...and if not... what's a 03 wagon valued at these days so i don't get scamped by the insurance?

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Christ, what happened to it, did it just start to burn when you were driving along?

 

Got to work, parked in the garage (running fine), 15 mins later, fire alarm going off and smoke pouring from the garage.

Electric door so stood back and let her open up... Fire brigade were spot on though and arrived very quick.

As it was in the garage though it's gone down as 'building fire' !!

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Be nice to know what started it fella to help others out.

 

I know a lad selling a white one.....

dunx

 

Haven't a scooby as we say in Scotchland...

That said, looks electrical, the fire is forward of the engine.

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No aftermarket hids fitted or anything ?

 

Nope nothing like that. As I said, car seemed spot on when i tucked her up

Value will be the next battle.

Still waiting for recovery though... been 3 hours already.

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How are the hellas wired, OEM relay or other ?

 

Damn...

 

Savage!!! Hope you don't get shafted by the insurance.

 

You knew my next question, I was looking for a perm lives also,
I was thinking the lights may have been on on the way in.

 

OEM wiring to a hella box. Just had to add a few earth connections in that's all. All wires taped up etc, been on the car for a few years now too. ho hum.

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looking at those pics and the burn / heat pattern, I'd say that started with either the cooling fan or AC fan, which ever is on the right (not sure on blobs).

 

someone been topping up there coolant with petrol again....

lol nightmare mate - hope you get a decent payout

 

I'd guess water intrusions causing short.

 

My one "almost" caught fire in that same spot last year, wiring from the fans was touching the exhaust manifold, luckily for me a spotted it in time, but it was in that very place where this one looks to have started!

 

Could be right there after all the rain we had recently. She did stop then and I had her recovered by the RAC to a specialist who took the motor apart and checked all the connections but that was a month or more ago... still could have taken a while.

Deffo looks like the bundle of wires behind the headlight.

Petrol in the coolant indeed! Got to laugh otherwise you'd just sob!

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Electrical cables can deteriorate road salt my of caused dame on connectors causing hot spots or a loose connection everytime I see fire damge due to electrics 9/10 it's loose connections that have caused it.

 

gutted fot you mate good luck with the claim and keep us posted.

 

Mini update - The recovery truck arrived and i've just been stunned by the fact that he not only asked if it would run but proceeded to attach the half melted battery and fire it up. First turn of the key as well.

Still sounds fine but the cost of the bodywork will see her written off. huge shame

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maybe this will polish out aswell?

So happy I wasn't driving my wrx swapped legacy outback , instead I was driving a taxi and got hit by a drunk driver that ran over a red light, happened last saturday night