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Posted by westell (Member # 2034) on :
 
Just going down the road today, started to smell plastic, other motorists start flagging me, and it wasn't the usual thumbs up.

Holy Batmobile ! I'm laying a smoke screen out the back.

Whole lamp assy on fire.

Just distorted / discolored the spoiler a little.
Started from passenger side of the lamp. Part of it still works, but it melted away from the bolt that holds it to the spolier. Hope that's all it needs.

Bad news, 60,125 miles (daily driver)

I guess it could be worse, but still a bad day. On my way to Cheby Parts
 

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Posted by TimeLord (Member # 1389) on :
 
Sucks,strange occurance though!!!!!
 

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Posted by MMMM_ERT (Member # 1599) on :
 
HOLY SCHNIKEYS!!!!!!!

What the heck would cause that?
 

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Posted by SSHEETS (Member # 1989) on :
 
That sucks.

Could have been worse though, at least you have a good attitude about it.
 

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Posted by mhayman (Member # 146) on :
 
Wow! First time I have heard that one. Many have had the lights burn out but never burn up.

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Mark
 

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Posted by NATESS (Member # 982) on :
 
that is one of the weirdest things i have ever heard. wonder if you are first person this has happened to.
 

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Posted by chrisL (Member # 97) on :
 
Well, thats a first that I've heard of.

Thank goodness the damage was only to the spoiler.
 

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Posted by SS_CarGuy (Member # 2065) on :
 
Holy Flaming Spoilers Batman........what a hot experience that must have been.

[ 27. April 2004, 05:53 PM: Message edited by: SS_CarGuy ]
 

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Posted by Brian's 01 SS (Member # 1499) on :
 


Makes me want to go out and by a fire extingisher (sp?) for the car.
 

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Posted by Mike2001SS (Member # 2088) on :
 
Man I told you that car was hot

Sorry to hear about that and lucky it was not worse and I have never heard of this before
 

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Posted by KurtK (Member # 1779) on :
 

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Originally posted by SS_CarGuy:
Holy Flaming Spoilers Batman........what a hot experience that must have been.

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Over at the Corvetteforum some character was looking for a way to create flames from his exhaust tips- sounds like you could improvise on that idea with the flaming spoiler!

(If we were back in the days of the SLP forum I could imagine somebody on the board Photochopping it....)
 

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Posted by westell (Member # 2034) on :
 
It did start to melt the spoiler but not where it's seen.

$125. 2 in stock at Cheby, and about an hour, little heat shrink.

she's mo betta now

Remember all the cracked lenses ( I got one on warranty) ? This part had three hairline, and I mean barely visible harlines, at all three holes on the lens/lamp. I think they're all cracked on assy. my hypothesis i put a little vinyl grommet on both sides
 

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Posted by 2002Z4CSS (Member # 1393) on :
 
I am suprised the brake light fuse did not blow with that higher amp draw. Glad to hear the whole spoiler did not burn up.
 

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Posted by xero (Member # 2001) on :
 



 

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Posted by HotWheelSS aka HTWLSS (Member # 117) on :
 
Yikes!
 

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Posted by poSSum (Member # 119) on :
 


Glad you got it fixed up.
 

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Posted by CamaroSCG (Member # 1591) on :
 

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Originally posted by 2002Z4CSS:
I am suprised the brake light fuse did not blow with that higher amp draw. Glad to hear the whole spoiler did not burn up.

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That was my first thought also, it should take out the fuse first!
 

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Posted by MMMM_ERT (Member # 1599) on :
 
How did I know it would be Dougy to step up to the call....

Another awesome chop Monkey boy...

LOL

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Originally posted by xero:

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Posted by westell (Member # 2034) on :
 
lmao

i resemble that pic, well yesterday anyway.

thanks!
 

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