Burnt plastic bag
01-31-2008, 03:08 PM
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Burnt plastic bag
Hi guys,
I'm a new member here, just got my '04 yellow RX8 MT couple weeks ago, leaving my 2g mitsubishi eclipse behind. Really happy with the performance and such, great car!
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When I drove few days ago, I could smell something burnt inside the car, my girlfriend says it smells like plastic. So I pulled over and found a huge plastic bag, almost as big as me stuck underneath the car. I pulled it off and saw some parts has hole on it (burnt.) The problem is now, the smell is still there. Is there any good way to remove the smell and probably the burnt plastic, which I think is still stuck underneath my car?
I'm a new member here, just got my '04 yellow RX8 MT couple weeks ago, leaving my 2g mitsubishi eclipse behind. Really happy with the performance and such, great car!
Anyway
When I drove few days ago, I could smell something burnt inside the car, my girlfriend says it smells like plastic. So I pulled over and found a huge plastic bag, almost as big as me stuck underneath the car. I pulled it off and saw some parts has hole on it (burnt.) The problem is now, the smell is still there. Is there any good way to remove the smell and probably the burnt plastic, which I think is still stuck underneath my car?
01-31-2008, 03:25 PM
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+1 to me too.
it sucks, when it happened i was in no position to clean it off right away (or for the next few days)
by the time i got to it, i couldn't get it all off without 'serious' action.
the bits that remained eventually became char.
it sucks, when it happened i was in no position to clean it off right away (or for the next few days)
by the time i got to it, i couldn't get it all off without 'serious' action.
the bits that remained eventually became char.
01-31-2008, 08:02 PM
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happened to me a few weeks back.it drives you crazy untill you put it up on a rack and shave all that sh@t offand grind all the rest off.after that it looks pretty cool and clean but nobody will notice but you and whoever see's you doing it!i'work at a dealership and it was easy to do took about a half an hour or more but i'm glad as poop that its off and the smell is gone! hope you got a tech friend who can help you out.it was kinda of funny when it happened i saw it and had no chance of avoiding it and thought i would see it in the rear view mirror but it stuck like glue to the resonator after the cat!
01-31-2008, 09:52 PM
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Hi guys,
I'm a new member here, just got my '04 yellow RX8 MT couple weeks ago, leaving my 2g mitsubishi eclipse behind. Really happy with the performance and such, great car!
Anyway
When I drove few days ago, I could smell something burnt inside the car, my girlfriend says it smells like plastic. So I pulled over and found a huge plastic bag, almost as big as me stuck underneath the car. I pulled it off and saw some parts has hole on it (burnt.) The problem is now, the smell is still there. Is there any good way to remove the smell and probably the burnt plastic, which I think is still stuck underneath my car?
I'm a new member here, just got my '04 yellow RX8 MT couple weeks ago, leaving my 2g mitsubishi eclipse behind. Really happy with the performance and such, great car!
Anyway
When I drove few days ago, I could smell something burnt inside the car, my girlfriend says it smells like plastic. So I pulled over and found a huge plastic bag, almost as big as me stuck underneath the car. I pulled it off and saw some parts has hole on it (burnt.) The problem is now, the smell is still there. Is there any good way to remove the smell and probably the burnt plastic, which I think is still stuck underneath my car?
02-01-2008, 02:38 AM
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Lol!
The problem is, this plastic bag is thicker than your groceries' and about 6 feet long!!! I didn't see it coming though, maybe bad karma because I did laugh on my friend when we went out and drove out with plastic bag attached in front of his grill. He tried to shake it off but we had to exit and stop in order to remove this bag.
The problem is, this plastic bag is thicker than your groceries' and about 6 feet long!!! I didn't see it coming though, maybe bad karma because I did laugh on my friend when we went out and drove out with plastic bag attached in front of his grill. He tried to shake it off but we had to exit and stop in order to remove this bag.
02-01-2008, 02:50 AM
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I don't buy Kool-Aid
When I had my 4G. My car was over heating so I pulled over to see what was going on under the hood.
As soon as I got to the front of the car I see a bag on the front grill and hear the fans on. I pulled the bag off the front where the A/C condenser is. The fans ran for about 5 more min. Keep in mind this was in mid summer and it was about 110+ out. After that the car was good
Ever sence that happen I always look back to see if the bag is still on the road. If not I pull over lol
As soon as I got to the front of the car I see a bag on the front grill and hear the fans on. I pulled the bag off the front where the A/C condenser is. The fans ran for about 5 more min. Keep in mind this was in mid summer and it was about 110+ out. After that the car was good
Ever sence that happen I always look back to see if the bag is still on the road. If not I pull over lol
02-03-2008, 11:47 AM
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I had this happen to me when I still had my 8 - it burned off over about a week for me. Then about a day after I stopped noticing the smell, another one got sucked in and melted on. That sucked.
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