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Jun 1, 2005 | 02:15 PM

#21

Dave1998

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Quote:

Originally Posted by TOPGUN9

My question is why someone would remove one center cap, put it on the floorboard of his Vette, and go out for a drive without putting it back on? This guy isn't also a member of the Flying Roof Club, is he??

Jun 1, 2005 | 03:56 PM

#22

TruUndrtkr

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Quote:

Originally Posted by lager99

A lot of people take their center caps off and set them on the floor.

What a load of

that's the only way i drive it these days

Jun 1, 2005 | 04:31 PM

#23

jrose7004

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Odd!

Jun 1, 2005 | 04:36 PM

#24

whiterg

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From: Frederick Maryland

Sounds like Zaino's at fault. Sal be prepared for a lawsuit!!!

Jun 1, 2005 | 04:39 PM

#25

JWB ZO6

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I think the mythbusters should takle that on.

Jun 1, 2005 | 04:40 PM

#26

C5naples

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From: Naples Florida

I think if you tried to do that it would not happen!

Jun 1, 2005 | 05:07 PM

#27

1Patriot

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Many a house fire has been started when the sun shines through a fish tank in a home and lights up the carpet. Mother Nature is stranger than fiction.

Jun 1, 2005 | 05:18 PM

#28

Calif Vetteman

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Originally Posted by c6joe

My daughter is a physics major at Notre Dame. She looked at center cap and she said the is is very possible. She said that it is the reverse of a piece of glass.

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Jun 1, 2005 | 05:39 PM

#29

Cocked and Locked

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Quote:

Originally Posted by BlueL36

sounds more like creative claims reporting...

Jun 1, 2005 | 05:47 PM

#30

TEXASCOUPE

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Quote:

Originally Posted by BlueL36

sounds more like creative claims reporting...

Not really. Call it Ripley's or not but I had a similar experience happen to me about a year ago at a car show at Texas Motor Speedway. I was setting up, with the rear hatch open. It was early in the morning and when the sun started coming up at the back of the car I started to smell smoke. I then noticed a spot about the size of a dime melting on the seat back of the passenger seat. I quickly moved the seat back forward and it stopped. When I put it back it started again. I assumed there had to be some kind of wiring back there so I started trying to disconnect the plug under the seat. The sun must have moved a little because the burning stopped. I don't smoke, and there wasn't anyone within 50 feet of me, so I know it wasn't a cig. butt. I do use a mirror I put under my B&B PRT'S since they're polished. The only thing I can think of was the mirror reflecting off the rear hatch glass onto the seat or just the sun hitting the rear glass by itself. I know it sounds crazy, but since the dealer assured there was no wiring back there I have no other explanation. And I have a dime sized indentation on the seat to prove it.

Jun 1, 2005 | 05:53 PM

#31

sxeC7

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From: Dallas Texas

St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'09-'10

Dawg gonit! I only drive my Vert on nice sunny days. Now, I'm afraid to go out at all.

Jun 1, 2005 | 06:13 PM

#32

b98

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From: somwhere Texas

For the agent, if other insurance agents would be that nice, they would be on more christmas card lists.

Jun 1, 2005 | 06:29 PM

#33

rob&dalevance

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From: Warner Robins GA

Well, there goes that idea. Now that everyone knows about it, I couldnt possibly try that. Back to the drawing boards.

Jun 1, 2005 | 06:38 PM

#34

MIKE-C5

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From: San Antonio Texas

St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'08

Center Caps

I have never taken my center caps off my car to go for a drive..................

Jun 1, 2005 | 06:57 PM

#35

2K14C7

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From: St. Peters MO

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Not to hijack the thread but after an incident at a car show I could believe it could happen.

Several of us were sitting by our cars and there were 2 empty chairs. The nylon fold up kind. Sun was shining and my friend had the trunk open on his 62 Vette. In the trunk he had a custom mirror with a pic of the car painted on it.

The mirror wasn't glass but a plastic of some sort so it wasn't perfectly flat. All of a sudden we noticed smoke coming from one of the chairs 8' away. By the time we figured out what was happened the sun reflecting off of the mirror had burned a hole the size of a silver dollar all the way through the chair!

If I hadn't witnessed it I wouldn't have believed it.

Jun 1, 2005 | 07:11 PM

#36

BWP 5P

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Wow....that's crazy

Just think....he could have caught his "privates" on fire while driving

Jun 1, 2005 | 07:23 PM

#37

chriswtx

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From: San Marcos Texas

I've seen a bottle of water sitting in the front seat set the cloth seat on fire in a truck at work. I was the one who caught it happening. Burnt a hole in the cloth. Could have burnt the whole truck down if I hadn't seen the smoke.

It can happen...