The Prix almost diedededed!!!

[92turboLE]

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

[Justin]

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.

[1uvakind]

funny story, glad that everything turned out ok

[92turboLE]

yeah, me too

 

and i must say, THAT HAS TO BE THE TIGHTEST CS i have ever seen

 

- Justin