BMW bursts into flames on Durban road

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A BMW caught alight on Old North Coast Road, north of Durban, on Monday evening.

Cause: unknown

Video: http://video.iol.co.za/video/1/buil...yMDE4MDUwMVdBMDAwNC5tcDQmc3RhbmRBbG9uZT10cnVl

Glad it wasn't a N52 but RIP Beemer :hammerhead:

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[Quick///M]

Sad wonder what happened

 

[Dirtydeedsman]

Looks like an E90... wonder what happened

 

[ChefDJ]

I would hammer a guess at it being the fault of a badly installed or cheap headlight mod.

 

[MikeR]

mgwaiting: could be a number of things - we all forget fuel lines could have been damaged and leak onto hot exhaust, and never rule out arson.

 

[Nick]

maybe the Mooi Plaza guys tried to open a franchise in durbs and all they could find was a Beemer.

 

[Preshen14]

Owner dropped a Ford motor in that Beamer.

 

[hozer]

Howzit guys,. Anybody think this could be to do with the aircon blower wiring? My wiring melted and I could see that causing a fire quite easily.

I know the us had a recall for this but here in Africa, it's probably just considered an unfortunate accident.

Anyways. Any thoughts?

 

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Howzit guys,. Anybody think this could be to do with the aircon blower wiring? My wiring melted and I could see that causing a fire quite easily.

I know the us had a recall for this but here in Africa, it's probably just considered an unfortunate accident.

Anyways. Any thoughts?

That affected the N52's. Still haven't heard about this in SA (I have a N52 so it is a concern to me).

This - however - seems to be a 335i.

 

[hozer]

Howzit guys,. Anybody think this could be to do with the aircon blower wiring? My wiring melted and I could see that causing a fire quite easily.

I know the us had a recall for this but here in Africa, it's probably just considered an unfortunate accident.

Anyways. Any thoughts?

That affected the N52's. Still haven't heard about this in SA (I have a N52 so it is a concern to me).

This - however - seems to be a 335i.

Damn. That's a bit concerning. . Strange tho as you say it affects N52's I've got an n47 and like I said my wires were melted buggered. Had to replace the cables from in the main room. Luckily my fan melted aswell so that's how I worked it out. Think it somehow stopped the short?.

 

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Howzit guys,. Anybody think this could be to do with the aircon blower wiring? My wiring melted and I could see that causing a fire quite easily.

I know the us had a recall for this but here in Africa, it's probably just considered an unfortunate accident.

Anyways. Any thoughts?

That affected the N52's. Still haven't heard about this in SA (I have a N52 so it is a concern to me).

This - however - seems to be a 335i.

Damn. That's a bit concerning. . Strange tho as you say it affects N52's I've got an n47 and like I said my wires were melted buggered. Had to replace the cables from in the main room. Luckily my fan melted aswell so that's how I worked it out. Think it somehow stopped the short?.

No idea about the N47 but at least you managed to sort it out before it was too late.

This was/is the N52 issue that I was referring to: link

 

[hozer]

Howzit guys,. Anybody think this could be to do with the aircon blower wiring? My wiring melted and I could see that causing a fire quite easily.

I know the us had a recall for this but here in Africa, it's probably just considered an unfortunate accident.

Anyways. Any thoughts?

That affected the N52's. Still haven't heard about this in SA (I have a N52 so it is a concern to me).

This - however - seems to be a 335i.

Damn. That's a bit concerning. . Strange tho as you say it affects N52's I've got an n47 and like I said my wires were melted buggered. Had to replace the cables from in the main room. Luckily my fan melted aswell so that's how I worked it out. Think it somehow stopped the short?.

No idea about the N47 but at least you managed to sort it out before it was too late.

This was/is the N52 issue that I was referring to: link

Thanks for the link. It is quite interesting tho. I mean. Even with the car turned off it can still burn. . . Loving the way they say the cars must be parked outside until it's fixed. Nevermind the fact that here your car will be gone before you even get to your front door. Would be interesting to see what causes the connectors to melt and burn. . . Isn't that what a fuse is for?

 

[graan13]

Howzit guys,. Anybody think this could be to do with the aircon blower wiring? My wiring melted and I could see that causing a fire quite easily.

I know the us had a recall for this but here in Africa, it's probably just considered an unfortunate accident.

Anyways. Any thoughts?

That affected the N52's. Still haven't heard about this in SA (I have a N52 so it is a concern to me).

This - however - seems to be a 335i.

Agree. It definitely looks to be an E90 335i (can see the dual exhaust system) unless modified that way.......

 

[BeemerFanatic]

Hectic. Hope nobody was hurt.

 

[Geek_320]

Thats hectic, sad to see that happen

 

[Nikhil]

looks to be a 335 at one part in the video you can see what looks like and exhaust on either side dropped to the ground. meth installation gone wrong maybe?