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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: Chris619 on 18 July 2005, 19:11
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I went to start my car up yesterday and when I turned the key smoke started to come from behind the dash and it smelt of an electrical fire. And now my fog lights donÂ’t work. I checked the fuse for the fogs and, it had blown. When I got to work to day I took some of the dash out to trace the wires to the fog lights and they seam to be ok. Should a blown fuse cause smoke top come from behind the dash, or do I need to check the rest of the wiring loom for fried wires. :undecided:
But to be on the safe side I went out and bought a fire extinguisher today just in case :grin:
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Shouldn't smoke when fuse goes at all that's why you have a fuse :) Bbut could be that whatever caused the smoke is what caused the fuse to blow usually a short circuit or old wires. The casing gets brittle and cracks, causing a short which makes hot wires which melts off the plastic casing, fuse goes, wire cools, plastic cools and no evidence of a wire fire But best well check if not replace any affected wires if you have the ability.
Edited in light of fairness and non cruelty :wink: :rolleyes:
unedited again!
Wouldn't want this happening!
http://www.filecabi.net/host/file/FlamesGTI/wmv :wink:
Made me think twice about how wiring should be done~(well and carefully!)
Good buying on the fire extinguisher 1 should be in every car!
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^^^^^thats cruel^^^^^
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Not meant to be mate!
I'm biased Just had a mini and a Bora and a BMW M5 and a T25 van all set on fire whilst sat in them I'm either cursed or it's more common than it seems!
Kinda brings it home though doesn't it?
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Got the problem sorted today, it was just a faulty switch nothing serious
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No No No, uv got it wrong :grin:
Totally misunderstood what i meant by it being cruel.... not cruel to post the link, but cruel that such a thing should happen to a lovely mk4
Put the link back in dude :cool:
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Glad it was nothing serious dude missed that one from everything else! :)