Supra Kong Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Near double death experience!!! As i was driving my ferociously fast Hyundai Getz 1.1 (of course the GSI) yesterday, i noticed a smell of burning! To my horror i then realized that my very mature and class adding Neons in the footwell had cought fire!! As i was on a dual carriageway i didn't wanna stop. But then when i couldnt breath or see from the smoke and the flames now reaching worrying heights, i pulled to the side. Simultaniously i now pull the burning neons off the footwell as the sound of a speeding lorry's horn makes me drop them again. After i realized he had missed me by an inch or so i managed to get the fire under control!!! The worst thing out of all of this was.... there is no more neons in the drivers footwell!! )-: What the hell could have caused that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supralad Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 What the hell could have caused that? Hold on, stop the internet... You mean to tell me that high quality neon lights (probably from Halfrauds for £9.99) that go in your footwell had a malfunction and caught fire? This is first... Sarcasm aside, it sounds like this experience was quiet scary and I am glad you survived your near rear-end reverse into a lorry too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noz Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Sounds like cheap wire getting too hot and the wires shorting out. Once the wire shorts, the current just flows and generates too much heat and starts to ignite the plastic which turn's into the most horrid smoke and smell and generally nastyness in the air. Had this once before many years ago when I also had neon's and LED's. I never got anymore in memory of the amazingly awesome glow that I once had would never be replaced with new colour glows. Cheap wire that is too thin for the job! Clearly the wire was on it's last legs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjy Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 I bought an led strip to go in my fish tank. I came home to a very hot and smokey living room. Returned them to the aquatics centre and went garretty!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supra Kong Posted February 16, 2012 Author Share Posted February 16, 2012 Possibly the wire, though they were fine for 3 years and the wire itself looked ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supra Kong Posted February 16, 2012 Author Share Posted February 16, 2012 Hold on, stop the internet... You mean to tell me that high quality neon lights (probably from Halfrauds for £9.99) that go in your footwell had a malfunction and caught fire? This is first... Sarcasm aside, it sounds like this experience was quiet scary and I am glad you survived your near rear-end reverse into a lorry too. These were £14.99 I'll have you know!!! The whole thing did make me laugh!!! Dont think i would have felt a thing if the lorry had hit me!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supralad Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 These were £14.99 I'll have you know!!! The whole thing did make me laugh!!! Dont think i would have felt a thing if the lorry had hit me!!! Sorry, you got the super high quality ones... You probably would have awoken on the side of the road with a sore ass, wondering 'wtf' happened, thinking the worst Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Highundry ? Neons ? should of let it burn Glad you survived though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noz Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 should of let it burn +1 lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 What the hell could have caused that? Shocking bad taste will have caused all of this in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supra Kong Posted February 16, 2012 Author Share Posted February 16, 2012 Highundry ? Neons ? should of let it burn Glad you survived though Hey man, that car rocks!!! It keeps the nice stuff from being used as daily commuters! Its the most reliable vehicle ever! (-: But the neons were originally just a joke, but i couldnt be bothered till last night to remove them! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supra Kong Posted February 16, 2012 Author Share Posted February 16, 2012 Shocking bad taste will have caused all of this in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriella Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Hey man, that car sucks!!! And blows a bit as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Shocking bad taste will have caused all of this in my opinion. Excellent Mr Grange..!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Oh no! Sounds pretty exciting though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjy Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Hey man, that car rocks!!! It keeps the nice stuff from being used as daily commuters! Its the most reliable vehicle ever! (-: Until it catches fire...... lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merckx Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Did you install them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supra Kong Posted February 16, 2012 Author Share Posted February 16, 2012 And blows a bit as well Hey you is messin' with my words!!! It really isn't that bad! I ran it alongside GT4's a 911 and i still have this! Not the others! That can only mean one thing!!! I am sad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supra Kong Posted February 16, 2012 Author Share Posted February 16, 2012 Did you install them? Yes! But they did last for 30,000 miles! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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