights.
.....bloody chav who's got led's on their h/lights.
LMAO @ Scorps01
[quote name='Scorps01' post='550892' date='Jun 6 2008, 04:27 PM']I'd of pushed it off the ramps and let it burn in the car park.....bloody chav who's got led's on their h/lights.[/quote]
Haha, did anyone find out where they were from? I've got some of these in my boot and would rather not set fire to it....
the ramps and let it burn in the car park.....bloody chav who's got led's on their h/lights.[/quote]Haha, did anyone find out where they were from? I've got some of these in my boot and would rather not set fire to it....
It is important to know who supplied them, as other members will need to check them.
Mossyn you don't want to be held responsible for not telling, and another member's car goes up in smoke do you ?
Who supplied them ?
Who fitted them ?
Were they independantly & individually fused ?
Were the lights on when they went up ?
Were they fitted touching something hot like Radiator edge etc ?
[b]Sorry but we do need to know....[/b]
Mossyn you don't want to be held responsible for not telling, and another member's car goes up in smoke do you ?
Who supplied them ?
Who fitted them ?
Were they independantly & individually fused ?
Were the lights on when they went up ?
Were they fitted touching something hot like Radiator edge etc ?
[b]Sorry but we do need to know....[/b]
Found out they were ones supplied through Snowman...
Now about the other questions ?
Now about the other questions ?
Keep digging Wozza you'll get there in the end
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