92turboLE Posted August 8, 2003 Report Share Posted August 8, 2003 OK, so funny story really. Im installing my power seats the other day, get em in and wired up, then i put an in-line fuse holder on the line that i took off my brothers old amp cable - didnt bother to check for a fuse cuz it had just come out of his car so i assumed there was one - i was wrong, turns out that the wires were twisted together and then the cover was put on - so anyway, seats in there for a few day then yesterday i had everything ripped out for a deep clean, i was vacuming and i smelt something funny, so i look up and there is smoke bellowing out of my dash, a-pillars, side trim, through the carpet, under the hood, you name it and smoke was comin out of it. so naturally, i freak out, jump out of the car and start scrambeling for a fire extinguisher, but realize that it was probly just that one wire. so i poped my hood as fast as i could, grabbed the burning wire and pulled it out, which at this point had started melting the wire itself. SO, not only do i have burns all over my hands and a peice of copper burnt into my left hand currently, but the wire melted to the floor boards of my car and put a nicce little burn line through my carpet. On the plus side, my car is really clean, even though it reaks of burnt plastic. Lesson: Use golves or pliars when pulling on burning shorting wire!!! true story - Justin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted August 8, 2003 Report Share Posted August 8, 2003 The REAL lesson--> Make sure there's a fuse in any circuit you install in your car. I did the same thing installing pneumatic CS buckets in my 77 Ventura, the wires went up in smoke. Luckily I hadn't put the wires under the carpeting yet, the guy I was riding with almost yarfed out the window from the smell though, pretty funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1uvakind Posted August 8, 2003 Report Share Posted August 8, 2003 funny story, glad that everything turned out ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92turboLE Posted August 8, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2003 yeah, me too and i must say, THAT HAS TO BE THE TIGHTEST CS i have ever seen - Justin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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