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paigeoliver:
Feh, air ducts that have come apart in some way are pretty common on older cars. Only result is that the climate control systems work poorly.



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--- Quote from: RayB on April 04, 2008, 12:14:00 am ---As for fire hazard... is 12v enough to start a fire?

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Maybe, maybe not, but a hacked open air duct could release heat in all sorts of places not designed for it.

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ChadTower:

--- Quote from: paigeoliver on April 05, 2008, 08:50:35 am ---Feh, air ducts that have come apart in some way are pretty common on older cars. Only result is that the climate control systems work poorly.

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Coming apart at a designed joint is different than getting chopped off in the middle where heat can be trapped, though.

FWIW, I just got my wife's car worked on at the Hyundai dealer:  $91.10/hr.

protokatie:
12V and fire, redux.

My grandfather on my father's side was driving down the highway when the power window/power lock panel burst into flames. Luckily he pulled over and found a way to extinguish the flames, otherwise the car would have been totaled. (Think of how much the interior of a car is flamable (Carpet is made of plastic, internal surfaces are made of plastic, seat cushion and covers made of plastic and cotton fibre... etc))

Ed_McCarron:

--- Quote from: ChadTower on April 04, 2008, 10:21:44 am ---
--- Quote from: RayB on April 04, 2008, 12:14:00 am ---As for fire hazard... is 12v enough to start a fire?

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Maybe, maybe not, but a hacked open air duct could release heat in all sorts of places not designed for it.

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Its not the voltage, its the current.  Pick a nice chunky wire thats not fuse protected?  Instant fire.

lanman31337:
Update:

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/15/carsumer-advocacy-circuit-city-does-right-by-damaged-civic-si-o/


--- Quote ---You may recall a Carsumer Advocacy post we published a couple weeks ago about an 8thcivic.com forum member whose new Honda Civic Si suffered $12,199.64 worth of damage after Circuit City employees botched the install of a $3,000+ stereo in his car. At the time, Circuit City had decided to only refund the cost of the stereo. The owner, who goes by the handle VTECnical, took his cause to the internet and once again, the internet came through. VTECnical has posted on 8thcivic.com that Circuit City has stepped up and will take care of the car. He told Autoblog in an email that he wasn't at liberty to discuss the matter further, but we've been in contact with some people repping Circuit City who told us that the consumer electronics store's third-party insurance provider covered $10,158.45 of the repair cost and the store itself paid for the rest out of its own pocket. On top of that, Circuit City gave VTECnical a brand new Pioneer AVIC Z2 valued at over $2,000. Congrats to VTECnical and props to Circuit City for doing the right thing.
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