Malicious or fault...?

A few months ago I saw a 15 reg Audi A4 on the hard shoulder on the M40, front end was much like that. Quite scary if your driving along and a car catches fire like that!!
 
Tinders said:
A few months ago I saw a 15 reg Audi A4 on the hard shoulder on the M40, front end was much like that. Quite scary if your driving along and a car catches fire like that!!
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Happened to a brand new astra vxr in my work carpark. Took out one other car and badly damaged another
 
I could hazard a geuss and say it could have been caused by an aftermarket HID kit. Ive heard of it happening twice to folks I know, one was an aftermarket fog light on a blob eye skooby. Again on a Golf GTI headlight. The skooby was minor and just burnt the bumper but the GTI went up like this, the increased power draw had deteriorated the wiring behind the light causing it to immolate when power was passed through it.

The wire on the GTI was running rather close to something flammable (I think it was the fuel filter although im not sure) and it went up like this mini.
 
A mate of mine had an 03 Mini Cooper S that spontaneously caught fire whilst being driven home one evening. I don't remember any specific details other than the fire started in the front offside wheel.
 
Caelite said:
I could hazard a geuss and say it could have been caused by an aftermarket HID kit. Ive heard of it happening twice to folks I know, one was an aftermarket fog light on a blob eye skooby. Again on a Golf GTI headlight. The skooby was minor and just burnt the bumper but the GTI went up like this, the increased power draw had deteriorated the wiring behind the light causing it to immolate when power was passed through it.

The wire on the GTI was running rather close to something flammable (I think it was the fuel filter although im not sure) and it went up like this mini.
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Yea the problem with the aftermarket kits is they often don't get enough cool air flowing over them (since the car isn't designed to house them). So they just get hotter and hotter.

I'd much rather buy good Halogen bulbs than risk using one on my car tbh.
 
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Looking at the B-pillar and steering wheel, I would say that the fire started under the bonnet on the driver's side and the interior damage was done from the outside after the winscreen failed and by exterior trim that caught fire (window seals etc..).
Other windows may have even been taken out by the fire brigade's hose jet.
 
not to mention aftermarket HIDs (on a car without HIDs as standard) are illegal ( https://www.gov.uk/government/uploa...ata/file/408941/aftermarket-hid-headlamps.pdf ). So, how would that work with insurance? The car is covered as it's fire damage, but if the source is an aftermarket kit (that's technically not road-worthy) then I guess it's down to proving it's been fitted professionally and not a dodge job?

I'd guess the roof would be damaged more if the fire started in the cabin, so it must be in the engine-bay? (or something set on fire rolled under the car?)
 
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