I almost lost my car due to spontaneous fire - any idea what happened?

[turbohugh]

First of all, I'm glad you and your car didn't have a melt down. Man that's frustrating, though.

It surprises me that the vendor recommends not modifying the coils - the measurements and information we provide on the interference and modifications, coupled with the piece of paper they provide saying not to modify the coils, makes for a surefire win in court. Incredibly ignorant on their behalf.

BTW I looked at your photos and the nubs were left intact. We found those interfered with the seating and should be removed.

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ahh 'those' nubs..
They worked great when they worked, but... watching those wisps of smoke and playing the decisions game 'do I spray it or do I pull down the cowling first' wasn't fun at all.
Would removing those nubs but leaving the shielding on be the 'best' compromise? I'm looking for my original document from the coil kit, but it explicitly stated, in bold text 'do not modify' etc...etc.. so any warranty claim will likely be laughed off .. I just count myself lucky and will say everyone do your best research on anything you decide to change on your vehicle.
I though I did my research and followed best practices correctly however I ended up with an issue .

 

[fmorelli]

Shields need to come off because the shaft is actually curved. The shield is straight. Furthermore the shields are not necessary because the N54 setup (unlike R8) has the shielding built in. The nubs will bind in the shaft, and should be removed.

 

[SlowE93]

How are you guys diconnecting battery so fast in these cases ?
I have E93 and takes a while to get to the battery. If the top is down and something electrical goes wrong.....impossible to get to the battery

 

[NoGuru]

How are you guys diconnecting battery so fast in these cases ?
I have E93 and takes a while to get to the battery. If the top is down and something electrical goes wrong.....impossible to get to the battery

I added a cutoff switch in the trunk. Turn it and power is off.

 

[SlowE93]

I added a cutoff switch in the trunk. Turn it and power is off.

Pic ?

 

[NoGuru]

It just cuts the connection to the power lead.

 

[SlowE93]

It just cuts the connection to the power lead.

That gauge is sufficient ?
I may try a forklift style disconnect and connect it to the negative side with a 0gauge welding wire or something along those lines.

 

[NoGuru]

That gauge is sufficient ?
I may try a forklift style disconnect and connect it to the negative side with a 0gauge welding wire or something along those lines.

Yeah, I don't know if you can tell by that pic but those wires are about and think as my pointer finger.

 

[SlowE93]

Yeah, I don't know if you can tell by that pic but those wires are about and think as my pointer finger.

yeah pic looks thinner...nice though, simple and effective.